Aparna Sen's father and film critic Chidananda Dasgupta passes away

89 years old Bengali filmmaker, critic and a reputed film historian, Chidananda Dasgupta passed away at his home in Kolkata late Sunday night after a brief illness. He was suffering from acute Broncho Pneumonia and Parkinson's disease.

 

He was the father of award-winning actor-director Aparna Sen and grandfather of actress Konkana Sen Sharma. Dasgupta made seven films and wrote over 2000 articles on cinema in various periodicals. He received the lifetime achievement award at the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival in 2004 in recognition for his writings on films which included books such as 'Talking About Films' and 'The Cinema of Satyajit Ray' amongst others.

Aparna Sen's father and film critic Chidananda Dasgupta passes away

 

Chidananda, along with Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, founded The Calcutta Film Society, in 1947 which is India's first film society dedicated to feature films.

 

Bollywood Hungama prays for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

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