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{{Short description|Indian documentary filmmaker, cinematographer (1933–1979)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sukhdev Singh Sandhu
| birth_date = 1 October 1933<ref>{{Cite news|title =Ek Akar (S.Sukhdev)|url=https://filmsdivision.nfdcindia.com/shop/ek-akar-s-sukhdev|publisher=Films Division/NFDC India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
| birth_place = Dehradun<ref>{{Cite news|title =Ek Akar (S.Sukhdev)|url=https://filmsdivision.nfdcindia.com/shop/ek-akar-s-sukhdev|publisher=Films Division/NFDC India |date =15 October 2025}} </ref>
| death_date = 1 March 1979 (aged 46)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref>
| death_place = New Delhi
| image =
| spouse = Kanta (wife)<ref>{{Cite video|title=The Last Adieu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDsx6f_uAo| publisher= Films Division| date=4 December 2016|time= 2:16}}</ref>
| children = Shabnam (daughter)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Final Farewell|author=Debesh Banerjee| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/final-farewell-2/|publisher=The Indian Express |date =13 April 2014}}</ref>
| occupation = Indian [[:en:Documentary_film|documentary filmmaker]], [[:en:Cinematographer|cinematographer]]
| years active = 1955-1979
| alma_mater =
| website =
}}
'''''Sukhdev Singh Sandhu''''', also known as '''''S. Sukhdev''''', '''''Sukhdev''''', or '''''Sukh''''', was an Indian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer active from the mid-1950s until his death in 1979.<ref>{{Cite news|title =Ek Akar (S.Sukhdev)|url=https://filmsdivision.nfdcindia.com/shop/ek-akar-s-sukhdev|publisher=Films Division/NFDC India |date =15 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =Final Farewell|author=Debesh Banerjee| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/final-farewell-2/|publisher=The Indian Express |date =13 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref> During this period, he made over 60 films, primarily documentaries, short films, and commercials.<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}} </ref>

Over the course of his career, Sukhdev won more than 35 international and national awards.<ref>{{Cite news|title =Final Farewell|author=Debesh Banerjee| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/final-farewell-2/|publisher=The Indian Express |date =13 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev - Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/S.-Sukhdev/awards |publisher=Times of India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

Sukhdev was posthumously honored with Bangladesh’s Friends of Liberation War Honor and was a recipient of India’s [[:en:Padma_Shri|Padma Shri]] award.<ref>{{Cite news|title=When Bangladesh remembered those who helped in the 1971 war|author=Rinki Roy Bhattacharya|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/slide-show-1-when-bangladesh-remembered-those-who-helped-in-the-1971-war/20131011.htm|publisher=Rediff |date =11 October 2013}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sukhdev was born on 1 October 1933, in [[:en:Dehradun|Dehradun]], [[:en:United_Provinces_(1937–1950)|United Provinces]], [[:en:Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India|British India]], to a family originally from [[:en:Ludhiana|Ludhiana]]. He attended [[:en:Don_Bosco_High_School,_Matunga|Don Bosco High School in Matunga]], [[:en:Mumbai|Mumbai]], where [[:en:Shashi_Kapoor|Shashi Kapoor]] was his junior. Later, he enrolled at [[:en: Guru_Nanak_Khalsa_College_of_Arts,_Science_%26_Commerce|Khalsa College]], Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite video|title=The Last Adieu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDsx6f_uAo| publisher= Films Division| date=4 December 2016|time= 3:20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite video|title=The Last Adieu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDsx6f_uAo| publisher= Films Division| date=4 December 2016|time= 12:50}}</ref>

==Career==
Sukhdev was associated with the film company owned by the Kwatra brothers, [[:en:Sardul_Singh_Kwatra|Sardul Singh Kwatra]] and his brother Harcharan Singh, from the late 1940s to the early 1950s.<ref>{{Cite video|title=The Last Adieu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDsx6f_uAo| publisher= Films Division| date=4 December 2016|time=13:06}}</ref>

The Kwatra brothers were known for producing Punjabi films such as [[:en:Posti_(1950_film)|''Posti'']] (1950) and [[:en:Kaude_Shah|''Kaude Shah'']] (1953). Around 1955, Sukhdev worked as a camera assistant to the renowned German documentary filmmaker [[:en:Paul_Zils|Paul Zils]] and his cinematographer [[:de:Fali_Bilimoria|Fali Bilimoria]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}} </ref>

