Aparna Sen is an Indian director, screenwriter and actor who works primarily in the Bengali film industry. She has won nine National Film Awards and nine International Film Festival Awards for her acting and filmmaking skills. In 1987, she was awarded the Padma Shri.
Wiki/Biography
Aparna Sen was born Aparna Dasgupta on Thursday, October 25, 1945, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India (age 77; as of 2022). She attended South Point School, Kolkata and Modern Girls High School, Kolkata. Aparna spent her childhood in Kolkata and Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). She pursued her BA in English Literature from Presidency College, Kolkata.
Aparna Sen’s old photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: black
family
Aparna Sen belongs to the Baidya family of Bengal.
Parents and siblings
Her father Chidananda Dasgupta was a veteran critic, film producer and one of the founders of the Calcutta Film Society in 1947 along with Satyajit Ray. Her father died on May 22, 2011, at the age of 89. In 1944, he married Supriya Dasgupta was a fashion designer. In 1995, 73-year-old Supriya Dasgupta won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her husband’s directorial effort “Amodini.”
Photos of Aparna Sen’s parents Chidananda Dasgupta and Supriya Dasgupta
husband and children
Aparna Dasgupta married Sanjay Sen at a very young age, but the marriage did not last long. Later, she married science writer and journalist Mukul Sharma. However, they divorced in 1985. Mukul died on March 1, 2019.
Aparna Sen’s ex-husband Mukul Sharma and Konkona Sen Sharma
Aparna is married to Kalyan Ray, an English writer and professor at Morris County College in Randolph, New Jersey, United States.
Aparna Sen and husband Kalyan Ray
Aparna Sen has two daughters, Kamalini Chatterjee and Konkona, with her ex-husband Mukul Sharma Sen).
Aparna Sen’s eldest daughter Kamalini at the premiere of Aparna Sen’s film Sonata (1970)
Aparna Sen and her little daughter Konkona Sen Sharma
other relatives
Aparna Sen was a relative of Bengali poet Jibnananda Das.
religious outlook
Aparna considers herself a secular and liberal person.
Jamat gatherings are dangerous crimes and must not go unpunished! Yes I am a secularist and liberal but I cannot support any action by anyone against the laws of our country whether they are Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jew, Sikh, Atheist, Agnostic Or someone else!
— Aparna Sen (@senaparna) April 3, 2020
Signature/Autograph
Aparna Sen’s autograph
Profession
actor
Bengal
In 1961, 16-year-old Aparna made her debut in the Bengali film “Teen Kanya”, playing the role of Mrinmoyee.
Aparna Sen still from the 1961 film Teen Kanya
She later acted in several Bengali films, including Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Jana Aranya (1976), Pikoo (1980) and Antaheen (2009).
Hindi
Aparna Sen appeared in the Hindi film Imaan Dharam (1977), with actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha.
Aparna Sen as Shyamlee in a still from the film Immaan Dharam (1977)
Aparna continued to appear in Hindi films, including “Ek Din Achanak” (1989) and “Ghaath” (2000).
director
In 1981, Aparna made her directorial debut with 36 Chowringhee Lane, a Bengali film produced by Shashi Kapoor. Aparna’s eldest daughter Kamalini Chatterjee also plays a role in the film. Aparna has directed several Bengali films, including Iti Mrinalini (2009), Goynar Baksho (2013) and 15 Park Avenue (2005). In 2022, she directed a Hindi film called The Rapist, starring her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma and actor Arjun Rampal ) starring.
Poster of the film “The Rapist” (2022) directed by Aparna Sen
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From 1986 to 2005, Aparna served as editor of Bangladeshi women’s magazine “Sananda”. She worked as Creative Director at Kolkata TV, a Bengali 24×7 infotainment channel, for a year. In 2011, she became editor of Paroma magazine. The company closed after a financial scandal at Sarada Group. In 2013, the editorial team of Aparna and Paroma magazines launched a new magazine “Prothoma Ekhon”.
writer
Apart from directing, Aparna Sen has also written the films The Rapist (2022) and Sonata (2017).
dispute
Sarada Group’s 2013 Financial Scandal
In 2013, a financial scandal broke out at the Saradha Group, and Paroma magazine became one of 200 private companies to fall into losses and be shut down. Aparna Sen, editor of Paroma magazine, was reportedly grilled by education board officials for more than five hours during which she was asked questions about financial transactions. The Enforcement Directorate alleged that Aparna took Rs 75 lakh as payment from Saradha. Paroma finally closed on April 14, 2013.
