Born in Calcutta in 1945, the daughter of the critic and filmmaker Chidananda Dasgupta, Aparna Sen began as an actress, making her debut in Satyajit Ray's Teen Kanya (1961), and became a director with 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), produced by Shashi Kapoor, which won her the National Award for best direction. Her later films include Paroma (1984), Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002), Goynar Baksho (2013), Sonata (2017) and The Rapist (2021). She edited the Bengali women's magazine Sananda for nearly twenty years and won the Padma Shri in 1987. Her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma is an actress and director.
Filmography
- 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)
- Paroma (1984)
- Sati (1989)
- Yugant (1995)
- Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
- 15 Park Avenue (2005)
- The Japanese Wife (2010)
- Goynar Baksho (2013)
- Sonata (2017)
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