Aparna Sen Talks Suman Ghosh’s Rotterdam Documentary ‘Parama,’ Prepares Film of Satyajit Ray Stories (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Revered Indian actor and filmmaker Aparna Sen is the subject of Suman Ghosh‘s documentary “Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen,” which has its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam‘s Cinema Regained strand.
Sen came to notice as an actor with the “Samapti” segment in Oscar winner Satyajit Ray’s “Three Daughters” (1961). She acted in several more films by Ray and also worked with Indian cinema greats Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and Rituparno Ghosh.
Her acting credits also include Merchant-Ivory films “The Guru” (1969) and “Bombay Talkie” (1970). “36 Chowringhee Lane” (1981), Sen’s directorial debut, won her best director at India’s National Film Awards.
She has directed several acclaimed films since, including “Paroma” (1984), “Sati” (1989), “Paromitar Ek Din” (2000), “Mr. and Mrs.
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