Revered Indian actor and filmmaker Aparna Sen is the subject of Suman Ghosh’s documentary “Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen,” which has its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam‘s Cinema Regained strand.
Sen came to notice as an actor with the “Samapti” segment in Oscar winner Satyajit Ray’s “Three Daughters” (1961). She acted in several more films by Ray and also worked with Indian cinema greats Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and Rituparno Ghosh. Her acting credits also include Merchant-Ivory films “The Guru” (1969) and “Bombay Talkie” (1970).
“36 Chowringhee Lane” (1981), Sen’s directorial debut, won her best director at India’s National Film Awards. She has directed several acclaimed films since, including “Paroma” (1984), “Sati” (1989), “Paromitar Ek Din” (2000), “Mr. and Mrs. Iyer” (2002), “Goynar Baksho” (2013) and “The Rapist,” which won the Kim Jiseok prize at Busan in 2021.
Sen starred in Ghosh’s “The Bose Family” (2019). Ghosh is a prolific filmmaker who is...
Sen came to notice as an actor with the “Samapti” segment in Oscar winner Satyajit Ray’s “Three Daughters” (1961). She acted in several more films by Ray and also worked with Indian cinema greats Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and Rituparno Ghosh. Her acting credits also include Merchant-Ivory films “The Guru” (1969) and “Bombay Talkie” (1970).
“36 Chowringhee Lane” (1981), Sen’s directorial debut, won her best director at India’s National Film Awards. She has directed several acclaimed films since, including “Paroma” (1984), “Sati” (1989), “Paromitar Ek Din” (2000), “Mr. and Mrs. Iyer” (2002), “Goynar Baksho” (2013) and “The Rapist,” which won the Kim Jiseok prize at Busan in 2021.
Sen starred in Ghosh’s “The Bose Family” (2019). Ghosh is a prolific filmmaker who is...
- 1/24/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Liar’s Dice by Geethu Mohandas won the Best Film at the New York Indian Film Festival 2014. The films nominated were: Astu, Fandry, Goynar Baksho and Ugly.
Nagraj Manjule won the Best Director for Fandry. In this category, the nominations were Anurag Kashyap (Ugly), Aparna Sen (Goynar Baksho), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Sniffer) and Gajendra Ahire (Postcard).
Naseeruddin Shah won the Best Actor for The Coffin Maker while the award for Best Actress went to Geetanjali Thapa for Liar’s Dice.
Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang won the Best Documentary. The award for Best Short went to Blouse by Vijayeta Kumar.
The 14th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) was held from May 5-10, 2014.
Nagraj Manjule won the Best Director for Fandry. In this category, the nominations were Anurag Kashyap (Ugly), Aparna Sen (Goynar Baksho), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Sniffer) and Gajendra Ahire (Postcard).
Naseeruddin Shah won the Best Actor for The Coffin Maker while the award for Best Actress went to Geetanjali Thapa for Liar’s Dice.
Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang won the Best Documentary. The award for Best Short went to Blouse by Vijayeta Kumar.
The 14th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) was held from May 5-10, 2014.
- 5/12/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The nominations for 14th New York Indian Film Festival Awards have been announced! The festival is widely recognized as the oldest, most prestigious Indian film festival in the United States, showcasing some of the greatest talents working in the diaspora. Nyiff boasts five days of premiere screenings of feature, documentary & short films, industry panels, special events, retrospectives, red carpet galas,and an award ceremony to round out the festival. Celebrating its 14th year, Nyiff will run May 5 to 10 at a variety of prestigious New York City venues, including the Skirball Center for Performing Arts, where the opening and closing films are set to take place. Nyiff is dedicated to showcasing, promoting and building an awareness of Independent, art house, alternate and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent. Their mission is to encourage filmmakers to tell their stories, to educate North America about them and their talent and...
- 5/7/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
A Still from Liar’s Dice
The 14th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced nominations today in various categories of awards. The festival will be held from May 5 to 10 and will screen 23 narrative features and 11 documentaries.
In the Best Feature Film category; Astu, Fandry, Goynar Baksho, Liar’s Dice and Ugly will vie for the award while Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Sen, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Gajendra Ahire and Nagraj Manjule will compete for the Best Director award.
