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Aparna Sen Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Birth nameAparna DasguptaNicknameCoppola Profession(s)• Filmmaker
• Screenwriter
• ActressPhysical Stats & MoreHeight (approx.)in centimeters- 167 cm
in meters- 1.67 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 6”Eye ColourBlackHair ColourDark BrownCareerDebutAs a director:film- 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)


As an actor:film- Teen Kanya (1961); as Mrinmoyee
Awards, Honours, Achievements • 1987: Honoured with Padma Shri

National Film Awards

1981: Best Direction for 36 Chowringhee Lane
1981: Best Feature Film in English for 36 Chowringhee Lane
1984: Best Feature Film in Bengali for Paroma
1995: Best Feature Film in Bengali for Yugant
2000: Best Feature Film in Bengali, for Paromitar Ek Din
2002: Best Direction for Mr and Mrs Iyer
2002: Best Screenplay for Mr and Mrs Iyer
2002: Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for Mr and Mrs Iyer
2005: Best Feature Film in English for 15 Park Avenue

Aparna Sen

Indian filmmaker, script writer and actress

Aparna Sen (Bengali pronunciation:[ɔpoɾnaʃen]; née Dasgupta) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She 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. For her contribution in the field of arts, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award.[1]

Early life and education

Sen was born in a BengaliBaidya family in Kolkata. Her family originally hailed from Cox's Bazar in Chittagong District (now in Bangladesh).[citation needed] 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 (1994), at the age of 73. Sen is a niece of Bengali poet Jibanananda Das.[2] Se

Aparna Sen is a renowned name in Bengali as well as Indian cinema. She has excelled both as an actor in film and theatre and as a director of parallel cinema.

Aparna was born in 1945 in Kolkata. Her father is film critic and film maker Late Chidananda Das Gupta. She studied at Modern High School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Presidency College, Kolkata. Her first film appearance happened in Satyajit Ray's Three Daughters (1961) when she was sixteen. Since then, Aparna has acted in many films in lead roles.

In 1981, Aparna made her debut as a film director with 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) which won national and international awards. Since then, Aparna has directed series of films on a wide variety of subjects. Most of her films have been well acclaimed nationally and internationally. Aparna moved to Mumbai and continues to make films in Hindi and English.

Aparna acted in little theatre groups and commercial theatres for a period of time. She was also editor of a popular Bengali magazine (Sananda) for long time.

BornOctober 25, 1945

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