Her best known collaboration is arguably with the Bengali singer Hemanta Mukherjee with whom she sang numerous duets, primarily as playback for Bengali films. Gupta went on to write the lyrics for many of her songs. She married Bengali poet Shyamal Gupta in 1966. She decided to come back to and settle in her home city Kolkata in 1952 due to personal reasons. She sang, as a playback singer, in 17 Hindi films. She began her career in Mumbai singing Hindi songs, starting with a song in the film Taarana in 1950. Though classically trained, the bulk of her work consists of Bengali modern songs. According to Manorma Sharma, 'Sandhya has been able to maintain her popularity as a classical vocalist even after acquiring the gloss and the glow of playback singing.

However, her guru was Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, followed by his son Ustad Munavvar Ali Khan, under whom she mastered Indian classical music. Sandhya started her music training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A T Kannan, and Professor Chinmoy Lahiri. JSTOR ( November 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately.įind sources: 'Sandhya Mukherjee' – news Iyer.This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. She won her second National Film Award as a director for Mr. Iyer, 15 Park Avenue, The Japanese Wife, Iti Mrinalini, Goynar Baksho. She went on to achieve further success in direction with films Paroma, Sati, Yugant, Paromitar Ek Din, Mr. 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 also garnered critical acclaim for her work in Indira (1984 film)|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). She went on to establish herself as a leading actress of Bengali Cinema with the films Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Ekhane Pinjar (1971), Ekhoni (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 film)|Proxy (1977), Mohonar Dike (1984), Ekanto Apon (1987), Swet Patharer Thala (1992).

Sen made her debut in Teen Kanya (1961) and received her success with Aparichito (1969). She was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the government of India in 1987. She is the winner of nine National Film Awards and nine international film festival awards for her direction in films. 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. Ma'am, shall I switch on the geyser? Rate this script: (0.00 / 0 votes)Īparna Sen (née Dasgupta, Ôporna Shen born 25 October 1945) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema.

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