Full List of nominations:
Best Short
Bar Stools Blouse The Corner Table Give Into the Night Nightlife
Best Documentary
An American in Madras Gulabi Gang Rangbhoomi The Auction House The Unseen Sequence
Best Screenplay
Apur Panchali As The River Flows Shesher Kobita Virgin Talkies Zinda Bhaag
Best Actor
Mohan Agashe, Astu Naseeruddin Shah, The Coffin Maker Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Liar’s Dice Rahul Bhat, Ugly Roshan Seth, Brahmin Bulls
Best Actress
Anjali Patil, With You,...
The 14th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced nominations today in various categories of awards. The festival will be held from May 5 to 10 and will screen 23 narrative features and 11 documentaries.
In the Best Feature Film category; Astu, Fandry, Goynar Baksho, Liar’s Dice and Ugly will vie for the award while Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Sen, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Gajendra Ahire and Nagraj Manjule will compete for the Best Director award.
Full List of nominations:
Best Short
Bar Stools Blouse The Corner Table Give Into the Night Nightlife
Best Documentary
An American in Madras Gulabi Gang Rangbhoomi The Auction House The Unseen Sequence
Best Screenplay
Apur Panchali As The River Flows Shesher Kobita Virgin Talkies Zinda Bhaag
Best Actor
Mohan Agashe, Astu Naseeruddin Shah, The Coffin Maker Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Liar’s Dice Rahul Bhat, Ugly Roshan Seth, Brahmin Bulls
Best Actress
Anjali Patil, With You,...
- 5/5/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
This coming week the oldest and largest Indian film festival in North America will inundate the cultural fabric of New York City with award-winning, cutting-edge and entertaining films from the Indian subcontinent.
The New York Indian Film Festival, now in its fourteenth edition, is set to screen more than 40 films—features, short narratives and documentaries—from at least four South Asian countries. Organized by the Indo-American Arts Council, the week-long festival will mark the New York premiere screening of director-producer Anurag Kashyap’s widely admired thriller Ugly. It will be the second time for Kashyap at the festival, whose film Gangs of Wasseypur was the closing night film two years ago.
This time the closing film is acclaimed Bengali auteur Aparna Sen’s Goynar Baksho (The Jewelry Box), a film based on a novel of the same name. The centerpiece film is Malayalam director Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice – which...
The New York Indian Film Festival, now in its fourteenth edition, is set to screen more than 40 films—features, short narratives and documentaries—from at least four South Asian countries. Organized by the Indo-American Arts Council, the week-long festival will mark the New York premiere screening of director-producer Anurag Kashyap’s widely admired thriller Ugly. It will be the second time for Kashyap at the festival, whose film Gangs of Wasseypur was the closing night film two years ago.
This time the closing film is acclaimed Bengali auteur Aparna Sen’s Goynar Baksho (The Jewelry Box), a film based on a novel of the same name. The centerpiece film is Malayalam director Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice – which...
- 5/4/2014
- by Shelly Walia
- Bollyspice
A still from Sulemani Keeda
The 14th New York Indian Film Festival, to take place from 5-10 May, has unveiled its full line-up of films which comprises of a mix of 23 narrative features and 11 documentaries.
Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly is set to open the festival while Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice will be the centerpiece film. The festival will also present a retrospective of Gurinder Chaddha’s documentaries and will close with Aparna Sen’s Goynar Baksho.
Karan Bali’s 80 minute documentary, An American in Madras, based on American-born filmmaker Ellis R. Dungan’s travails in the Tamil film industry will get a screening alongside the recently released Gulabi Gang by Nishtha Jain.
Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry, Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar’s Astu and Gajendra Ahire’s Postcard are the three Marathi features which will screen at the festival. Assamese feature As The River Flows (Ekhon Nodir Xipare), by Bidyut Kotoky,...
The 14th New York Indian Film Festival, to take place from 5-10 May, has unveiled its full line-up of films which comprises of a mix of 23 narrative features and 11 documentaries.
Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly is set to open the festival while Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice will be the centerpiece film. The festival will also present a retrospective of Gurinder Chaddha’s documentaries and will close with Aparna Sen’s Goynar Baksho.
