Sudip Sharma

Sudip Sharma is an Indian writer who is best known for his work across series and films including Paatal Lok (2020), Sonchiriya (2019), Udta Punjab (2016) and NH10 (film) (2015)..
== Early Life ==
Sudip Sharma was born in Guwahati and studied there till the 10th grade before moving to Delhi to pursue further education. In 2002, upon receiving his MBA from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad — one of the world's top business schools — Sharma relocated to Mumbai and began working with corporate giants in the Fast-moving consumer goods sector
Sharma decided to pursue screenwriting after writing a short-film in 2006, and he spent the next six years immersing himself in learning about the business, understanding the nuances of scriptwriting, and fine-tuning his craft. During this time, he collaborated with other writers and worked on feature films such as the drama Superstar (2008 Hindi film), directed by Rohit Jugraj and starring Kunal Khemu, which Sharma co-wrote with Rahul Singh (actor). Sharma continued his collaboration with Singh on Semshook. Directed by Siddharth Anand Kumar, Semshook narrated the story of a Tibetan boy born in exile in India who decides to return to his homeland. The film travelled to international film festivals like Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, Santa Cruz Film Festival and was nominated for the best screenplay at the New York Indian Film Festival.
== Career ==
Sharma made his debut as an independent screenwriter in the industry with the screenplay for the sleeper-hit thriller NH10 (film), which was inspired by real-life honour killing cases, and narrated the story of a young couple whose road trip goes awry after an encounter with a group of criminals. Directed by Navdeep Singh (director)|Navdeep Singh, and starring Anushka Sharma, NH10 (film) was co-produced by Clean Slate Filmz, Phantom Films, and Eros International. Sudip subsequently wrote the dialogues for Singh’s next feature, Laal Kaptaan, a historical action-adventure. 
Sudip Sharma has also frequently collaborated with director Abhishek Chaubey, writing the dialogue and screenplay for Chaubey’s award-winning crime drama Udta Punjab which revolves around the culture of rampant drug abuse and the various conspiracies surrounding it, particularly in the Indian state of Punjab, India. The film featured an ensemble cast including Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, and Diljit Dosanjh and was a critical and commercial success. Sharma subsequently wrote the dialogues and screenplay for Chaubey’s next feature Sonchiriya, a slow-burn dacoit Western (genre) set in the Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The film was produced by RSVP Movies and headlined by acting talent including Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey, and Ashutosh Rana. Sonchiriya was nominated across several categories at the Filmfare Awards including Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues for and won the Critics Award for Best Film and Best Costume Design. Sudip has also been the Creative Producer for projects produced under Anushka Sharma’s banner production company, Clean Slate Films, including Phillauri (film) a fantasy-comedy, and Pari (2018 Indian film), a horror-mystery movie.
In addition to writing for films, Sudip Sharma is also an Indian series showrunner. He is the creator, showrunner, and co-writer of one of Prime Video's most successful Indian originals - Paatal Lok - a Hindi-language crime thriller, about a disillusioned cop who lands the case of an assassination attempt gone wrong. Sharma co-wrote the series with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta|Hardik Mehta, and Gunjit Chopra. The series was directed by Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy, produced by Clean Slate Filmz, and starred Jaideep Ahlawat, Gul Panag, Neeraj Kabi, Swastika Mukherjee, Ishwak Singh, and Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee in the lead roles. Paatal Lok received rave reviews from critics, who praised the writing, storyline, direction, and performances. The series was listed in the Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020, by The Indian Express, and Variety (magazine)|Variety listed Paatal Lok as one of the best international TV shows of 2020. Paatal Lok received eight nominations at the inaugural Filmfare OTT Awards, and won five awards including Best Series, Best Original Story, Best Screenplay, Best Direction (Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy), and Best Actor (Jaideep Ahlawat). 
Sharma is currently working on the second season of Paatal Lok and an under-production Netflix show, Mai, among other projects.
== Filmography ==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2008 	Superstar 	Writer 	
2010 	Semshook 	Writer 	
2012 	Players 	Writer 	
2015 	NH10 	Writer 	
2016 	Udta Punjab 	Screenplay 	
2017 	Phillauri 	Writer 	
2018 	Pari 	Creative Producer 	
2019 	Sonchiriya 	Screenplay and Dialogues	
2019 	Laal Kaptaan	Dialogues 	
2020 - Present	Paatal Lok 	Executive Producer 	
2021 	Mai 	Executive Producer 	In Production
== Awards ==
Year	Title 	Award 	Category 	Result
2017	Udta Punjab	Stardust Awards, India 	Best Screenplay
(Shared with Abhishek Chaubey)	Won
Readers' Choice
2020	Sonchiriya 	Filmfare Awards 	Best Original Story
(Shared with Abhishek Chaubey)	Nominated
2020	Sonchiriya 	Filmfare Awards 	Best Screenplay	Nominated
2020	Sonchiriya 	Filmfare -Technical Awards	Best Dialogue 	Nominated
2020	Paatal Lok 	Asian Television Awards 	Best Original Screenplay
(Shared with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta, Gunjit Chopra)	Nominated
2020	Paatal Lok 	Asian Television Awards 	Best Original Screenplay
(Shared with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta, Gunjit Chopra)	Won
2020	Paatal Lok 	Filmfare OTT Awards 	Best Series 	Won
2020	Paatal Lok 	Filmfare OTT Awards 	Best Original Story (Series)
(Shared with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta, Gunjit Chopra)	Won
2020	Paatal Lok 	Filmfare OTT Awards 	Best Screenplay
(Shared with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta, Gunjit Chopra)	Won
2020	Paatal Lok 	Filmfare OTT Awards 	Best Dialogues
(Shared with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta, Gunjit Chopra)	Nominated
Category:Indian writers
Category:1978 births
Category:Indian screenwriters
Category:Indian producers