Dipankar Dipon

Dipankar Dipon (born 22 May 1976) is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter who works in Dhallywood. His first feature film was cop thriller Dhaka Attack (2017), which won four National Film Award in 2017 including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Sound, and Best Make-up.[1][2] Since 1998, he made one feature film, One web content, 30 TV Movies & Telefilm, 25 TV serials, 40 Short TV Video fictions, 48 live-action films for sesame street Bangladesh, 2 Short Films, and 12 Documentaries.

Dipankar Dipon
Born (1976-05-22) 22 May 1976
Rangpur, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Other namesDipankar Sen Gupta
EducationJahangirnagar University (M.A.)
OccupationDirector, screenwriter
Years active1998-present
Notable work
Dhaka Attack
AwardsFull list

Early life

Dipon as Dipankar Sen Gupta was born in 1976 in Rangpur, Bangladesh. His father is Sunil Sen Gupta and his mother is Ranjeeta Sen Gupta. He started off his television career with Shwapnoghuri in 2002, while he was studying at the Dramatics Department of Jahangirnagar University. After making tele-fictions for nearly ten years, Dipon worked with renowned Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in Mumbai for two years, starting from 2012.[3]

Education
  • HSC & SSC Carmichael College, Rangpur; Government Science College, Dhaka; Setabganj Pilot High school, Setabganj, Dinajpur.
  • B.A in Drama & Dramatics from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2000).
  • M.A. in Drama & Dramatics from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2002).

Workshop participation
Dipankar Dipon at Rajshahi for Film Research
  • February 2006: Berlin International Film Festival
  • August 2004: 15 days long Workshop on TV production for Children organized by Sesame Workshop, Bangladesh.
  • March 1995: Two-month-long 2nd Workshop on Film Making by prominent filmmakers of Bangladesh organized by Dhaka University Film Society.
  • February 2000: One month-long Workshop on GRIPS Theater by Thomas Ahrens in Goethe Institute, Dhaka in 2000.
  • June 2000: A week-long Workshop on Stage Lighting by Selected Instructor in British Council & Theater School, Dhaka in 2000.
  • August 1996: A week-long Workshop on Japanese theater by Mr. Hakagu in International Theater Institute, Bangladesh & Theater School in 1996.
  • April 1995-March 1996: A one-year diploma in theater by prominent theatre person of Bangladesh in theater school in 1996.

Career
"and I ended up with a three-point formula. The first was: after entering the cinema, I wanted the audience to forget what problems he has at home. This is what people want when they go to a cinema: to be immersed in another world. So I had to make the audience believe that this world exists; these characters exist. The second was: the story has to be unpredictable. We naturally want to assume what will happen next. If I could do that, I would get the audience's respect, and keep them hooked to the film. The third was I wanted to create some experiences that can only be enjoyed on the big screen, and not on a phone or computer display."

—Dipon views on the target audience for the film.[4]

Dipon started his career in 1998. His first feature film Dhaka Attack (first police action thriller movie in Bangladesh) released in 2017 and broke the record of 21 years of business of non-festival movies in Bangladesh. He worked with AKFPL (Anurag Kashyap Film Production Limited) in Mumbai from 2012 - 2014. He was a senior scriptwriter in Phantom Films at Mumbai from 2012-2014. He was the Live-Action Director at Sesame Workshop under Asiatic since 2008-2012. As a creative director, he made many different kind of socio-economic and factual documentaries for many leading organizations, i.e. UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR, PLAN, Marie Stopes – Bangladesh, etc.