Karan Bali’s 80 minute documentary, An American in Madras, based on American-born filmmaker Ellis R. Dungan’s travails in the Tamil film industry will get a screening alongside the recently released Gulabi Gang by Nishtha Jain.
Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry, Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar’s Astu and Gajendra Ahire’s Postcard are the three Marathi features which will screen at the festival. Assamese feature As The River Flows (Ekhon Nodir Xipare), by Bidyut Kotoky,...
- 4/11/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 14th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and Diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 5 – 10) at the SoHo Tiffin Junction. Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 34 screenings (23 narrative, 11 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City.
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions – Marathi, Bengali and two films from the Northeast. In addition the festival covers cinemas from the neighboring South Asian countries – four films by Pakistani filmmakers, two from Sri Lanka – a feature and a documentary, and one from Nepal.
The festival’s Marathi films include Postcard and multiple-award winning films Astu and Fandry. Directed by Nagraj Manjule, Fandry received rave reviews in India, winning the grand jury prize at the Mumbai Film Festival in October...
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions – Marathi, Bengali and two films from the Northeast. In addition the festival covers cinemas from the neighboring South Asian countries – four films by Pakistani filmmakers, two from Sri Lanka – a feature and a documentary, and one from Nepal.
The festival’s Marathi films include Postcard and multiple-award winning films Astu and Fandry. Directed by Nagraj Manjule, Fandry received rave reviews in India, winning the grand jury prize at the Mumbai Film Festival in October...
- 4/10/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Organisers at the New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) have announced the full line-up for the 14th annual event.
Selections include Postcard, Astu and Fandry (pictured).
“We are thrilled to be able to share this film with New York audiences,” said festival director Aseem Chhabra. “Fandry is, in my book, perhaps the best film made in India in 2013.”
As previously announced, Anurag Kashyap’s tale of corruption and systemic violence Ugly and Aparna Sen’s adaptation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s multi-generational story Goynar Baksho bookend the festival. Geethu Mohandas’ quest film Liar’s Dice is the centerpiece screening.
The festival runs from May 5-10. For the full line-up click here.
Selections include Postcard, Astu and Fandry (pictured).
“We are thrilled to be able to share this film with New York audiences,” said festival director Aseem Chhabra. “Fandry is, in my book, perhaps the best film made in India in 2013.”
As previously announced, Anurag Kashyap’s tale of corruption and systemic violence Ugly and Aparna Sen’s adaptation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s multi-generational story Goynar Baksho bookend the festival. Geethu Mohandas’ quest film Liar’s Dice is the centerpiece screening.
The festival runs from May 5-10. For the full line-up click here.
- 4/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the Opening Night Gala film: Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly, a sensational tale of corruption, indifference, and systemic violence that begins when a 10-year-old daughter of an aspiring actor disappears.
The festival is widely recognized as the oldest, most prestigious Indian film festival in the United States, showcasing some of the greatest talents working in the diaspora. Celebrating its 14th year, Nyiff will run May 5 to 10 at a variety of prestigious New York City venues, including the Skirball Center for Performing Arts, where the opening and closing films are set to take place. The full line-up of screenings and events will be announced on April 8th, 2014.
Director Anurag Kashyap returns to Nyiff after closing the 2012 festival with his highly received film, Gangs Of Wasseypur, a two-part five-hour long drama that Hollywood Reporter declares “puts Tarantino in a corner with its cool command of cinematically-inspired and referenced violence,...
The festival is widely recognized as the oldest, most prestigious Indian film festival in the United States, showcasing some of the greatest talents working in the diaspora. Celebrating its 14th year, Nyiff will run May 5 to 10 at a variety of prestigious New York City venues, including the Skirball Center for Performing Arts, where the opening and closing films are set to take place. The full line-up of screenings and events will be announced on April 8th, 2014.
Director Anurag Kashyap returns to Nyiff after closing the 2012 festival with his highly received film, Gangs Of Wasseypur, a two-part five-hour long drama that Hollywood Reporter declares “puts Tarantino in a corner with its cool command of cinematically-inspired and referenced violence,...
- 4/3/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The 14th New York Indian Film Festival will open with Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly. The festival will run from May 5 –10, 2014 in New York City.
