Aparna Sen is a renowned filmmaker and actress who has worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She has won several awards, including nine National Film Awards and Padma Shri, and has directed films such as 36 Chowringhee Lane, Iti Mrinalini, and The Rapist. 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 nine 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 ... 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. WBFJA Awards: Aparna Sen Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award The WBFJA annual awards ceremony was held on January 13, 2025, at Priya Cinema, Kolkata, honoring excellence in Bengali cinema. Aparna Sen received the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Indian cinema.
