Aparna Sen

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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 three 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. Sen made her debut in Teen Kanya (1961) and received her success with Aparichito (1969). She went on to establish herself as a leading actress of Bengali Cinema with the films Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Ekhane Pinjar (1971), Jay Jayanti (1971), Memshaheb (1972), Jiban Saikate (1972), Basanta Bilap (1973), Sonar Khancha (1973), Sujata (1974), Alor Thikana (1974), Kajallata (1975), Raag Anuraag (1975), Jana Aranya (1976), Ajasra Dhanyobad (1977), Proxy (1977), Mohonar Dike (1984), Ekanto Apon (1987), Swet Patharer Thala (1992). She also garnered critical acclaim for her work in Indira (1984), Kari Diye Kinlam (1989), Ek Din Achanak (1999), Mahaprithibi (1991), Unishe April (1995), Paromitar Ek Din (2000), Titli (2001), Antaheen (2009), Chatushkon (2014). In addition to acting in films, Sen has also been directing films since 1981, starting with 36 Chowringhee Lane for which she won National Film Award (India) for Best Director. She went on to achieve further success in direction with films Paroma, Sati, Yugant, Paromitar Ek Din, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, 15 Park Avenue, The Japanese Wife, Iti Mrinalini, Goynar Baksho. She won her second National Film Award as a director for Mr. and Mrs. Iyer.

Most Popular Aparna Sen Trailers

Total trailers found: 85

Bird of Dusk Trailer (2018)

24 June 2018

An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought.

Jay Jayanti Trailer (1971)

12 March 1971

Jayanti takes up a job of a governess in the Roy family. Sanjoy Roy, the uncle of the five kids, is an arrogant man.

Unishe April Trailer (1994)

18 November 1994

A female dancer becomes famous but loses her relationship with her daughter on the way.

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer Trailer (2002)

19 July 2002

A bus is setting out to Calcutta from a village in West Bengal. Meenakshi Iyer, who is from a strict orthodox Hindu background, is leaving to Chennai for her husband, with her young child, after the vacation with her parents.

Three Daughters Trailer (1961)

05 May 1961

Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write.

A Death in the Gunj Trailer (2017)

02 June 2017

Life for a shy young Indian student slowly falls to pieces during a family road trip.

The Guru Trailer (1969)

10 February 1969

Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan.

Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen Trailer (2025)

03 January 2025

Documentary on Aparna Sen's life.

Picnic Trailer (1989)

30 June 1989

A TV film by Aparna Sen.

Cinema Asia: India Trailer (2007)

01 August 2007

While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have begun to step outside established formulas and explore grittier subject matter.

Antaheen Trailer (2009)

23 January 2009

Antaheen follows the lives of three couples in tumultous relationships, who lead different lives but are connected by the infinite struggles and pain each of them goes through.

Chotushkone Trailer (2014)

26 September 2014

Four famous directors and old friends are reunited together by an unknown producer to make a film. They have to make four short story in this film with one common theme: Death.

Bohomaan Trailer (2019)

29 November 2019

Salim Khan (Soumitra Chatterjee) and Madhuri (Aparna Sen) meet after a long separation. Their lives have changed a lot since they knew each other in college.

Parama Trailer (1985)

09 October 1985

The journey of a woman from a mere homemaker to a woman seeking her self identity. This search for self identity is sparked off by a young bohemian photographer, with whom she falls in love while he photographs her for a magazine doing her daily chores.

The Last Poem Trailer (2015)

07 August 2015

The film recounts the love story of Amit Ray, a barrister educated at Oxford, whose virulent intellectualism reveals itself in its opposition to all forms of tradition.

The Middleman Trailer (1976)

20 February 1976

A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls.

Alor Thikana Trailer (1974)

15 February 1974

In a world of family ties and hidden secrets, one woman's quest for independence collides with dark desires.

Goynar Baksho Trailer (2013)

11 April 2013

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's famous tale of 3 generations of women & their changing position in society,seen in relation to a box of jewels, handed down from one generation to the next.

Ekhane Pinjar Trailer (1971)

22 January 1971

Amal Basu, who decides to visit his hometown, meets Lila on the train. When he goes to his friend Nabendu's home, he learns that Lila is his sister and a smuggler.

Shyam Saheb Trailer (1986)

31 July 1986

Chandra realizes her husband is having an affair with Modhu. She leaves home and is offered a job by the wealthy Shyam, who soon realises her good nature and makes her the heir to his property.

Kalankita Nayak Trailer (1970)

15 May 1970

A renowned social worker of the old Bengali culture has been conspired against by the landlord of the village to create criticism against him before the public to hide his crimes.

Shet Patharer Thala Trailer (1992)

09 April 1992

After her husband passes away at a regressive Shyambazar household, progressive Bandana falls in love with her son's painting mentor, Sudipto Sorcar.

Titli Trailer (2002)

04 January 2002

A tender coming-of-age drama that explores the evolving dynamics between a mother and daughter against the serene backdrop of Darjeeling.

Bombay Talkie Trailer (1970)

18 November 1970

An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter chases after her.

Bisha Briksha Trailer (1984)

06 January 1984

A landlord develops feelings for Kunda but is unable to marry her since he is married to Suryamukhi. Eventually, Kunda marries Suryamukhi's brother, who turns out to be an alcoholic.

Nidhiram Sardar Trailer (1976)

24 September 1976

Suddenly a thief named "Nidhiram Sardar" totally changed the life of Kolkata police. He theft from the dishonest businessman and distributed them to the poor.

Jiban Saikate - Life on the Beach Trailer (1972)

10 February 1972

Jiban Saikate is a 1972 Bengali film based on the novel The Citadel by A. J. Cronin. It was directed by Swadesh Sarkar and stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Aparna Sen and Dilip Roy.