Ugly, a psychological thriller, which had its world premiere at Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last year, deals with a situation where no one can trust anyone amidst the scenes of brutality and psychological games after ten year old Kali goes missing from the car she was left in by her father. The Indian release of the film has been put on hold by the filmmaker who has been fighting against the anti-smoking tickers on screen.
Aparna Sen’s latest Bengali feature Goynar Baksho will close the festival. Starring Konkona Sen Sharma, the horror-comedy revolves around women of three generations and their changing position in the society. The film, which released in India in April last year, is also scheduled to close the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
Ugly, a psychological thriller, which had its world premiere at Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last year, deals with a situation where no one can trust anyone amidst the scenes of brutality and psychological games after ten year old Kali goes missing from the car she was left in by her father. The Indian release of the film has been put on hold by the filmmaker who has been fighting against the anti-smoking tickers on screen.
Aparna Sen’s latest Bengali feature Goynar Baksho will close the festival. Starring Konkona Sen Sharma, the horror-comedy revolves around women of three generations and their changing position in the society. The film, which released in India in April last year, is also scheduled to close the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
- 4/2/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 14th annual New York Indian Film Festival has announced its first few titles and they are, as expected, pretty damned fantastic. The festival will open with Anurag Kashyap's Ugly, a film that debuted at Cannes 2013 and has devastated audiences everywhere it has played since. This will be only the second North American screening of the film and Kashyap will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation. Also announced is a Sundance Film Fest favorite, Geetu Mohandas's Liar's Dice, featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Geethanjali Thapa, which I reviewed (link below). The closing film will be Aparna Sen's latest, Goynar Baksho, a tale of the changing role of women in India starring Konkona Sen Sharma.Nyiff takes place from May 5-10 in New York City at a variety...
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- 4/1/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Anurag Kashyap’s tale of corruption and systemic violence will open the New York Indian Film Festival on May 5.
Aparna Sen’s adaptation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s multi-generational story Goynar Baksho will close the festival on May 10. Geethu Mohandas’ quest film Liar’s Dice is the centerpiece screening.
Kashyap returns to the 14th festival after previously screening Gangs Of Wasseypur in 2012 and will take place in an on-stage conversation after the screening. Ugly premiered in Cannes 2013.
“We are thrilled to be opening this year’s New York Indian Film Festival with Anurag Kashyap new film Ugly,” said festival director Aseem Chhabra.
“Anurag has been in the forefront of India’s growing indie film movement, always pushing the boundaries and inspiring the new generation of filmmakers. Personally I am a big fan of his films.”
The full line-up of screenings and events will be announced on April 8.
Aparna Sen’s adaptation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s multi-generational story Goynar Baksho will close the festival on May 10. Geethu Mohandas’ quest film Liar’s Dice is the centerpiece screening.
Kashyap returns to the 14th festival after previously screening Gangs Of Wasseypur in 2012 and will take place in an on-stage conversation after the screening. Ugly premiered in Cannes 2013.
“We are thrilled to be opening this year’s New York Indian Film Festival with Anurag Kashyap new film Ugly,” said festival director Aseem Chhabra.
“Anurag has been in the forefront of India’s growing indie film movement, always pushing the boundaries and inspiring the new generation of filmmakers. Personally I am a big fan of his films.”
The full line-up of screenings and events will be announced on April 8.
- 4/1/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A still from Goynar Baksho
Sholay 3D will open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne which will take place from May 1-11. The screening will be followed by Q&A with the film’s star Amitabh Bachchan.
Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured as the Iffm International Screen Icon for 2014. To celebrate this visit, La Trobe University of Melbourne is creating the ‘Shri Amitabh Bachchan’ scholarship and Bachchan will present the inaugural scholarship to a student during his visit.
The festival will close with Goynar Baksho, directed by Aparna Sen, which will be introduced by lead actor Konkona Sen Sharma.
‘Hurrah Bollywood!’ section of the festival will feature “the best mainstream Hindi cinema from the last 12 months”, including Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela and Dhoom 3.
‘Beyond Bollywood’ section will present arthouse and regional language cinema including Gajendra Ahire’s Anumati, Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistaan, Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry,...
