Soumik Sen is an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has written the screenplay for films such as
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Anthony Kaun Hai?
''Anthony Kaun Hai?'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language mystery film, mystery thriller film directed by Raj Kaushal and produced by Nikhil Panchamiya. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Minissha Lamba and Raghuvir Yadav.
Plot
The film is set ...
'' (2006), ''
Ru Ba Ru
''Ru Ba Ru'' is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by the debutant director Arjun Bali. Filmed in Hindi, the film revolves around the relationship between a live-in couple caught amidst their busy professional careers. The film stars actors Randeep ...
'' and ''
Meerabai Not Out
''Meerabai Not Out'', based on cricket, is a 2008 Hindi Bollywood film that stars Mahesh Manjrekar, Mandira Bedi, Eijaz Khan and Anupam Kher. It is a Pritish Nandy Communications presented movie, directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni.
Mandira Bedi pl ...
'' (2008) and ''
Hum Tum Aur Ghost
''Hum Tum Aur Ghost'' (; earlier titled as ''Kaun Bola?!'' ) is a 2010 Indian Hindi supernatural comedy-drama film directed by Kabeer Kaushik and produced by Arshad Warsi, starring Arshad Warsi and Dia Mirza in the lead roles. This unofficial ...
'' (2010). In 2014 he directed and wrote the screenplay and composed the songs of the crime film ''
Gulaab Gang
''Gulaab Gang'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film centered on the struggle of women in India, directed by Soumik Sen and produced by Sohum Shah and Anubhav Sinha. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, marking ...
''. Sen's debut picture was described by ''
Indiatimes
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'' as "full of self deprecating humour and quiet confidence that stems from his script and leading lady,
Madhuri Dixit-Nene
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". He directed and composed songs for the 2019 release ''
Why Cheat India
''Why Cheat India?'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Soumik Sen. It features Emraan Hashmi and Shreya Dhanwanthary in the lead roles. The film was theatrically released on 18 January 2019. It r ...
''. He has also directed a Bengali film, "Mahalaya", the biopic of
Birendra Krishna Bhadra
Birendra Krishna Bhadra (1905–1991) was a radio broadcaster, playwright, actor, narrator and theatre director from Kolkata, India and a contemporary of Pankaj Mallick and Kazi Nazrul Islam.
He worked for the All India Radio, India's Nation ...
, produced by Nideas.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, Sen was one of the top figures selected by
CNN-IBN to draw up ''The 100 greatest Indian films of all time''.
Bollywood discography
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* http://www.spectralhues.com/entertainment/celebrity-interview/2014/03/spectralhues-speaks-gulaab-gang-director-soumik-sen/
Indian male screenwriters
Hindi-language film directors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Film directors from West Bengal
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