Writer and director

Dipon was the Director of a child drama named Gupi Gyen Bagha Byen in Sonali Nattya Ghosthi, Setabganj, Dinajpur, which has been staged in International Theater Festival in Katak, Orissa, India on November 2003. He was the Writer & Director of a short stage drama named Nichak Galpa Noi in Rangpur Padatik in December 2002, which has been staged in Rangpur. He directed a child drama named Prajanma Agami in Sonali Nattya Ghosthi, Setabganj, Dinajpur which has been staged in the National child drama festival in Public Library, Dhaka on June 2002. He was the writer & director of a child drama based on child rights named Ora Hotel Sramik in Sonali Nattya Ghosthi, Setabganj, Dinajpur in May 2000 which has been staged 6 times in Setabganj and Dinajpur. He was an actor of many dramas such as Banapangshul, Oedipus, Korotir Kathakata, Sakuntala, Biday Avishap, Shesher Kabita, A Doll's House, Mrichakatikam, Sri Krisna Kirtan, Kando Nadi Kando in Jahangirnagar University Inter Hall Drama Festival & Academic Production of Dept. of Drama & Dramatics, Jahangirnagar University.

Filmography

Film
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Movie Actor Credit Production house Awards
2017 Dhaka Attack Arifin Shuvoo
Mahiya Mahi
ABM Sumon

Taskeen Rahman

 Director

Writer

Producer

 Three Wheelers Ltd, Splash Multimidea Ltd National Award for Best Film

National Award for Best Actor

National Award for Best Sound design

National Award for Best Make-up

2020 Dhaka 2040 Nusrat Faria
Nusrat Imrose Tisha
ABM Sumon
Bappy Chowdhury		 Director, Writer Studio 8 Entertainment
2020 Operation Sundarbans[5] Siam Ahmed

Nusraat Faria

Ziaul Roshan

Riaz Ahmed

Taskeen Rahman

 Director

Writer

 RAB Welfare Cooperative Society
2021 Antarjal Director

Writer

Producer

 Spellbound
2021 Do or Die Director

Writer

Web
Year Movie Actor Production house/OTT
2019 Lilith Siam Ahmed
Masuma Rahman Nabila

Dominic Gomez

 Hoichoi
2020 Chaya ( The Shadow Pavel Azad, Ashish Khandakar G SERIES

Television
YEAR TITLE CATEGORY JOB
2003 Charshaw paitrish taka pochattor paisa ( 435.75 TK) TV Movie, 82 Min, NTV Director, Writer
2004 Rupanti Kingba onupar Golpo ( Tale of Rapanti or Anupa) TV Movie, 86 Min, NTV Director
2005 Lal Shari ( Red Saree) TV Movie, 72 Min, Channel I Director
2006 Osman Gani Chade jabe ( Osman Gani will to the Moon) TV Movie, 72 Min, Channel I Director, Writer
2006 Rudro O Rodela kabbya ( Story of Rudro & Rodela) TV Movie, 82 Min, Rtv Director
2007 Josnadhara ( Moon Light) TV Movie, 74 Min, Rtv Director
2008 Rupar Mudra ( Silver Coin) TV Movie, 78 Min, Rtv Director
2008 Chor o Novelist ( A thief & a novelist) TV Movie, 56 Min, Bangla Vision Director
2010 Chobioala (The photographer) TV movie , 81 min, NTV Director, Writer
2011 Sanko ( The Bridge) TV movie , 72 Min, Machranga TV Director
2011 Valobashi protidin (Love you everyday), TV Movie, 75 Min, NTV Director, Writer
2011 Amiter premguli ki asholei prem chilo? ( Was Amit's all love really true?), TV Movie, 82 Min, Desh TV Director, Writer
2013 She rate purnima chilo na ( There was no moon in that night) TV Movie, 65 min, GTV. Director
2013 Ar kichu nei baki ( Nothing is left) TV Movie, 82 min, SATV, Director
2014 Protidin Shonibar ( Everyday is Saturday) TV Movie, Channel 9, 72 min Director
2015 Shoroker name nam ( Naming of a Road), TV Movie, Channel 9, 75 min Director, Writer
2017 Reverse Swing TV Movie, Bangla TV, 72 min Director

