![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shoojit-Sircar-pays-tribute-to-Aparna-Sen-at-80-Shes-been-an-inspiration-to-women-and-men-everywhere.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nHow well do you know the legendary Aparna Sen?
Aparnadi is 80? How beautiful is that! I\u2019ve had quite a few interactions with her over the years, and I think it\u2019s her aura that\u2019s most striking. I\u2019d purely call it her guts and confidence \u2014 the clarity with which she conducts herself. It\u2019s just wonderful and deeply inspiring.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Shoojit Sircar pays tribute to Aparna Sen at 80: \u201cShe\u2019s been an inspiration to women and men everywhere\u201d<\/p>\n
Your favourite Aparna Sen directorials?
Her films \u2014 36 Chowringhee Lane, Paroma, The Japanese Wife, Mr & Mrs Iyer \u2014 are all such powerful statements. They deal with strong social subjects yet are treated so cinematically and sensitively. 36 Chowringhee Lane and Paroma are still etched in my mind. She was so daring in her treatment, especially in 36 Chowringhee Lane.<\/p>\n
I see echoes of her cinema in your films.
She\u2019s been a pure inspiration. We all look up to her. Apart from being a gifted writer, screenwriter, and actress, what\u2019s equally important is her sense of social commitment. She has always stood up for causes she believes in and has protested fearlessly whenever necessary. That kind of integrity is rare.<\/p>\n
Your wishes for her birthday?
I just want to wish her all the very best. I truly hope that someday \u2014 and I think I still have time \u2014 I get to work with her. With her grace, intellect, and guts, she\u2019s been an inspiration to so many women and men, both in Bengal and beyond.<\/p>\n
Also Read: Shabana Azmi calls Aparna Sen\u2019s 80th birthday a \u2018State Event in Bengal\u2019; says, \u201cShe\u2019s my dearest friend\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n BOLLYWOOD NEWS – LIVE UPDATES<\/p>\n Catch us for latest Bollywood News<\/a>, New Bollywood Movies<\/a> update, Box office collection<\/a>, New Movies Release <\/a>, Bollywood News Hindi<\/a>, Entertainment News<\/a>, Bollywood Live News Today<\/a> & Upcoming Movies 2025<\/a> and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How well do you know the legendary Aparna Sen?Aparnadi is 80? How beautiful is that! I\u2019ve had quite…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[74590,74591,6325,156,337,409,74592,111,139,69,74593,52924,74594,20838],"class_list":["post-102139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-36-chowringhee-lane","tag-aparna-sen","tag-birthday","tag-entertainment","tag-features","tag-movies","tag-mr-mrs-iyer","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-paroma","tag-shoojit-sircar","tag-the-japanese-wife","tag-tribute"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}