In 1958, he established his own production company in Mumbai. In the 1960s, following the relaxation of government policies on film production, distribution, and permissible topics, Sukhdev began collaborating with the [[:en:Films_Division_of_India|Films Division of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}} </ref>

Sukhdev's first documentary was ''The Evolution and Races of Man'' (1961), produced for the [[:en:Films_Division_of_India|Films Division]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>

In 1963, painter [[:en:F._N._Souza|Francis Newton Souza]] showcased his work in Mumbai for the first time in 15 years. That same year, Sukhdev made a seven-minute film on the celebrated modern artist. The [[short film]] introduced a fresh and experimental approach compared to conventional government documentaries, which tended to be either promotional or purely informative.<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref>

Next, in ''And Miles to Go'' (1965), Sukhdev employed montage and bang-cuts to vividly contrast the lifestyles of the rich and the destitute. ''An Indian Day/India '67'' is a wordless broad view of Indian life and its social and political landscape two decades after independence. ''Nine Months to Freedom: The Story of Bangladesh'' (1972) uses graphic footage, including a shot of a dog eating a human corpse, to convey the harsh reality of the 1971 Bangladesh War. The film had a positive reception in cinema halls, especially in Delhi. <ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}} </ref>

''After the Silence'' (1977), shot immediately after the Emergency (June 1975 - March 1977), explored the severe effects of bonded labor in Palamau, present-day Jharkhand.

Sukhdev’s documentary style was considered unconventional and provocative, and as a result, he often faced heavy censorship from the authorities. ''And Miles to Go'' was censored for being too radical.<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref>

''After The Eclipse'' (1967) explored the realities of prison life and was shot in real-life settings like a documentary, with Sukhdev himself realistically playing the role of an inmate.<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>However, it was not accepted as a documentary by the [[:en:Films_Division_of_India|Films Division]] since it included performed scenes or dramatization. Fearing exposure of their bonded labor practices, bonded slave owners tried to use political influence to prevent ''After The Silence'' from being widely shown.<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref>

During the years surrounding the [[:en:The_Emergency_(India)|Emergency]], there were instances when Sukhdev gave in to the authorities, either by choice, ideological conviction, or due to the pressures of the time.<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref> Films with a clearly pro-government tone, such as ''Voice of the People'' and ''A Few More Questions'' (both 1974), and ''Thunder of Freedom'' (1976), were made during this period.

In the post-Emergency era, after the change of government, government projects were no longer commissioned to Sukhdev between March 1977 and March 1979. However, he continued to shoot films for public-sector companies like [[:en:Bharat_Heavy_Electricals_Limited|Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] (BHEL), [[:en:HMT_Limited|Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT)]], and [[:en:BEML|Bharat Earth Movers Limited]] (BEML), along with some private companies.

Sukhdev ventured into mainstream Hindi cinema with [[:en:My_Love_(1970_film)|''My Love'']] (1970), starring [[:en:Shashi_Kapoor|Shashi Kapoor]] and [[:en:Sharmila_Tagore|Sharmila Tagore]], but struggled to find commercial success. The 1971 Hindi film [[:en:Reshma_Aur_Shera|''Reshma Aur Shera'']], directed by [[:en:Sunil_Dutt|Sunil Dutt]], also includes uncredited work by Sukhdev.<ref>{{Cite news|title =In Search of Sukhdev |author=Budhaditya Bhattacharya|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shabnam-sukhdev-makes-documentary-on-her-father-filmmaker-s-sukhdev/article6324214.ece|work=The Hindu |date =18 August 2014}}</ref>

==Awards and honors ==
*1962 - ''The Evolution And Races Of Man'' received the [[:en:National_Film_Award_for_Best_Educational/Motivational/Instructional_Film|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev - Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/S.-Sukhdev/awards |publisher=Times of India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

*1964 - ''And Miles To Go'' received the [[:en: National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film|All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev - Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/S.-Sukhdev/awards |publisher=Times of India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

*1965 - ''And Miles To Go'' won the Bengal Tiger Award at the Third [[:en:International_Film_Festival_of_India|International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI).<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =Celebrated by film legends, winner of Prez medal, Iffi fails to recognize Margao's ace lensman|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/celebrated-by-film-legends-winner-of-prez-medal-iffi-fails-to-recognise-margaos-ace-lensman/articleshow/115063030.cms|publisher=Times of India|date =8 November 2024}}</ref>

*1967 - ''India '67'' received the [[:en: National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film|National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film]].

