Mumbai, Aug 18: Filmmaker Aparna Sen, who had worked with cinematographer Ashok Mehta in "36 Chowringhee Lane", "Paroma" and "Sati", is devastated after learning about his demise, as she considered him her pillar of strength.
"The last time I met him was at the Mumbai premiere of my film 'The Japanese Wife'. I can't believe he's gone! I didn't even know he was suffering from lung cancer. But then I am not really that.
"The last time I met him was at the Mumbai premiere of my film 'The Japanese Wife'. I can't believe he's gone! I didn't even know he was suffering from lung cancer. But then I am not really that.
- 8/18/2012
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Indian indie favourite Aparna Sen’s new film about love through letters lacks style and diction.
The phonetic possibility of her surname Sen makes Indian indie filmmaker Aparna Sen’s films a fine fodder for all sorts of rhetorical puns in English, most obviously for a word, like say, sensational. But sadly her latest outing, “The Japanese Wife,” does not lend itself to the word because the film is anything but an Aparna Sen film. This also means that many of her previous films actually do lend themselves to hyperbole and it is incumbent to look closely at them individually, which, given her sparse filmography, is not a difficult task at hand. Only such a critique will best highlight why her latest is simply not up to the mark. Otherwise, the author remains a huge admirer of Sen’s abundant sensibility as a filmmaker, which makes her deserving of a seat among global auteurs,...
The phonetic possibility of her surname Sen makes Indian indie filmmaker Aparna Sen’s films a fine fodder for all sorts of rhetorical puns in English, most obviously for a word, like say, sensational. But sadly her latest outing, “The Japanese Wife,” does not lend itself to the word because the film is anything but an Aparna Sen film. This also means that many of her previous films actually do lend themselves to hyperbole and it is incumbent to look closely at them individually, which, given her sparse filmography, is not a difficult task at hand. Only such a critique will best highlight why her latest is simply not up to the mark. Otherwise, the author remains a huge admirer of Sen’s abundant sensibility as a filmmaker, which makes her deserving of a seat among global auteurs,...
- 5/20/2010
- by Sayandeb Chowdhury
- The Moving Arts Journal
She was just 16 when she made her debut as an actress in Satyajit Ray’s Teen Kanya. She went on to do many critically acclaimed films in both Hindi and Bengali. But Aparna Sen found that her true calling was behind the camera. She turned director with the National Award-winning 36 Chowringhee Lane. Several other acclaimed films like Sati, Mr and Mrs Iyer and 15 Park Avenue followed. Now, this three-time National Award winner is getting good reviews for her film The Japanese Wife. What would you do if Superman paid you a visit?Ask for funding for ...
- 4/16/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
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