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Abhijit Ashok Paul
Born (1982-07-17) July 17, 1982 (age 44)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMaharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Occupation
  • Bengali Film director
  • artist

Abhijit Ashok Paul (born 17 July 1982) is an Indian Bengali film director and visual artist. He has directed several independent short films, including Scripted, Chhipi – The Cap, Pencil, and Am I?.

Early life and education

Paul was born on 17 July 1982 in Kolkata, West Bengal, to Ashok Kumar Paul and Milan Paul. During his college years, he participated in local theatre with the troupe Tathagat Natya Company.[1]

In 2006, Paul earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, followed by a Master of Visual Arts in 2008 from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Technology from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in 2020.[2]

Career

Paul received the Inlaks Fine Arts Award in 2006.[3] Following his studies, he worked as a freelance visual artist and taught as a visiting lecturer in fine arts at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University for two years.

In 2014, he directed the Bengali short comedy Scripted, which received the Best Film award at the e-Bioscope Online Bengali International Film Festival in 2015.[4] In 2019, his short film Chhipi – The Cap received the Jury Award at the International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI), organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

In 2020, Paul's horror short film Pencil was selected as the winner of the #SpookSRK competition organized by Red Chillies Entertainment.[5][6][7] In the same year, his film Am I? won first prize in the "Marching Towards Atmanirbharta" short film contest, organized by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[8][9][10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Genre Notes / Honors Ref.
2014 Scripted Director Bengali Comedy Best Film Award, e-Bioscope Online Bengali International Film Festival [11]
2015 Tahaara – The Other People Director Bengali Drama Short film
2019 Chhipi – The Cap Director Bengali Social awareness Jury Award, International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI) [12]
2020 Pencil Director Bengali Horror Winner, #SpookSRK Contest (Red Chillies Entertainment) [13][14][15]
2020 Am I? Director Bengali Drama 1st Prize, "Marching Towards Atmanirbharta" (NFDC & MIB) [16][17][18]
2021 Naad – The Sound Director Bengali Drama Short film

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/kolkata-boy-abhijit-ashok-paul-won-srks-spook-film-contest/?fbclid=IwAR3y9WGMq6lTgz0i6OQwe7FNftzyXQeIzGeWPLTTkozdPakU5wBCapo6ABo
  2. ↑ https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/maniktala-boy-s-abhijit-ashoka-pal-win-shah-rukh-khan-s-spook-contest-dgtl-1.1157052?fbclid=IwAR1xyY9Bm6cTrG-Jp3qjPhSPno1DpuhSimtE56PjnjUxi9jLK7R01ddjT4Q
  3. ↑ https://www.inlaksfoundation.org/art/fine-art-award/recipients/
  4. ↑ https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/suman-ghosh-on-why-ebioscope-could-be-the-future-for-filmmakers/cid/1562139
  5. ↑ https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/maniktala-boy-s-abhijit-ashoka-pal-win-shah-rukh-khan-s-spook-contest-dgtl-1.1157052?fbclid=IwAR1xyY9Bm6cTrG-Jp3qjPhSPno1DpuhSimtE56PjnjUxi9jLK7R01ddjT4Q
  6. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/i-still-cant-believe-i-will-get-to-talk-to-srk-says-abhijit-a-paul/articleshow/76148260.cms?fbclid=IwAR2E2ZTTfkIMc1ph4B3Tfx__NYL63lYE4RFIhnsbISfMlxVqG-bLdqguKOs&from=mdr
  7. ↑ https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/kolkata-boy-abhijit-ashok-paul-won-srks-spook-film-contest/?fbclid=IwAR3y9WGMq6lTgz0i6OQwe7FNftzyXQeIzGeWPLTTkozdPakU5wBCapo6ABo
  8. ↑ https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ib-ministry-declares-winners-of-its-online-short-film-contest/1920229
  9. ↑ https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-nfdc-short-film-contest-abhijeet-paul-film-am-i-winner-declared-prakash-javadekar-announces-results-20650887.html
  10. ↑ http://www.businessworld.in/article/Javadekar-Congratulates-Winners-Of-Short-Film-Contest-On-Atmanirbharta-/21-08-2020-311350/
  11. ↑ https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/suman-ghosh-on-why-ebioscope-could-be-the-future-for-filmmakers/cid/1562139
  12. ↑ https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/836163-chhipi-the-cap
  13. ↑ https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/maniktala-boy-s-abhijit-ashoka-pal-win-shah-rukh-khan-s-spook-contest-dgtl-1.1157052?fbclid=IwAR1xyY9Bm6cTrG-Jp3qjPhSPno1DpuhSimtE56PjnjUxi9jLK7R01ddjT4Q
  14. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/i-still-cant-believe-i-will-get-to-talk-to-srk-says-abhijit-a-paul/articleshow/76148260.cms?fbclid=IwAR2E2ZTTfkIMc1ph4B3Tfx__NYL63lYE4RFIhnsbISfMlxVqG-bLdqguKOs&from=mdr
  15. ↑ https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/kolkata-boy-abhijit-ashok-paul-won-srks-spook-film-contest/?fbclid=IwAR3y9WGMq6lTgz0i6OQwe7FNftzyXQeIzGeWPLTTkozdPakU5wBCapo6ABo
  16. ↑ https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ib-ministry-declares-winners-of-its-online-short-film-contest/1920229
  17. ↑ https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-nfdc-short-film-contest-abhijeet-paul-film-am-i-winner-declared-prakash-javadekar-announces-results-20650887.html
  18. ↑ http://www.businessworld.in/article/Javadekar-Congratulates-Winners-Of-Short-Film-Contest-On-Atmanirbharta-/21-08-2020-311350/
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