Sholay 3D will open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne which will take place from May 1-11. The screening will be followed by Q&A with the film’s star Amitabh Bachchan.
Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured as the Iffm International Screen Icon for 2014. To celebrate this visit, La Trobe University of Melbourne is creating the ‘Shri Amitabh Bachchan’ scholarship and Bachchan will present the inaugural scholarship to a student during his visit.
The festival will close with Goynar Baksho, directed by Aparna Sen, which will be introduced by lead actor Konkona Sen Sharma.
‘Hurrah Bollywood!’ section of the festival will feature “the best mainstream Hindi cinema from the last 12 months”, including Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela and Dhoom 3.
‘Beyond Bollywood’ section will present arthouse and regional language cinema including Gajendra Ahire’s Anumati, Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistaan, Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry,...
- 3/31/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The southern hemisphere’s greatest annual celebration of Indian cinema, The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will take place from 1-11 May and will feature, among many luminaries from Bollywood,including the esteemed actor Amitabh Bachchan Masterclasses, an awards show, over 45 film screenings and some of the biggest stars… it will be 11 days of unadulterated desi entertainment.
This year, Iffm will explore the richness of contemporary Indian cinema across four program streams, with films spanning Bollywood to art house and the subcontinent, as well as establishing an international competition, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards. Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured as the Iffm International Screen Icon for 2014. To celebrate this visit, La Trobe University is creating the ‘Shri Amitabh Bachchan’ scholarship and Mr Bachchan will personally present the inaugural scholarship to a student during his visit.
Other guests during the festival will include National Award-winning arthouse star Konkona Sen Sharma,...
This year, Iffm will explore the richness of contemporary Indian cinema across four program streams, with films spanning Bollywood to art house and the subcontinent, as well as establishing an international competition, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards. Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured as the Iffm International Screen Icon for 2014. To celebrate this visit, La Trobe University is creating the ‘Shri Amitabh Bachchan’ scholarship and Mr Bachchan will personally present the inaugural scholarship to a student during his visit.
Other guests during the festival will include National Award-winning arthouse star Konkona Sen Sharma,...
- 3/30/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Abu Dhabi, Oct 31: Award-winning filmmaker Aparna Sen is contemplating a sequel to her highly acclaimed "Mr. & Mrs. Iyer" with Konkona Sen Sharma and Rahul Bose reprising their roles from the 2002 movie.
At the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff), where her Bengali comedy "Goynar Baksho" (Jewel Box) was screened Tuesday night, Sen sat down for a tete-a-tete with Ians and spoke about her new plans and her professional camaraderie with her daughter Konkona.
"I might do a sequel to 'Mr.& Mrs. Iyer', I'm not yet sure, but I just might do it," Sen said when asked about her next project.
Without divulging any further about the plan, she, however, said it was "obvious" that she will bring Konkona and Rahul back on screen.
At the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff), where her Bengali comedy "Goynar Baksho" (Jewel Box) was screened Tuesday night, Sen sat down for a tete-a-tete with Ians and spoke about her new plans and her professional camaraderie with her daughter Konkona.
"I might do a sequel to 'Mr.& Mrs. Iyer', I'm not yet sure, but I just might do it," Sen said when asked about her next project.
Without divulging any further about the plan, she, however, said it was "obvious" that she will bring Konkona and Rahul back on screen.
- 10/31/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Abu Dhabi, Oct 30: "You made a brilliant ghost", an audience member rightfully complimented veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee at the ongoing Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff) post the screening of Bengali film "Goynar Baksho", in which she features as an entertaining spirit.
"This is a comedy, and it also has a serious side to it," director Aparna Sen cautioned the audience before the film, whose title means "The Jewellery Box", rolled at the Emirates Palace here Tuesday night.
The cautionary note was true - at the outset, it appears to be a comedy film laced with humorous dialogues and an endearing chemistry.
"This is a comedy, and it also has a serious side to it," director Aparna Sen cautioned the audience before the film, whose title means "The Jewellery Box", rolled at the Emirates Palace here Tuesday night.
The cautionary note was true - at the outset, it appears to be a comedy film laced with humorous dialogues and an endearing chemistry.
- 10/30/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
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