21-550: Aparna Sen ( née Dasgupta , Ôporna Shen ) 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 , five 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 ,
42-989: A Mrinal Sen film where she played the part of Monica. Sen has been an imminent part of the Bengali film industry, playing the lead in popular films like Basanta Bilap (1973) and Memsaheb (1972) amongst others. Sen has also been a part of Hindi films such as Imaan Dharam (1977), Ek Din Achanak (1989), and Ghaath (2000). In 2009, Sen appeared with Sharmila Tagore and Rahul Bose in Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary's Bengali film Antaheen . The film went on to win four National Film Awards . In 2019, Sen acted in prominent Bengali films including Bohomaan and Basu Poribar . In 2009, Sen announced her next Bengali film Iti Mrinalini , which starred herself, Konkona Sen Sharma , Rajat Kapoor , Kaushik Sen , and Priyanshu Chatterjee . First-time screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh co-wrote
63-590: A city studio on 7 February 2015. Waheeda Rehman joined the shooting on 21 and 22 March. Kamaleshwar Mukherjee started shooting on 17 February 2015. Some scenes were filmed at the Bardhaman Rajbari in Alipore on Sunday afternoon. Besides Kolkata , shooting locations include Adina Mosque of Malda , Purulia and Mumbai . Arshinagar Movie's total budget was 2.3 Crores and Movie Box office collects total 1.97 crores between 10 Days only. Movie first day Collection
84-403: A play by Mahesh Elkunchwar , the film examines the life of three middle-aged unmarried friends played by Aparna Sen, Shabana Azmi and Lillete Dubey . In 2021, she directed her 3rd Hindi film The Rapist , starring her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma and Arjun Rampal . In her interview with Firstpost , she said that The Rapist will be a "hard-hitting drama that examines how much of society
105-414: Is an adaptation of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet . The trailer of the film was released on 25 November 2015. The film was announced to be a modern-day take on William Shakespeare 's romantic-tragedy Romeo and Juliet . The film would have land mafia as its background, as told by Aparna Sen . Dev 's character is based on Romeo and Rittika Sen's character to be based on Juliet . Dev would essay
126-587: Is responsible for producing rapists". The film was nominated for Kim Jiseok award at 26th Busan International Film Festival held in October 2021. Sen has served on juries at film festivals around the world. In 1989 she was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival . In 2008, she was elected into the International Jury of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards . In 2013, she headed
147-503: Is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in
168-461: Is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote a man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over
189-456: The e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,
210-566: The age of 73. Sen is a niece of Bengali poet Jibanananda Das . Sen spent her childhood in Hazaribagh and Kolkata and had her schooling at Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata . She studied for her B.A. in English at Presidency College , but did not complete the degree. Sen's foray into the world of entertainment happened when she was fifteen and was photographed by Brian Brake for the well-known photo from his 1960 Monsoon series of photographs;
231-665: The country's fourth highest civilian award. Sen was born in a Bengali Baidya family in Kolkata. Her family originally hailed 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 (1994), at
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#1732873534320252-719: The editor of the magazine Paroma launched by the Saradha Group. Following the Saradha Group financial scandal , Paroma ran into trouble. It finally closed down on 14 April 2013. Sen and her editorial team launched a new magazine called Prathama Ekhon , which was short-lived. In 1987, the then President of India, Giani Zail Singh bestowed the Padma Shri on Sen in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema. Since then, she has received several lifetime achievement awards. Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name
273-560: The film. This was the first time that Sen collaborated with any film writer or became attached to the curriculum of a film institute. The screenplay of Iti Mrinalini was an assignment in the Screenwriting syllabus at the Mumbai-based film school Whistling Woods International . It was also a major first in Indian screenwriting, as the first time that any screenplay from an Indian film institute
294-423: The film. While Jaya would play Dev's mother, Kamaleswar will be seen as Salim Saab, Rittika's music teacher. Shankar Chakraborty would enact the role of Dev's father, while Shantilal Mukherjee would essay the role of a corrupt politician. The muhurat shot was held on 27 January 2015, whose pictures were posted by the makers on Twitter . Dev and Anindya Banerjee started shooting for Aparna Sen's Arshinagar at
315-545: The jury of the second Ladakh International Film Festival. From 1986 to 2005, Sen was the editor of the fortnightly Sananda , a Bengali women's magazine (published by the Ananda Bazar Patrika group) that enjoys equal popularity in West Bengal and Bangladesh . From November 2005 to December 2006, she was associated with the Bengali 24x7 infotainment channel Kolkata TV as Creative Director. In 2011 she took charge as
336-405: The normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né
357-577: The photo appeared on the cover of Life . Sen made her film debut at the age of 16 when she played the role of Mrinmoyee in the Samapti portion of the 1961 film Teen Kanya ( lit. ' Three Daughters ' ) directed by Satyajit Ray (who was a longtime friend of her father's). She went on to appear in up to four films made by the director including, Jana Aranya , and Pikoo . Four years after her first film, in 1965, Sen acted in Akash Kusum ,
378-475: The role of a member of a band named, Garage Band. Rittika Sen, who made her debut in Borbaad , was selected as the lead heroine because Aparna Sen wanted someone who would look ten years younger than the lead actor, so Sen zeroed on her. Yesteryear legend , Waheeda Rehman , who worked with Aparna Sen in 15 Park Avenue , was selected to essay the role of Rittika's grandmother. Theatre actor Anirban Bhattacharya
399-483: The term z domu (literally meaning "of the house", de domo in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as née . Arshinagar Arshinagar is a 2015 Bengali film directed by Aparna Sen . The film features an ensemble cast that includes Dev , Rittika Sen , Jisshu Sengupta , Kaushik Sen , Waheeda Rehman , Kamaleshwar Mukherjee , Roopa Ganguly , and Jaya Seal Ghosh . The screenplay
420-467: Was actually filmed. The film was released on 29 July 2011. In 2013, her film Goynar Baksho (The Jewellery Box) was released depicting three generations of women and their relationship to a box of jewels. It ran to packed houses and won critical acclaim from reviewers and critics. Thereafter, in 2015, Arshinagar , an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet was released. In 2017, Sonata —an English film written and directed by Sen—was released. Adapted from
441-484: Was initially roped to portray the main antagonist but then Jisshu Sengupta was selected to play the flamboyant negative character etched out on the lines of Tybalt , making his debut as a full-fledged antagonist . Anirban Bhattacharya was later on signed to play a supporting role. Apparently, Roopa Ganguly and Kaushik Sen had been cast as son and daughter of Waheeda Rahman, respectively. Actress Jaya Seal Ghosh and filmmaker Kamaleswar Mukherjee are also part of
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