TV Series

YEAR TITLE CATEGORY JOB
2003 Sadarater Manush ( White Nights) TV Series, NTV Director
2004 Bohemian TV Series, ATB Bangla Director
2006 Ghar Phera ( Going Home) TV Series, Channel 1 Director, Writer
2006 Bishkhkhoy ( Anit drug vaccine) TV Series, NTV Director
2007 Lukochuri ( Hide & Seek) TV Series, Rtv Director, Writer
2007 Moneybag Fantasy TV Series, Channel I Director, Writer
2008 Swapnojal ( Web of Dreams) TV Series, NTV Director
2007 Baksho ( The Box) TV Series, ATN Bangla Director
2009 Metamorphosis TV Series, Desh TV Director
2009 Mayer Doa Poribohon ( Mother’s Blessing : Name o a Local Buss) TV Series, Desh TV Director
2009 Nine months in Brick lane TV Series, Channel I Director
2010 College Road TV Series, Rtv Director
2011 All Rounder TV Series, Bangla Vision Director
2011 Dorshoker Golpo ( Stories from viewers) TV Series, NTV Director
2012 Interrogation (A five episode TV serial), Channel 24 Director
2013 Muktijidhdho school ( Liberation War School) TV Series, Gazi Tv Director
2014 Loveguru dot com TV Series, Channel 9 Director
2015 Grand Master TV Series, Channel 9 Director
2016 Tokkor ( Confrontation) TV Series, Bangla tv Director

TV Short Film

YEAR TITLE CATEGORY JOB
2002 Swapnaghuri ( Dream Kite) TV Short Film, 44 Min, BTV Director
2003 Kichu Kichu alo Andhokar TV Short Film, 50 Min, NTV Director
2004 Katharsis TV Short Film, 48 Min, NTV Director
2006 Daoai TV Short Film, 46 Min, NTV Director
2006 Kacher meye TV Short Film, 56 Min, NTV Director
2007 Talking Car TV Short Film, 52 Min, NTV Director, Writer
2007 Tempo TV Short Film, 42 Min, Channel 1 Director
2007 Tin Taka Minute TV Short Film, 40 Min, ATN Bangla Director, Writer
2008 DVD TV Short Film, 48 Min, NTV Director
2008 Kothai Pabo tare TV Short Film, 44 Min, Banglavision Director
2008 Ekoda ek bagher Golai Har phutiachilo TV Short Film, 42 Min, Channel 1 Director
2008 Cheytra Shesher valobasah TV Short Film, 40 Min, Channel I Director
2009 The Golden Ratio TV Short Film, 45 Min, NTV Director, Writer
2009 Rendezvous TV Short Film, 44 Min, ATN Bangla Director
2010 Mokam Tola TV Short Film, 44 Min, Channel I Director, Writer
2012 Ferarai Ek din ( Escaping :One day) TV Short Film, 54 Min, Channel 9 Director
2012 Phone call TV Short Film, 54 Min, Channel 24 Director
2012 Terracotar Manush ( Face of Terracotta) TV Short Film, 47 Min, ATB Bangla Director
2012 Matir Nandan Ful ( Aesthetics of soil) TV Short Film, 54 Min, Desh TV Director, Writer
2012 Prem Ekti Rashayonik Bikkria ( Love is chemical reaction) TV Short Film, 45 Min, Channel 24 Director
2013 Never mind TV Short Film, 41 Min, Channel 9 Director
2013 Tamannar jonno ( Only for Tamanna) TV Short Film, 42 Min, Baishakhi TV Director
2013 The lost Phone TV Short Film, 44 Min, Channel I Director
2013 Kobir jonno patri khoja hochche ( Searching a groom for a poet) TV Short Film, 45 Min, NTV Director

Short Film

YEAR TITLE
2008 Vetorer Manush
2020 Chaya ( The Shadow)

Docudrama

YEAR CONTENT NAME CATEGORY ORGANIZATION
2004 Amrao pari Short Video Fiction) PLAN Bangladesh
2004 Amader Bandhu Short Video Fiction) PLAN Bangladesh

