Judhajit Bagchi and Ranadeep Bhattacharyya are Indian film director, producer and screenwriter duo. In 2019 their short film Children of the Soil[1] have won the 66th National Film Awards in Best Audiography.[2][3][4] They have directed and produced the film Amen (2010) inspired from the life of the human right activist Harish Iyer.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] In 2011 Amen was selected as the only Indian film on the Iris Prize, also known as the 'gay Oscars',[20] list of 30 top LGBT films from across the globe.[21][22]
In 2015 and 2016, they have won the Cannes Corporate media and TV award[23] and the International Business Award (Stevie Award).[24] They are the first and only Indian filmmakers to win these awards in consecutive years.[25][26][27][28][29][30]
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