Aparna Sen (née Dasgupta, Ã"porna Shen; born 25 October 1945) is an
Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her
work in Bengali cinema. She has received multiple awards, including
nine National Film Awards and a Padma Shri.Sen was born in a Bengali
family, originally from Cox's Bazar in Chittagong District (now in
Bangladesh). Her father was the veteran critic and filmmaker
Chidananda Dasgupta. Her mother Supriya Dasgupta was a costume
designer and earned the National Film Award for Best Costume Design
for Chidananda's directorial venture Amodini (1995), at the age of 73.
Sen is a relative of Bengali poet Jibanananda Das. Sen spent her
childhood in Hazaribagh and Kolkata and had her schooling at Modern
High School for Girls, Kolkata, India. She studied for her B.A. in
English at Presidency College, but did not complete the degree.Sen
made her film debut at the age of 15, when she played the role of
Mrinmoyee in the Samapti portion of the 1961 film Teen Kanya (Three
Daughters) directed by Satyajit Ray (who was a longtime friend of her
father's). She then studied at Kolkata's Presidency College.
Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her
work in Bengali cinema. She has received multiple awards, including
nine National Film Awards and a Padma Shri.Sen was born in a Bengali
family, originally from Cox's Bazar in Chittagong District (now in
Bangladesh). Her father was the veteran critic and filmmaker
Chidananda Dasgupta. Her mother Supriya Dasgupta was a costume
designer and earned the National Film Award for Best Costume Design
for Chidananda's directorial venture Amodini (1995), at the age of 73.
Sen is a relative of Bengali poet Jibanananda Das. Sen spent her
childhood in Hazaribagh and Kolkata and had her schooling at Modern
High School for Girls, Kolkata, India. She studied for her B.A. in
English at Presidency College, but did not complete the degree.Sen
made her film debut at the age of 15, when she played the role of
Mrinmoyee in the Samapti portion of the 1961 film Teen Kanya (Three
Daughters) directed by Satyajit Ray (who was a longtime friend of her
father's). She then studied at Kolkata's Presidency College.
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