Documentaries

TITLE DURATION PROJECT AREA CLIENT AGENCY
A Documentary on ‘WISH 2 Action’ (2020) 23 Min Dhaka, Mymensing, Khaliajuri, B’Baria Marie Stopes Bangladesh Three Wheelers ltd
A documentary on ‘Urban Health-Strengthening care for poor Mothers and New-Born of Bangladesh’ project (2018) 17 Min Dhaka, keraniganj, Gazipur, Narshindi Marie Stopes Bangladesh Three Wheelers ltd
Let's be prepared!, Docu-drama on disaster preparedness under a project of European commission and Islamic relief Bangladesh. ( 2010) 18 Min Brahmanbaria, Rangpur European commission

in Association with Islamic Relief

 Three Wheelers ltd
Towards a new life, Documentary on Roihingya refugees in Teknaf under a project of European commission and Islamic relief Bangladesh. ( 2010) 12 Min Teknaf UNHCR

in Association

 BITOPI
Documentary on Risk Reduction (2006) 15 Min Tahirpur, Sunamganj, Tangail UNFPA BITOPI
Eid of street children (2005) 20 Min Dhaka Plan Bangladesh UNL
Documentary on

Child Forum & Child election ( 2006)

 10 Min Tangail Save the children Three Wheelers Ltd
Documentary on

Child Forum & Child election (2005)

 12 Min Tangail Save the children Three Wheelers Ltd
Documentary making workshop for Rural Child of Tangail (2005) - Tangail Save the children Three Wheelers Ltd
Documentary & Drama

on Tree Plantation & Sanitation (2004)

 4 Episode, 22 Min Each Rangpur & Gazipur PLAN Bangladesh UNL

Awards and honors

In 2007, Dipon participated Talent campus with his short film in International Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, and also he had an exclusive project in the Berlinale Talent Project market as an only Bangladeshi Film Maker. For his film “Dhaka Attack” he won the award for best film for National Film Awards 2017 by Information Ministry of Bangladesh.[6]

  • December 2018: ATN Best film director for Movie Dhaka Attack.
  • February 2013: RTV-Diamond world star award for Best Director (TV serial category) for tv serial COLLEGE ROAD.
  • April 2009: Charuniram TV drama award for Best Drama for the TV Drama GOLDEN RATIO
  • May 2008: Peoples theatre association award for Best Director of the year for the stage Drama (Gupi gyen Bagha Byen)

Berlinale film project

Dipankar Dipon joined in Talent Campus of Berlinale film project in 2006 with his short film Children on a Rainy Day.[7] He is a rare talent in talent campus who had a very prestigious project in Talent Project Market in Berlinale co-production Market in 2006. His Film Project Janani was in 17 from 227 entries. Janani was a futuristic film based on Dhaka's overpopulation.[8]

National Film Awards of Bangladesh

Bengali Cinema Dhaka Attack directed by Dipankar Dipon won four national awards in 2017 including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Makeup, and Best Sound.[9]

References
  1. "National Film Awards: Dhaka Attack, Putro win top prizes". bdnews24.com. 7 November 2019.
  2. "Putro, Dhaka Attack win best film awards". The Daily Star. 7 November 2019.
  3. ""Audiences play a key role in bringing about positive change in the industry" — Dipankar Dipon". The Daily Star. 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. "Dipankar Dipon shares his success 'Formula' for Dhaka Attack". The Daily Star. 20 October 2017.
  5. "Dipankar Dipon to make film on RAB". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  6. http://banglamirrornews.com/2019/11/07/national-film-awards-2017-2018-announced/
  7. https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/talent/dipankar-sengupta/profile
  8. https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/2006/08_pressemitteilungen_2006/08_pressemitteilungen_2006-detail_2717.html
  9. "National Film Award winners announced". Dhaka Tribune. 7 November 2019.
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