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Sanchita Talukdar FILM DIRECTOR FROM ASSAM

Sanchita Talukdar - A National Award Winner Director, Actor, Dancer, Musician and Fashion enthusiast, all rolled into one. She is a Mechanical Engineer, but the technical World of Machines is not her forte. Her first Love is Music, Art and Culture. Being a Master’s degree holder in Kathak Dance and Fine Arts from Kolkota’s Bangiya Sangeet Parishad and Nikhil Bharat Sangeet Samity respectively, Sanchita is also an accomplished tabla player with a Visharad Degree. She won several awards in dance including Bihu Rani title in different places of Assam and ASOM BORDOISILA title in the year 2005. She also stepped on to the Fashion Ramp, winning the beauty pageant titles of MISS DIBRUGARH & MISS TINSUKIA, in the year 2002. But what made her a household name at such a young age is her foray into the world of small screen. Encouraged by her Late Physician father Dr. Ajit kumar Talukdar, her mother Usha Talukdar, her two elder sisters, and elder Brother-in law, Sanchita entered into the world of Assamese Film Industry. Soon she established herself as a successful Director, Actor, and Anchor. She made many Video Films, Mega-Serials, Tele-Films, Documentaries and won several times BEST DIRECTOR AWARD and BEST ACTRESS AWARD. However, the turning point in her career was the TV Serial for Doordarshan titled “Sonali Sopoon” (Golden Dreams) that seemed to have turned her childhood dreams into reality. It won her the best director and best actor awards in the year 2005. And since then, she never looked back. She won continuously Best Director and Best Actor Award for Different Serials and video films. In 2014 she was awarded with “SILPI BOTA”. Popular Serials namely- “Sammanayor Setu”, “Rongeen Sopoon”, “Sayahnna”, “Nasunar Taale Taale”, “Symphony of Northeast”, “Shristy”, “Sanchay”, Sunheri Dhoop ki Chaw mein”, "Sopunar Gaon", "Sambandha" etc. had earned popularity and appreciation from the Television Viewers. Having acted in different Video Films and Serials like Rodali, Bhagya Bidhata, Brindavan, Hapai nilak tiri, Jivonar Rang, Pratichabbi, etc, Sanchita made three popular musical serial namely “Super Masti Dhamaka”, “Sanskriti”, “Stars Dhoom Dhamaka”. Her aim was always to give a Positive message to the viewers by her work. Getting encouraged by her husband Jyoti kakati who is a Producer, Director and Editor, she directed the Short Film Titled “ASTITWA...the identity”, to make one realize that rape culture or violence against women is a real problem that does, in fact, exist, and that needs real attention. For this Film ASTITWA, Sanchita won the Best Director Award from Mumbai International Film Festival,2015. and won BEST EMERGING WOMEN FILM DIRECTOR award from 4th Bangalore short Film Festival, 2015.The Film Was also awarded with Special Festival Award from 5th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, 2015 held at Delhi," Special Festival Award" at 4th Kolkota Shorts International Film Festival 2015, " Special Festival Award" from "INDIAN CINE FILM FESTIVAL,2015 . The film also won the Special Jury Award from DELHI SHORTS INTERNATIONAL AWARD, 2015. International Award winner Sanchita Talukdar recently won NEBCUS MEDIA AWARD, for her multi talent Reality Show “NORTH EAST’S GOT TALENT,Season 1 . Presently she is busy with the Season 2 of North East's Got Talent after which she will be directing a Feature film from the end of this Year.