Oni Sen is an Indian director, photographer and illustrator. In March 2020, the Indian web drama “Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side” directed by Sen was released on the online platform Voot.
Wiki/Biography
Aniruddha Sen was born on September 30 in West Bengal, India. His zodiac sign is Libra. Sen received his Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Gujarat; he specialized in film.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
The names of his parents and siblings are unknown.
Photos of Ornessen’s mother
wife and children
On January 16, 1996, he married Rachna Rastogi Sen; she was his college classmate and long-term partner. Some reports claim that they first met at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He had a son, Agni Sen.
Photos of Oni Sen and his son
Later, Rachna and their mutual friend KK Muralidharan founded Xheight Design India in Mumbai. KK Muralidharan is a production designer working primarily in the Hindi film industry. Xheight Design India is a multi-disciplinary design studio specializing in spatial design.
A photo of Ornesson and his wife
Profession
direction
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Between 1996 and 2023, he worked with many well-known brands such as Nike, HP, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Bose Audio Systems, Aircel, Horlicks, Bacardi, Lay’s and Tanishq. During this time he directed and produced many commercials. Oni co-founded the production company Electric Dreams Film Company in 2010 with his long-time friend and colleague Suparna Chatterjee. According to reports, Sen and Chatterjee have been working together for nearly 20 years, from 2000 to 2023.
In 2011, Sen directed the commercial for Horlicks Gold when it was first launched. The ad focused on the bond between mothers and their growing children and quickly gained widespread popularity. On March 8, 2018, he released a short film titled “Paro” on YouTube. The film was produced for Hewlett-Packard in San Diego, California. It gained recognition and was a finalist in the 2018 Cannes Film Festival Directors Competition.
Record
Sen made his debut as a documentary filmmaker with the critically acclaimed 2016 release of Saints. The filming process for “Saints of Evil” lasted three years. The documentary follows the lives of eight women from around the world and focuses on the Seven Deadly Sins. “Saints of Evil” received numerous accolades and screened at several international and national film festivals.
Poster for the documentary “Saints”
web series
In 2020, he made his debut as a web series director with the Hindi crime thriller web series Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side, which aired on the OTT platform Voot. The first episode of “The Dead Talk” was released on March 2, 2020 and was well received by audiences and critics. The first season of the show is divided into eight parts, with all episodes released in the first week of March 2020.
Photos of Oni Sen on the set of “Assur Welcome to Your Dark Side”
He was invited to direct the second season of the 2021 Hindi web series “Out of Love”; the second season of the show was released in April 2021 and received positive feedback from the audience. Later, Azul: Welcome to Your Dark Side was renewed for a second season following strong demand from viewers; however, the release of the second season was delayed due to the Covid-19 lockdown as filming and other work were delayed Until June 2023. The first episode of the second season of Azul: Welcome to Your Dark Side was released on June 1, 2023, and became an instant hit with viewers, surpassing the popularity of the first season.
Azul Season 2 Poster
Awards
- 2020: Asian Television Awards (Best Director – Fiction) – Asul: Welcome to Your Dark Side
- 2020: Filmfare OTT Awards (Best Director – Popular Award) (Nominated) – Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side
- 2021: Indian Film and Television Awards (Best Web Series) (Nominated) – Asul: Welcome to Your Dark Side
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- In his free time, Ornesson enjoys traveling.
Photos of the city of Rome shared by Oni Sen on social media
- Speaking in an interview about his early days as an advertising filmmaker, Ornessen revealed that he became a filmmaker to make flashy films, noting that at the time he preferred such films to those with A movie with high quality narrative and story. Later, when he felt his creations lacked human insight, he stopped making flashy films and focused instead on telling stories of human bonds driven by emotion.
- In February 2018, the Director was briefly a visiting professor in the Crafting Creative Communication course at Mudra College of Communication, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Poster introducing visiting professors from Mudra School of Communication
- Sen spoke at a TEDx event held at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra on November 29, 2017.
Photos of Oni Sen speaking at TEDx event
- Oni revealed in an interview that he is a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan. The director added that he learned Hindi through Bachchan’s films as Hindi was not a subject in his curriculum.
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