| Asit Sen অসিত সেন |
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| Born | 1922 Dhaka, Bengal, British India |
| Died | August 25, 2001[1] Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Years active | 1948-1983 |
Asit Sen (Bengali: অসিত সেন) (1922 – August 25, 2001) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. 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.
Sen worked with some of the most prominent actors in Bollywood during his career. As a director in Sharafat he directed Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Ashok Kumar, in Annadata (1972) he directed Jaya Bachchan, in Maa Aur Mamta (1970), Ashok Kumar, in Mamta (1966) he directed Suchitra Sen, Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra, and in Bairaag he directed Helen, Madan Puri and Kader Khan. In Anari (1975) he directed actors such as 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.
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