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Birth nameAparna DasguptaNicknameCoppolaProfession(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)

Poster of the 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

Nargis Dutt Awards

• 2002: Best Feature Film on National Integration for Mr and Mrs Iyer
• 1974: Best Actress Award for Sujata
• 1976: Best Actress Award for Asamaya
• 1982: Best Actress Award for Bijoyini
• 1983: Best Actress Award for Indira
• 1985: Best Director Award for Parama

BFJA Awards

• 1970: Best Actress Award for Aparachito
• 1975: Best Actress Award for Sujata
• 1986: Best Director Award for Parama
• 1986: Best Screenplay Award for Parama
• 1988: Best Actress Award for Ekanto Apan
• 1992: Best Supporting Actress Award for Mahaprithibi
• 1993: Best Actress Award for Swet Patharer Thala
• 1997: Best Supporting Actress Award for Unishr April
• 1997: Babulal Chowkhani Memorial Trophy for Original Story-Yugant
• 2001: Best Actress Award for Paramitar Ek Din
• 2001: Babulal Chowkhani Memorial Trophy for Original Story and Screenplay forParamitar Ek Din
• 2003: Most Outstanding Work of the Year for Mr and Mrs Iyer

Other Awards

• 2022: Best Director Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for The Rapist
• 2013: Life Time Achievement Award

Personal LifeDate of Birth25 October 1945 (Thursday)Age (as of 2023)77 YearsBirthplaceKolkata, West BengalZodiac signScorpioSignature

NationalityIndianHometownKolkata, West BengalSchool• South Point School, Kolkata
• Modern High School for Girls, KolkataCollege/UniversityPresidency College, KolkataEducational QualificationBA in English LiteratureReligionShe considers herself a secular and liberal person.CasteBaidyaPolitical InclinationIn an interview, she talked about politics, and said,
"I not wish to be aligned with any political party. My politics is entirely issue based. I don’t trust any political party because they have to perforce work towards their vote banks. They have to manipulate, so it’s important that the citizen remain vigilant."HobbyReadingControversies• The 2013 Saradha Group financial scam

In 2013, after the Saradha Group financial scandal took place, 200 private companies went into loss and got shut down. The magazine Paroma was one of those 200 companies. Reportedly, Aparna Sen, the editor of Paroma magazine, was grilled by the ED officials for more than five hours. During the questioning,she was asked about several financial transactions. The Enforcement Directorate accused Aparna of receiving Rs. 75 lakh as remuneration from Saradha Group. On 14 April 2013, Paroma magazine finally closed down.

• Commenting about the Bharatiya Janata Party and BSF

During a press conference on 16 November 2021 in Kolkata, Aparna Sen, reportedly, labelled the Border Security Force (BSF) as 'murderers' and 'rapists' and also said,
"aai barey aaro barano hochche! Ekta militarisation hochche! Kendriya sarkar okhane aro BSF - jano erai jothesto noy. Jara hotya korchen, dharshan korchen tarai jano jothesto noy, aaro barachchen."
According to Sen, the military was being given more power than it should get. She urged the West Bengal government to think about the people living at the border regions so that they can do trade and farming as per their choices. Two months after Aparn's statement, BJP's North Kolkata district president Kalyan Chaube filed an FIR against her at Ultodanga police station, Kolkata.

• Letter to PM

On 23 July 2019, filmmaker Aparna Sen was among 49 celebrities who wrote an open letter to PM Narendra Modi in which they protested against the intolerance the name of religion in the country. Throught the letter, they claimed that they are not pointing fingers at a particular government or regime. The letter also claimed that ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants had become a war cry and created communal tension in the society. Aparna Sen joined this campaign and was criticized heavily after she was confronted and asked a series of questions by LIVE TV during which she chose to remain silent.

Relationships & MoreMarital StatusMarriedMarriage DateThird marriage- 29 July 1993FamilyHusband/Spouse• First Husband- Sanjay Sen
• Second Husband- Mukul Sharma (div. 1985) (Science writer and journalist)

• Third Husband- Kalyan Ray (English professor)

ChildrenSon- None
Daughter(s)- Kamalini Chatterjee (from first marriage)

Konkona Sen (from first marriage) (Actress)

ParentsFather- Chidananda Dasgupta (Filmmaker)

Aparna Sen with her father, Chidananda Das Gupta

Mother- Supriya Dasgupta (Costume designer)

Aparna Sen with her mother, Supriya Dasgupta

Other relativesAparna's maternal grandfather, Brahmananda Dashgupta, was the brother of poet Jibanananda Das.

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