*1968 - Sukhdev was conferred India’s [[:en:Padma_Shri|Padma Shri]] award in recognition of his work as a [[:en:Documentary_film|documentary filmmaker]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}}</ref>

*1968 - ''India '67'' won the Diploma of Merit at the 22nd [[:en:Edinburgh_International_Film_Festival|Edinburgh International Film Festival]] and the [[:en:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Documentary|Filmfare Award for Best Documentary]]. It also competed for the [[:en:Golden_Bear|Golden Bear]] at the [[:en:18th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival|Berlin Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =Final Farewell|author=Debesh Banerjee| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/final-farewell-2/|publisher=The Indian Express |date =13 April 2014}}</ref>

*1973 - ''Nine Months To Freedom'' won the [[:en:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Documentary|Filmfare Award for Best Documentary]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev - Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/S.-Sukhdev/awards |publisher=Times of India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

*1974 - ''Behind The Breadline'' won the [[:en:National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Social_Issues|National Award for Best Film on Social Documentation]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev - Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/S.-Sukhdev/awards |publisher=Times of India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

*1975 - Sukhdev was a member of the Main Competition jury at the [[25th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =Berlinale - Juries (1975)|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/awards-juries/juries.html/y=1975/o=desc/p=1/rp=40|publisher=Berlinale|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

==Death==
Sukhdev died at the age of 46 in [[:en:New_Delhi|New Delhi]] on 1 March 1979, while working at the [[Central_Institute_of_Educational_Technology|Center for Educational Technology]] (CIET) in [[New Delhi]]. He was reportedly mixing the soundtracks of a documentary film at the time.<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}} </ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =Final Farewell|author=Debesh Banerjee| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/final-farewell-2/|publisher=The Indian Express |date =13 April 2014}}</ref>

==Personal==
Sukhdev was married to Kanta. Their daughter Shabnam is a documentary filmmaker and a [[:en:Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India|Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) alumnus.<ref>{{Cite news|title =Final Farewell|author=Debesh Banerjee| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/final-farewell-2/|publisher=The Indian Express |date =13 April 2014}}</ref>

Both Kanta and Shabnam, then a one-year-old, featured in ''After the Eclipse'' (1965).<ref>{{Cite video|title=The Last Adieu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDsx6f_uAo| publisher= Films Division| date=4 December 2016|time= 2:16}}</ref>

Shabnam's film ''The Last Adieu'', a tribute to her father and his works, received the [[:en:National_Film_Award_for_Best_Biographical_Film|National Award for Best Biographical Film]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|title =Films Division pays tribute to well known film maker S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1701519|publisher=Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|date =28 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =Watch: A documentary revisits S Sukhdev's life and career|url=https://scroll.in/reel/988189/watch-a-documentary-revisits-s-sukhdevs-life-and-career |publisher=Scroll|date =1 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =In Search of Sukhdev |author=Budhaditya Bhattacharya|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shabnam-sukhdev-makes-documentary-on-her-father-filmmaker-s-sukhdev/article6324214.ece|work=The Hindu |date =18 August 2014}}</ref>''Ishaa Journals'' (2008) and ''Stranger In My Own Skin'' (2006) are some of her other documentaries.<ref>{{Cite news|title =In Search of Sukhdev |author=Budhaditya Bhattacharya|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shabnam-sukhdev-makes-documentary-on-her-father-filmmaker-s-sukhdev/article6324214.ece|work=The Hindu |date =18 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title =Iman Mersal|url=https://www.arabworldbooks.com/en/authors/iman-mersal|publisher=Arab World Books|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography==
'''As director''' - ''documentaries''
*''Wazir the Kaghzi'' (1958)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''The Saint and the Peasant'' (1960)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''The Evolution and the Races of Man'' (1961)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>
*''Castor'' (1962)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''Man the Creator'' (1964)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''Frontiers of Freedom'' (1964)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''Kal Udaas Na Hogi'' (1965)<ref>{{Cite news|title =
Kal Udas Na Hogi (No Sad Tomorrow)|url=https://filmsdivision.nfdcindia.com/shop/kal-udas-na-hogi-no-sad-tomorrow|publisher=Films Division/NFDC India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''And Miles to Go'' (1965)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}}</ref>
*''Wild Life in India'' (1966)<ref>{{Cite video|title =Wild Life Of India, S Sukhdev|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVobPJUU6t8|publisher=Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|date =4 February 2014}}</ref>
*''Homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri'' (1967)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri |url=https://filmsdivision.org/shop/homage-to-lal-bahadur-shastri|publisher=Films Division|date =10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610101747/https://filmsdivision.org/shop/homage-to-lal-bahadur-shastri |archive-date=10 June 2021 }}</ref>
*''After the Eclipse'' (1967)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>
*''India ‘67/An Indian Day'' (1968)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}}</ref>
*''Thoughts in a Museum'' (1968)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Thoughts in a Museum|url=https://filmsdivision.nfdcindia.com/shop/thoughts-in-a-museum|publisher=Films Division/NFDC India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''Tomorrow May Be Too Late'' (1970)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''Kathak'' (1970)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Films Division presents concluding part of Nrityanjali – an ode to Indian Classical Dance|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1667928|publisher=Films Division|date =27 October 2020}}</ref>
*''Khilonewala'' (1971)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}}</ref>
*''A Village Smiles'' (1971)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud|url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>
*''Nine Months to Freedom: The Story of Bangladesh'' (1972)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev - Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/S.-Sukhdev/awards |publisher=Times of India|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''You Must Be Your Own Policemen'' (1972)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''Co-operation is Success'' (1973)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>
*''Violence: What Price? Who Pays?'' (1974)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>
*''Behind the Breadline'' (1974)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=815867090578708&id=100064662732786&set=a.640812871417465|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|date =26 March 2024}}</ref>
*''A Few More Questions'' (1974)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Partap Singh Remembers Sukhdev|author=Iqbal Masud |url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2022/09/partap-singh-remembers-sukhdev/|publisher=Arthouse Cinema/Indian Panorama Catalogue of 1980|date =13 September 2022}}</ref>
*''Maa Ki Pukar'' (1975)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Maa Ki Pukar|url=https://filmsdivision.nfdcindia.com/shop/maa-ki-pukar|publisher=Films Division/NFDC India |date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''Thunders of Freedom'' (1976)<ref>{{Cite news|title =Discovery of a Cult|author=Mayank Shekhar| url=https://openthemagazine.com/voices/discovery-of-a-cult|publisher=Open magazine |date =10 December 2014}}</ref>
*''New World of Power'' (1977)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>
*''After the Silence'' (1977)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S. Sukhdev: Was India's finest short film-maker a victim of victim of red-tapism?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19790331-s-sukhdev-was-indias-finest-short-film-maker-a-victim-of-victim-of-red-tapism-821924-2014-03-14|publisher=India Today |date =5 January 2015}}</ref>
*''Shaira'' (1980) – completed by Gulzar<ref>{{Cite news|title =Shaira|url=https://x.com/CinemaRareIN/status/1295601111341006848?lang=ar-x-fm|publisher=CinemaRare|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

'''As cinematographer/editor''' - ''documentaries''
*''After the Eclipse'' (1967)
*''India ‘67/An Indian Day'' (1968)

'''As director''' - ''feature films''
*[[My_Love_(1970_film)|''My Love'']] (1970)<ref>{{Cite news|title =S.Sukhdev @ IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/|publisher=IMDb|date =15 October 2025}}</ref>

*[[:en:Reshma_Aur_Shera|''Reshma Aur Shera'']] – uncredited work<ref>{{Cite news|title =When Sunil Dutt Decided To Reshoot This Film And Landed In Rs 60 Lakh Debt|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/when-sunil-dutt-decided-to-reshoot-this-film-and-landed-in-rs-60-lakh-debt-8012395.html|publisher=News 18|date =6 June 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837729/bio/ S.Sukhdev @ IMDb]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@FilmsDivision/search?query=s.%20sukhdev S. Sukhdev @ Films Division]

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