1. Aparna Sen has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards East and thirteen Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards.
13 Facts About Aparna Sen
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Aparna Sen's father was the veteran critic and filmmaker Chidananda Dasgupta.
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Aparna Sen's mother Supriya Dasgupta was a costume designer and earned the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for Chidananda's directorial venture Amodini, at the age of 73.
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Aparna Sen spent her childhood in Hazaribagh and Kolkata and had her schooling at Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata.
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Aparna Sen went on to appear in up to four films made by the director including, Jana Aranya, and Pikoo.
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Four years after her first film, in 1965, Aparna Sen acted in Akash Kusum, a Mrinal Aparna Sen film where she played the part of Monica.
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Aparna Sen has been an eminent part of the Bengali film industry, playing the lead in popular films like Basanta Bilap and Memsaheb amongst others.
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Aparna Sen has been a part of Hindi films such as Imaan Dharam, Ek Din Achanak, and Ghaath.
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In 2009, Aparna Sen appeared with Sharmila Tagore and Rahul Bose in Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary's Bengali film Antaheen.
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In 2019, Aparna Sen acted in prominent Bengali films including Bohomaan and Basu Poribar.
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Aparna Sen made her debut as a writer-director with the Jennifer Kendal starrer 36 Chowringhee Lane.
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Aparna Sen has served on juries at film festivals around the world.
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From 1986 to 2005, Aparna Sen was the editor of the fortnightly Sananda, a Bengali women's magazine that enjoys equal popularity in West Bengal and Bangladesh.