The first heroine in Indian cinema was a man. Anna Salunke played Rani Taramati, wife of Raja Harishchandra, in the eponymous 1913 film that is regarded as the first feature film in India. Breaking ...

In 36 Chowringhee Lane, Aparna Sen’s unforgettable film about Anglo-Indians, ageing and loneliness (and so much more), Jennifer Kendal’s character Violet Stoneham permits her former student Nandita, ...

Indian actress Aparna Sen made her directorial debut with this 1981 feature about the English in postindependence India. Jennifer Kendall stars as a British schoolteacher and spinster who reluctantly ...

Christmas cheer and New Year revelry strangely brings back heartwrenching memories of Miss Violet Stoneham’s desperate attempts to become a part of the celebrations in 36 Chowringhee Lane. Jennifer ...

In Parama- A Journey with Aparna Sen, filmmaker Suman Ghosh puts the spotlight on the iconic actor-director, who made films like 36 Chowringhee Lane and Yugant. Director Suman Ghosh along with ...

Suman Ghosh takes Aparna Sen back to the locations of some of her early films in a new documentary on her life and work. mid-day gets together with the two filmmakers to discuss cherished characters, ...

An explosion, a conspiracy, and an unlikely duo on a mission to expose the truth.

Veteran actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen, who has made path-breaking films like "36 Chowringhee Lane" and "Mr and Mrs Iyer", says that she has a small yet dedicated following. "I do have small but ...

Kolkata: Tracing the house where Aparna Sen’s “36 Chowringhee Lane” was shot was not easy. The film was released in 1981. Kolkata has since then changed colours. The house numbers have changed. What ...