FIR designed by Kalyan Chaube
In September 2022, BJP North Kolkata district president Kalyan Chaube lodged an FIR against Aparna Sen, accusing him of making remarks such as calling BSF personnel “rapists” and “murderers” and claiming The military has been given more power than it should have.
Letter to the Prime Minister
On July 23, 2019, some 49 celebrities from across India wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concerns about intolerance in the country. The letter claimed that the slogan “Jai Shri Ram” has become a war cry and created communal tension in the society. They also asked the Prime Minister to address the tragic incidents of killings of Dalits, Muslims and other minorities in the country. Aparna Sen joined the event but was heavily criticized for remaining silent after being grilled on live television and asked a series of questions.
‘Intolerance’ lobby strikes back: Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Sen and 47 others write to PM Modi; claims ‘Jai Shri Ram is now provocative The war cry” https://t.co/cy3fJNz9Yy
— Republic (@republic) July 24, 2019
Awards, Honors, Achievements
Padma Shri – 1987
national film award
- 1981 Best Director for “36 Chowringhee Lane”
- 1981 Best English Feature Film “36 Chowringhee Lane”
- 1984 Best Bengali Feature Film Paroma
- 1995 Best Bengali Feature Film Yugant
- In 2000, Paromitar Ek Din won the Best Feature Film in Bengali
- 2002 Mr. and Mrs. Ayer Award for Best Director
- 2002 Best Screenplay by Mr. and Mrs. Ayer
- 2005 Best English Feature Film “15 Park Avenue”
- In 2002, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Nargis Dutt’s awards
- 2002 Best Integration Feature Film for Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
- 1974 “Sujata” won the Best Actress Award
- 1976 “Shallow Valley” won the Best Actress Award
- 1982 “Bijoyni” won the Best Actress Award
- Indira won the Best Actress Award in 1983
- 1985 “Palama” won the Best Director Award
BFJA Award
- Apalachito won the Best Actress Award in 1970
- 1975 “Sujata” won the Best Actress Award
- 1986 “Palama” won the Best Director Award
- 1986 “Parama” won the Best Screenplay Award
- 1988 Ercanto Appan won the Best Actress Award
- In 1992, Mahapuritibi won the Best Supporting Actress Award
- Swet Patharer Thala won the Best Actress Award in 1993
- 1997 “Unishr April” Best Supporting Actress Award
- Babulal Chowkhani Original Story 1997-Yugant Memorial Trophy
- Paramitar Ek Din won the Best Actress Award in 2001
- 2001 Babulal Chowkhani Memorial Trophy for Original Story and Screenplay by Paramitar Ek Din
- 2003 Ayer Award for Outstanding Work of the Year
Other awards
- “The Rapist” wins the Best Director Award at the 2022 Melbourne Indian Film Festival
- 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
Favorites
- Indian Singers: Ustad Amir Khan, late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Ustad Rashid Khan )
- British singers: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Leonard Cohen and Mozart
- Sitar player: Nikhil Bandopadhyay
- Authors: Arthur C. Clark, Isaac Asimov, Roald Dahl, and Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Novel: “The Moskats” by Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Movie: Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) (Mexican road movie)
- Filmmaker: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Facts/Trivia
- In 1960, New Zealand photographer Brian Brake was taking a series of photos about the monsoon and the people affected by it. He captured Aparna Sen, then 14, on the terrace of her home with her eyes closed, enjoying the rain on her face. Water comes from a garden hose. Aparna’s photo was published as the cover photo of Life magazine the following year.
Aparna Sen, Monsoon Girl (1960), photographed by Brian Brake for Life magazine
- Aparna said in an interview that she had read the Mahabharata and found Krishna very fascinating.
- Iti Mrinalini’s script has been given as an assignment for screenwriting students at Whistling Woods International, an international film school in Mumbai.
- Aparna once said in an interview that since she was a child, she liked to read every night before going to bed.
- Aparna Sen and actor Uttan Kumar have collaborated in 12 films, 10 of which were critically acclaimed and box-office hits. The 1972 film “Memsahib” is considered one of their best works.
- Aparna is fondly called Coppola by Shashi Kapoor.
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Source: HIS Education