Aparna Sen
| Birth Name | Aparna Dasgupta |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | Actress, Filmmaker, Screenwriter |
| Nickname | Coppola |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) |
in centimeters- 167 cm in meters- 1.67 m in feet inches- 5’ 6” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
| Her Career | |
| Film Debut (As a director) | 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) |
| Film Debut (As an actor) | Teen Kanya (1961); as Mrinmoyee |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | 1987: Honoured with Padma Shri |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements (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 |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements (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 |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements (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 |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements (Other Awards) | 2022: Best Director Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for The Rapist 2013: Life Time Achievement Award |
| Her Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 25 October 1945 (Thursday) |
| Birthplace | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| School | South Point School, Kolkata Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata |
| College/University | Presidency College, Kolkata |
| Educational Qualification | BA in English Literature |
| Religion | She considers herself a secular and liberal person |
| Hobbies | Reading |
| Her Relationships | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband/Spouse | First Husband- Sanjay Sen Second Husband- Mukul Sharma (div. 1985) (Science writer and journalist) Third Husband- Kalyan Ray (English professor) |
| Husband/Spouse | First Husband- Sanjay Sen Second Husband- Mukul Sharma (div. 1985) (Science writer and journalist) Third Husband- Kalyan Ray (English professor) |
| Son | Not Known |
| Daughter(s) | Kamalini Chatterjee (from first marriage) Konkona Sen (from first marriage) (Actress) |
| Her Family | |
| Father | Chidananda Dasgupta (Filmmaker) |
| Mother | Supriya Dasgupta (Costume designer) |
| Maternal Grandfather | Brahmananda Dashgupta, was the brother of poet Jibanananda Das |
| Her Favourites | |
| Novel | The Family Moskat by Isaac Bashevis Singer |
| Film | Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) |
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Sitarist | Nikhil Bandopadhyay |
| Author(s) | Fyodor Dostoyevsky Arthur C. Clarke Roald Dahl Isaac Asimov |
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