Arshinagar Trailer (2015)

25 December 2015

Arshinagar is a Bengali musical romance drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The screenplay is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Iti Mrinalini Trailer (2011)

29 July 2011

An award-winning aging actress reflects on her life while writing a suicide note.

Padatik Trailer (2024)

15 August 2024

The film follows Mrinal Sen in his early days around the time of India’s independence, where he is a struggling idealist with an all-consuming hunger for cinema but unable to feed himself or his young wife, to 1950s Calcutta, where (alongside Satyajit Ray) he helped start the Indian New Wave cinema movement.

Jadu Bansha Trailer (1974)

01 April 1974

A political film reflecting the turbulent times of the '60s and '70s.

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali Trailer (2021)

09 March 2021

A biographical documentary film about the legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, to commemorate Ray's centenary year.

Shipwreck Trailer (1979)

28 December 1979

A man survives a shipwreck and brings his wife home only to find out the woman he found unconscious on the shore was not his betrothed but a complete stranger.

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures Trailer (1978)

01 September 1978

This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at nothing to possess them.

Rater Rajanigandha Trailer (1973)

22 June 1973

After her father’s death, Anuradha Chowdhury became very upset. In such circumstances, Mr. Mallik, the general manager of Chowdhury Mines, tried to manage every property of their family.

Sati Trailer (1989)

23 November 1989

Uma, a mute Brahmin girl, lives with her uncle's family as she is an orphan. Since Uma has a faulty horoscope which indicate widowhood, the family finds it impossible to get her married off.

Sonar Khancha Trailer (1973)

02 July 1973

A renowned singer returns to his town that had forsaken him. He finds his true love but fate eludes him from a union.

Kaya Hiner Kahini Trailer (1973)

19 January 1973

Prabir, a rich and selfish man who does not realise the value of love and relationships, ruins the life of Mallika, a beautiful woman who loves him.

Devika Trailer (1987)

02 January 1987

The movie portrays the social stigma for widows in the late 17th century that was prevalent in India.

Ananya Trailer (1992)

03 January 1992

Jamuna Bai is the daughter of a famous courtesan named Kamala Bai who was known in Benaras for dance.

Mem Saheb Trailer (1972)

17 October 1972

Kajal, a dark-skinned woman, falls in love with Amit, an unemployed journalist. She urges him to focus on his career and provides unconditional support but destiny has other plans for the couple.

Vishwas Trailer (1969)

05 February 1969

Neena lives a poor lifestyle along with her parents. Her marriage is arranged with a wealthy male, but the marriage could not take place as her parents are unable to provide enough dowry.

Amodini Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Amodini is a rich landowner's daughter. Unable to face social stigma, her father arranges her marriage to a much older person, who fails to turn up on the wedding day.

World Within, World Without Trailer (1991)

22 March 1991

When the elderly mother of a Kolkata middle-class family commits suicide, no one has the courage to read the old woman's diary.

Chhutir Phande Trailer (1975)

09 May 1975

On their first honeymoon, newlyweds face an unexpected twist when the husband discovers his boss, whom he deceived to get time off, staying at the same hotel.

Baksa Badal Trailer (1970)

02 January 1970

A hilarious romantic-comedy where two people have their luggage exchanged during a train journey. One of them (Soumitra Chatterjee) is a psychiatrist, and he develops a keen interest in knowing the other party (Aparna Sen).

Naikar Bhumikay Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

19 years after losing her child, Mrs. Roy still hasn’t stopped looking. In an attempt to usurp her wealth, her manager plants Seema to pose as the long-lost daughter.

Indira Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Indira marries Upendranath Maitra at a young age, but as per her father's wish, she stays back with father for a period.

Ek Je Chhilo Raja Trailer (2018)

12 October 2018

Mahendra Kumar Choudhuri, the middle prince of the Bhawal Estate was affected by syphilis and was taken to Darjeeling for treatment.

Ekanta Apan Trailer (1987)

23 July 1987

Sudipa falls in love with Rawnobir, a goon, and soon, they both get married. However, things take a turn when Rawnobir is arrested and gets imprisoned.

Asati Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A wealthy industrialist, despite his wealth, drinks alone at night. His wife, deprived of love, meets a past love interest, leading to unfortunate events.

Jar Je Priya Trailer (1989)

06 July 1989

A well-to-do married couple keeps bickering over minor issues though the pair love each other. With time, their love gets tested but they keep yearning for each other.

Mohonar Dike Trailer (1984)

06 January 1984

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Basanta Bilap Trailer (1973)

02 January 1973

A romantic comedy about a series of clashes between the female residents of a ladies' hostel Basanta Bilap, and four boys of the neighbourhood, aided and abetted by their boudi (sister-in-law).

Padma Golap Trailer (1970)

02 July 1970

Ramakanta is a businessman whose wife Lata dies under mysterious circumstances. Lata had adopted Rita, the daughter of Mamata, as she was childless.

Ei Raat Tomar Amaar Trailer (2025)

31 January 2025

An elderly couple in their 70s revisit the regrets, heartbreaks, longing and acceptance in their five-decade-long marriage, all in one poignant night at their hillside retreat.

Bijoyini Trailer (1982)

04 June 1982

Priyoranjan and Ratnakar are close friends, almost like brothers, until Priyo marries Chirosree against their parents' wishes.

The Japanese Wife Trailer (2010)

09 April 2010

Snehmoy and Miyage are pen friends who exchange wedding vows through letters. Fifteen years pass but they never meet.

36 Chowringhee Lane Trailer (1981)

29 August 1981

After the marriage of her niece, an Anglo-Indian school-teacher, Violet Stoneham, lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta.

Ek Din Achanak Trailer (1989)

14 September 1989

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives.