Aparna Sen made her film debut at the age of 16, when she played the role of Mrinmoyee in the 1961 film Teen Kanya (Three Daughters) directed by Satyajit Ray (who was a long time friend of her father's). Aparna Sen then studied at Kolkata's Presidency College.Later in life she would work with Satyajit Ray in several of his films, including the short Pikoo (1981) where she played the role of an adulterous wife and mother. In 1965, Sen resumed her film career in Mrinal Sen's Akash Kusum. From then until the end of the 1970s, she worked steadily in the Bengali film industry. Aparna Sen acted in a number of Hindi films as well during this time.
Actress, Director, Screenwriter and Editor, Aparna Sen has been one of the most celebrated member of Indian film industry for the last four decades. Born in 25th October, 1945 in Kolkata, West Bengal, Aparna Sen is the daughter of veteran critic and filmmaker Chidananda Dasgupta.In her early youth, charismatic and beautiful Aparna Sen was impressed by European cinema that strongly affected her art life. She started her film career as an actress at the age of 16 in the movie 'Samapti' the final feature of the classic 'Teen Kanya' (1961) by the renowned director Satyajit Ray, in which she played a tomboyish village girl. After 'Samapti', 'Baksa Badal' and 'Akash Kusum' (1965) didn't do too well, then came 'Aparajito', which was her first commercial hit even though she did not quite understand the medium.
Her works in cinema and theatre appeared successively getting the praise of critics. Till the end of the 1970s, she worked steadily in the Bengali film industry. She acted in a number of Hindi films as well during this time. In 1969, she appeared in The Guru, an English-language feature and the first of three films with the celebrated duo of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory. She continued to work with Satyajit Ray in several of his films, including the compelling short Pikoo (1981) where she played the role of an adulterous wife and mother.
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