Aparna Sen's directorial debut '36 Chowringhee Lane' turns 45. She drew Ms Stoneham's character from a lonely Anglo-Indian teacher she knew in school. Frustrated as an actor, Sen wrote the English script in her mid-30s. Discouraged by others, she consulted Satyajit Ray, who encouraged her and suggested Shashi Kapoor as producer.
Aparna Sen's directorial debut '36 Chowringhee Lane' turns 45. She drew Ms Stoneham's character from a lonely Anglo-Indian teacher she knew in school. Frustrated as an actor, Sen wrote the English script in her mid-30s. Discouraged by others, she consulted Satyajit Ray, who encouraged her and suggested Shashi Kapoor as producer.
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