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Aliases: Aparna Dasgupta , Aparna Das Gupta , Aparna Sensharma , Aparna Sen Sharma

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Calcutta, West Bengal, India

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Movie Involvements: 68

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Aparna Sen is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. A leading actress of the late 1960s and 1970s she has received eight BFJA Awards, five for best actress, two for best supporting actress and one for lifetime achievement. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and nine international film festival awards for her direction in films. She was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the government of India in 1987. Sen made her debut in Teen Kanya (1961) and received her success with Aparichito (1969). She went on to establish herself as a leading actress of Bengali Cinema with the films Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Ekhane Pinjar (1971), Jay Jayanti (1971), Memshaheb (1972), Jiban Saikate (1972), Basanta Bilap (1973), Sonar Khancha (1973), Sujata (1974), Alor Thikana (1974), Kajallata (1975), Raag Anuraag (1975), Jana Aranya (1976), Ajasra Dhanyobad (1977), Proxy (1977), Mohonar Dike (1984), Ekanto Apon (1987), Swet Patharer Thala (1992). She also garnered critical acclaim for her work in Indira (1984), Kari Diye Kinlam (1989), Ek Din Achanak (1999), Mahaprithibi (1991), Unishe April (1995), Paromitar Ek Din (2000), Titli (2001), Antaheen (2009), Chatushkon (2014). In addition to acting in films, Sen has also been directing films since 1981, starting with 36 Chowringhee Lane for which she won National Film Award (India) for Best Director. She went on to achieve further success in direction with films Paroma, Sati, Yugant, Paromitar Ek Din, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, 15 Park Avenue, The Japanese Wife, Iti Mrinalini, Goynar Baksho. She won her second National Film Award as a director for Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aparna Sen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

A Death in the Gunj
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A Death in the Gunj

(2017) Aparna Chatterjee
Days and Nights in the Forest
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7

Days and Nights in the Forest

(1970) Hari's former lover
Bombay Talkie
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5

Bombay Talkie

(1970) Mala
The Middleman
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8

The Middleman

(1976) Somnath's ex-girlfriend
Parama
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Parama

(1985) Sheila
Cinema Asia: India
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Cinema Asia: India

(2007) Self (archive footage)
Pikoo
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5

Pikoo

(1981) Pikoo's Mother
Unishe April
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8

Unishe April

(1994) Sarojini "Babli" Gupta

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
file footage
Self
2021 Self
2019 N/A
N/A
2018 Lawyer
Herself
2017 Aparna Chatterjee
Aruna
2015 Voice narrator female
2014 Trina
2011 Mrinalini Mitra
2009 Paro
2007 Self (archive footage)
2002 Urmila Chatterjee
2000 Suman Pandey
Sanaka
1999 Recitation (voice)
1994 Sarojini "Babli" Gupta
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1992 Bandana
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1991 Daughter-in-Law
1989 Aparna Choudhary
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1987 N/A
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1986 N/A
1985 Sheila
1984 N/A
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1983 N/A
1982 N/A
N/A
Chiroshri Roychowdhury
1981 Pikoo's Mother
1979 Kamala
1978 Bonnie
1977 N/A
Shyamlee
1976 Jamini
Somnath's ex-girlfriend
1975 N/A
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1974 Secretary Vishaka Devi
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Deepika Ganguly
Soma Chowdhary
1973 N/A
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Anuradha
1972 Mem Saheb
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1971 Seema
Urmi
Jayanti Bose
Neela Chatterjee
1970 Mala
Rita Mukherjee / Sharoma
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Hari's former lover
Minu
1969 N/A
Ghazala
Radha Bannerjee
1965 Monica Bose (Moni)
1961 Mrinmoyee "Pagli" (segment "The Conclusion")
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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