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Sudipto Sen never imagined that one of his films would one day cross Rs 240 crore at the box office, spark a national conversation, and still earn him a National Award for Best Director. Yet that is exactly what happened with The Kerala Story in 2023.

“When they announced my name, I was shocked,” he recalls of the 2025 National Film Awards. “We expected recognition, maybe a technical award or even Best Film. But Best Director? That was beyond imagination. For a filmmaker, this is the dream.”

Born in Siliguri, Sen studied Physics before switching to Applied Psychology at the University of Calcutta. “Cinema wasn’t in the plan,” he admits. “I started with documentaries — small, experimental, sometimes for institutions like the World Bank. It was more of a curiosit

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