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5 unusual facts about Aparna Sen


Aparna Sen

Her second husband was the science writer and journalist, Mukul Sharma.

Her mother Supriya Dasgupta is the cousin of renowned Bengali poet Jibanananda Das.

She met the Magnum photographer, Brian Brake, in Kolkata in 1961 when he was visiting India to photograph his Monsoon series.

Kamal Kumar Majumdar

The movies such as Neem Annapurna directed by Buddhadev Dasgupta, Antarjali Jatra by Gautam Ghosh, Sati by Aparna Sen and Tahader Katha by Buddhadev Dasgupta were based on the novels and stories written by Majumdar.

Mallika Sengupta

For twelve years in the 90s she was the poetry editor of Sananda, the largest circulated Bengali fortnightly (edited by Aparna Sen).


Annapurna International School of Film and Media

The Academic Advisory Board for the school includes filmmakers, actors and directors such as Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Hema Malini, Mani Ratnam, Kamal Haasan, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and Aparna Sen

Bhisham Sahni

Late in life, he appeared in several films, including Saeed Mirza's Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984), Tamas (1986), Kumar Shahani's Kasba (1991), Bernardo Bertolucci's Little Buddha (1993) and Aparna Sen's Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002).

Ranjan Ghosh

Considered a high-profile project, Iti Mrinalini - Aparna Sen's return to Bengali Cinema after a decade - also stars the director-actor along with her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma in the title role.


see also

Chidananda Dasgupta

Casting included Aparna Sen, Rachana Banerjee, Anusree Das and Pijush Ganguly, among others.