Raja Sen

Raja Sen
Raja Sen
Sen at the Focus Exhibition of Mayukhardo, 2019
Born (1955-11-10) 10 November 1955
NationalityIndian
Occupations
SpousePapiya Sen
ChildrenSubhasree & Sreyoshi
Websitewww.rajasensfilms.com

Raja Sen (born 10 November 1955) is an Indian film and television director and the winner of three National Film Awards from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] He is the father of Subhasree Sen and Sreyoshi Sen.

Career

Raja Sen first received recognition with Subarnalata (1997), a teleserial, he followed it up with Adarsha Hindu Hotel, Arogyo Niketan, few episodes of Desh Amaar Desh are some of the notables of the Bengali television arena.

He has also documented the real life paradigm of the living legends of Bengal's World of Art & Culture, namely, Suchitra Mitra, Tapan Sinha, Sombhu Mitra, Subhas Mukhopadhyay.

Personal life

Raja Sen is married to Papiya Sen, has two daughters, Subhasree Sen and Sreyoshi Sen and two granddaughters Mishka and Juana.

Filmography

Feature film

Documentaries

  • Filmmaker for Freedom (a film on Tapan Sinha)
  • Subhas Mukhopadhyay
  • Suchitra Mitra
  • Sambhu Mitra - 3 hours documentation by EZCC
  • Jyotirmoyee Devi
  • Alkaap - a dying folk culture
  • Itihasher Kolkata (5 episodes on the heritage of Kolkata)
  • Samaresh Basu (ICIL)
  • Rosogolla - brand ambassador of Bengal (EZCC)
  • The Greatest Bengali of The Millennium - (a film on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, BBC announced the founding father of Bangladesh as the Greatest Bengali of all time voted by Bengalis worldwide.)

TV serials

  • Kolkata Kolkata
  • Adarsha Hindu Hotel
  • Subarnalata
  • Samparka
  • Arogya Niket
  • Anirban
  • Anjuman
  • Streeash Charitram
  • Tarasankarer Chhoto Galpo

Awards

  • 1993 - Documentary Suchitra Mitra - National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film
  • 1997 - Debut feature film 'Damu' - National Film Award for Best Children's Film[2]
  • 1997 - Best Film - Shiromoni Award
  • 1997 - Best Audinence Juvenile Award in Dhaka International Film Festival
  • 1999 - Atmiyo Swajan - National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare
  • 1999 - Cairo International Film Festival

References

  1. ^ "Film Director Raja Sen Speaks About His New Movie (Interview)". VOA News. 29 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Kamal Hasan, Tabu, Gulzar bag national film awards". Rediff.com. 1997.