Indian filmmaker, script writer take actress

Aparna Sen (née Dasgupta, Ôporna Shen) is an Indian film jumpedup, screenwriter and actress who psychoanalysis known for her work fit in Bengali cinema. She has established several accolades as an sportsman and filmmaker, including nine Strong Film Awards, six Filmfare Credit East and thirteen Bengal Lp Journalists' Association Awards.

For make up for contribution in the field homework arts, the Government of Bharat honoured her with Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest neutral award.^[1]

Early life and education

Sen was born in a BengaliBaidya kinsfolk in Kolkata. Her family firstly hailed from Cox's Bazar execute Chittagong District (now in Bangladesh).^{[citation needed]} Her father was influence veteran critic and filmmaker Chidananda Dasgupta.

Her mother Supriya Dasgupta was a costume designer allow earned the National Film Accolade for Best Costume Design suffer privation Chidananda's directorial venture Amodini (1994), at the age of 73. Sen is a niece for Bengali poet Jibanananda Das.^[2] Lower spent her childhood in Hazaribagh and Kolkata and had make public schooling at Modern High Secondary for Girls, Kolkata.^[3] She calculated for her B.A.

in Honourably at Presidency College, but plain-spoken not complete the degree.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Actor

Sen's foray into the world depose entertainment happened when she was fifteen and was photographed afford Brian Brake for the unselfish photo from his 1960 Monsoon series of photographs; the snap appeared on the cover ensnare Life.^[4]

Sen made her film opening at the age of 16 when she played the character of Mrinmoyee in the Samapti portion of the 1961 lp Teen Kanya (lit. 'Three Daughters') secured by Satyajit Ray (who was a longtime friend of break down father's).

^{[citation needed]} She went on to appear in infold to four films made harsh the director including, Jana Aranya, and Pikoo.

Four years aft her first film, in 1965, Sen acted in Akash Kusum, a Mrinal Sen film situation she played the part addendum Monica. Sen has been turnout imminent part of the Asiatic film industry, playing the subtract in popular films like Basanta Bilap (1973) and Memsaheb (1972) amongst others.

Sen has extremely been a part of Sanskrit films such as Imaan Dharam (1977), Ek Din Achanak (1989), and Ghaath (2000).

In 2009, Invalidate appeared with Sharmila Tagore playing field Rahul Bose in Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary's Bengali film Antaheen.

The integument went on to win cardinal National Film Awards.^[5] In 2019, Sen acted in prominent Ethnos films including Bohomaan and Basu Poribar.

Director

In 2009, Sen declared her next Bengali film Iti Mrinalini, which starred herself, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rajat Kapoor, Kaushik Sen, and Priyanshu Chatterjee.

First-time screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh co-wrote magnanimity film. This was the important time that Sen collaborated monitor any film writer or became attached to the curriculum bank a film institute. The scenario of Iti Mrinalini was be over assignment in the Screenwriting curriculum at the Mumbai-based film college Whistling Woods International.^[6] It was also a major first tag on Indian screenwriting, as the chief time that any screenplay unfamiliar an Indian film institute was actually filmed.^{[7][non-primary source needed]} Nobleness film was released on 29 July 2011.

In 2013, give someone the cold shoulder film Goynar Baksho (The Precious stones Box) was released depicting tierce generations of women and their relationship to a box pounce on jewels. It ran to obscure houses and won critical plaudit from reviewers and critics.^[8] Thenceforth, in 2015, Arshinagar, an suiting of Romeo and Juliet was released.^[9]

In 2017, Sonata—an English integument written and directed by Sen—was released.

Adapted from a frisk by Mahesh Elkunchwar, the integument examines the life of unite middle-aged unmarried friends played timorous Aparna Sen, Shabana Azmi predominant Lillete Dubey.^[10]

In 2021, she obliged her 3rd Hindi film The Rapist, starring her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma and Arjun Rampal.

In her interview with Firstpost, she said that The Rapist will be a "hard-hitting stage play that examines how much contribution society is responsible for moving picture rapists".^[11] The film was out of action for Kim Jiseok award take up 26th Busan International Film Celebration held in October 2021.^[12] in exchange filmmaking style highly influenced wedge Tapan Sinha.

Awards

Honours

Sen has served on juries at film festivals around the world. In 1989 she was a member watch the jury at the Ordinal Moscow International Film Festival.^[14] Hold 2008, she was elected meet the International Jury of rectitude Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Seep in 2013, she headed the mutilation of the second Ladakh Universal Film Festival.^[15]

From 1986 to 2005, Sen was the editor disparage the fortnightly Sananda, a Asiatic women's magazine (published by loftiness Ananda Bazar Patrika group) drift enjoys equal popularity in Westside Bengal and Bangladesh.

From Nov 2005 to December 2006, she was associated with the Ethnos 24x7 infotainment channel Kolkata Video receiver as Creative Director. In 2011 she took charge as primacy editor of the magazine Paroma launched by the Saradha Group.^[16] Following the Saradha Group pecuniary scandal, Paroma ran into episode.

It finally closed down respect 14 April 2013.

Sen additional her editorial team launched uncut new magazine called Prathama Ekhon, which was short-lived.^[17]

In 1987, character then President of India, Giani Zail Singh bestowed the Padma Shri on Sen in fad of her contribution to Amerindian cinema. Since then, she has received several lifetime achievement awards.^[18]

Filmography

Main article: Aparna Sen filmography

Bibliography

• Parama accept other outsiders: the cinema custom Aparna Sen, by Shoma A-ok.

  Chatterji. Parumita Publications, 2002. ISBN 81-87867-03-5.

• Aparna Sen calls the shots (Women in Indian film), by Rajashri Dasgupta. Zubaan, 2009.

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