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'''Asit Sen''' (24 September 1922 – 25 August 2001) was an Indian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter, who worked in both [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] and [[Hindi cinema]]. He was born in [[Dhaka]], now in modern-day [[Bangladesh]], when it was part of [[East Bengal]] in [[British India]]. He directed 17 feature films in Hindi and Bengali, and was most known for the films ''[[Deep Jweley Jai]]'' (1959) and ''[[Uttar Falguni]] ''(1963) in Bengali, ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'' (1966), ''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]'' (1969), ''[[Anokhi Raat]]'' (1968) and ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'' (1970) in Hindi.

==Career==
Remembered as a prominent filmmaker of his times with a career of more than four decades, making films in different Indian languages, Asit Sen’s contribution in Indian cinema deserves a special mention along with other stalwarts of that era. He is not to be mistaken with actor ([[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]]).
Born September 24, 1922 in Dhaka, Asit Sen was a child with a keen interest towards art. Post his schooling in Nagaon (Assam) he shifted to ([[Kolkata]]) for further studies, and in his youth he got drawn towards photography. With the help of his uncle Ramanand Sengupta, who was an established cinematographer, Asit Sen started attending shootings of Hindi films and then joined ''Bharat Laxmi Productions'' as an assistant to D.K. Mehta. Soon he became an assistant to his uncle in ''Purbarag'' (1947) and then later went on to become an independent filmmaker.

Following his passion, Sen first made a documentary following Mahatma Gandhi’s tours in Noakhali and Patna. With the confidence gained, he then made his directorial debut with the Assamese language film Biplabi in 1948. A few years later he made his first Bengali film ''Chalachal'' in 1956, starring [[Arundhati Devi]], which was a success, and many years later he remade the film in Hindi as ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'', which was also a hit.<ref name=tri/> In 1959, he made ''[[Deep Jwele Jai]]'' (1959), starring [[Suchitra Sen]], set in a psychiatric hospital, which again he remade in Hindi as ''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]'' in 1969, with [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Waheeda Rehman]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BLAST FROM THE PAST: Khamoshi 1969 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/16/stories/2008081653140600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804050555/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/16/stories/2008081653140600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2009 |date=16 August 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref> In ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'' (1966), a remake of his 1963 Bengali film ''[[Uttar Falguni]]'', a story about class conflict, he excelled as a storyteller. The film had lead actress Suchitra Sen in a double role, and featured memorable songs, "Rahein Na Rahein Hum", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and her soft, almost spiritual duet "Chhupa Lo Yoon Dil Mein Pyar Mera", with [[Hemant Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Blast From The Past: Mamta (1966)|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212111/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2013 |date=2 April 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref> Asit Sen then joined National Institute of Film And Fine Arts in 1993 as a teacher and till his death he served in film education for society.

Sen worked with some of the most prominent actors in Bollywood during his career. As director of Khamoshi (1969), he directed Rajesh Khanna, and in ''[[Sharafat]]'' (1970) he directed [[Dharmendra]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Ashok Kumar]]. In the unique themed movie ''[[Annadata (1972 film)|Annadata]]'' (1972), he directed [[Om Prakash]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]]. In ''[[Maa Aur Mamta]]'' (1970), he directed [[Ashok Kumar]]. in ''Mamta'' (1966) [[Suchitra Sen]], Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra. Another engaging story was ''[[Bairaag]]'' where Asit Sen directed [[Helen Jairag Richardson|Helen]], [[Madan Puri]] and [[Kader Khan]], and in ''[[Anari (1975 film)|Anari]]'' (1975), he directed actors [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]] and [[Kabir Bedi]].

Sen was nominated twice for [[Filmfare Best Director Award]], and won once. He was nominated for his direction of ''Mamta'' in 1967, and won the award in 1971 for ''Safar'', which starred [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Sharmila Tagore]] and [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]].

Asit Sen died at a Kolkata hospital on 25 August 2001 at the age of 79. He was survived by his only son Partha Sen.<ref name="tri">{{cite news |title=Film-maker Asit Sen dead |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010826/nation.htm#7 |publisher=The Tribune, Chandigarh |date=26 August 2001 |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Hindi and Bengali===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year!! Film!! Language !! Notes
|-
|1948
|''Biplabi''
|Assamese
|
|-
|1956
|''Chalachal''
| Bengali
|Remade in Hindi as ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'' in 1970.
|-
|1959
|''[[Deep Jweley Jai]]''
| Bengali
|The movie was remade in Hindi in 1969 as [[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]].<ref>http://noisebreak.com/6-old-gold-bengali-movies-inspired-bollywood-remake-part-ii/</ref>
|-
|1963
|''[[Uttar Falguni]]''
| Bengali
|At the [[11th National Film Awards]], the film was awarded [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]].<ref name="11thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|title=11th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170502124428/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 May 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|1966
|''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]''
| Hindi
|Remake of ''[[Uttar Falguni]]''
|-
|1968
|''[[Anokhi Raat]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1969
|''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]''
| Hindi
| Remake of [[Deep Jweley Jai]]
|-
|1970
|''[[Maa Aur Mamta]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1970
|''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]''
| Hindi
|Remake of 1956 Bengali film ''Chalachal''.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/iddaru-mithrulu-1961/article8764824.ece</ref>
|-
|1970
|''[[Sharafat]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1972
|''[[Anokha Daan]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1972
|''[[Annadata (1972 film)|Annadata]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1975
|''[[Anari (1975 film)|Anari]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Bairaag]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1982
|''[[Vakil Babu]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1983
|''Mehndi''
| Hindi
|
|-
|1984
|''Prarthana''
|Bengali
| <ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2624202/</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards==
* [[11th National Film Awards|1963]] [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]: ''[[Uttar Falguni]]''.<ref name="11thaward"/>
* 1971: [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]: ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]''

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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5556806|name=Asit Sen}}
* [http://www.upperstall.com/people/asit-sen Asit Sen Profile] at [[Upperstall]]
* [https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/cinemascope-tracing-asit-sens-directorial-footsteps The Two Asit Sens] at [Confusion Cleared between Two Asit Sens in The Free Press Journal Article]
* [https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost/parivar-1956-apradhi-kaun-2296 Parivar (1956) and Apradhi Kaun (1957) Two films directed by the actor-comedian Asit Sen at Bobbytalkscinema.com]
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