
Directing
Asit Sen
Born — Died
1922-09-24 — 2001-08-25
Place of birth
Dacca, East Bengal, British India
Known for
Directing
Credits
19 titles
Asit Sen (24 September 1922 – 25 August 2001) was an Indian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter, who worked in both Bengali and Hindi cinema.
Known for
10.0A young couple struggle with poverty, but a job opportunity which cancels their financial woes leads to new tests of character
Anari
1975
8.3Dilip Kumar in Triple Role
Bairaag
1976
4.0A man takes in his daughter's fiance only to learn that he has been frequenting a prostitute under the auspices of teaching her to read and write.
Sharafat
1970
7.5A young woman agrees to marry a much older man in order to save her grandfathers home.
Anokhi Raat
1968
9.0Colonel Sahab is a doctor in a psychiatry ward and Nurse Radha (Waheeda Rahman) is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar (Dharmendra), whom she cared for, pouring out her love and affection, leaves the hospital, as she had been unable to keep her heart separate from her professional work and had fallen in love with her patient. Next Arun Choudury (Rajesh Khanna), a writer and poet enters as a patient, suffering acute mania after being rejected by his lover, Sulekha. After refusing to take his care, Radha relents and starts nursing him. In between while caring for Arun she reminisces her past and tells a story of how she took care of injured brave army soldiers when she was posted in Laddakh during the Sino-Indian war of 1962.
Khamoshi
1969
7.0A joint family consisting of four brothers, their wives, and their respective children, living under one roof. Some of the brothers are professionls, one a lawyer, a doctor, and others businessmen. They are a happy family, living and sharing each other's joys and sorrows. Then one day, an arguement breaks out over a glass of milk, and the entire family is thrown into chaos, and the only resolution seems to be nothing but dividing the entire property amongst the brothers and their respective families.
Parivar
1956
Behind the camera
10.0A young couple struggle with poverty, but a job opportunity which cancels their financial woes leads to new tests of character
Anari
1975
8.3Dilip Kumar in Triple Role
Bairaag
1976
4.0A man takes in his daughter's fiance only to learn that he has been frequenting a prostitute under the auspices of teaching her to read and write.
Sharafat
1970
7.5A young woman agrees to marry a much older man in order to save her grandfathers home.
Anokhi Raat
1968
9.0Colonel Sahab is a doctor in a psychiatry ward and Nurse Radha (Waheeda Rahman) is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar (Dharmendra), whom she cared for, pouring out her love and affection, leaves the hospital, as she had been unable to keep her heart separate from her professional work and had fallen in love with her patient. Next Arun Choudury (Rajesh Khanna), a writer and poet enters as a patient, suffering acute mania after being rejected by his lover, Sulekha. After refusing to take his care, Radha relents and starts nursing him. In between while caring for Arun she reminisces her past and tells a story of how she took care of injured brave army soldiers when she was posted in Laddakh during the Sino-Indian war of 1962.
Khamoshi
1969
7.0A joint family consisting of four brothers, their wives, and their respective children, living under one roof. Some of the brothers are professionls, one a lawyer, a doctor, and others businessmen. They are a happy family, living and sharing each other's joys and sorrows. Then one day, an arguement breaks out over a glass of milk, and the entire family is thrown into chaos, and the only resolution seems to be nothing but dividing the entire property amongst the brothers and their respective families.
Parivar
1956
Shekar is a sculptor who is blind. He eventually falls in love with Kalpana though his insecurities make him kill her ex lover who he thinks is having an affair with her. What is Shekar's fate now?
Vakil Babu
1982
4.2The son of a wealthy family, Monish falls in love with Deviyani, a girl from a considerably less privileged background. When Monish leaves to study abroad, the lovers plan to reunite, but desperate financial straits force Deviyani into a marriage with a philandering drunk instead. Deeply unhappy, she flees, taking her infant daughter with her and vanishing into thin air. Does fate have more than misery in store for the unfortunate Deviyani?
Mamta
1966
7.3Neela and Avinash are medical students, and are attracted to each other. But Avinash is poor and wants Neela to live a comfortable life. When Neela, who tutors Monto Kappor, meets his elder businessman brother, Shekhar, he instantly falls in love with her. He goes to propose marriage with her and meets her brother.
Journey
1970
NRA philanderer, the only son of a wealthy doctor, is attracted to a poor orphaned artist. Her stepbrother loathes rich people, and would go to any extent to get money off them. What would happen if the roles reversed?
Jiban Trishna
1957
NRA philanderer, the only son of a wealthy doctor, is attracted to a poor orphaned artist. Her stepbrother loathes rich people, and would go to any extent to get money off them. What would happen if the roles reversed?
Jiban Trishna
1957
NRHeeru, Naren, and Chandranath were friends. From his college days, Chandranath had been aspiring and ambitious. He is also a man of strict principles in life. He leaves his brother and sister-in-law and goes away to gain immense power and knowledge. In the meantime, he marries and is blessed with a kid. However, Chandranath's quest to learn more drives him to leave his new family as well as he sets off to achieve new goals in life. He not only fails to fulfill his request but ends up losing his family too. On the other hand, Naren hails from a rich family and is a happy-go-lucky-natured man. He appreciates the finer aspects of life. He falls in love with a courtesan and brings her home. Caught between the two friends who have opposite ambitions in life, Heeru wonders which path would bring contentment in one's life. However, Heeru loses control of his life and slowly realizes that his life has become a mirror of Chandranath's life.
Agun
1962
NRHeeru, Naren, and Chandranath were friends. From his college days, Chandranath had been aspiring and ambitious. He is also a man of strict principles in life. He leaves his brother and sister-in-law and goes away to gain immense power and knowledge. In the meantime, he marries and is blessed with a kid. However, Chandranath's quest to learn more drives him to leave his new family as well as he sets off to achieve new goals in life. He not only fails to fulfill his request but ends up losing his family too. On the other hand, Naren hails from a rich family and is a happy-go-lucky-natured man. He appreciates the finer aspects of life. He falls in love with a courtesan and brings her home. Caught between the two friends who have opposite ambitions in life, Heeru wonders which path would bring contentment in one's life. However, Heeru loses control of his life and slowly realizes that his life has become a mirror of Chandranath's life.
Agun
1962
A wealthy man, suspected of murder, is killed before he can be arrested. Everyone in his household is under suspicion. A private investigator looks into the case and finds himself falling in love with one of the suspects.
Apradhi Kaun?
1957
7.0A rich man who is disillusioned with his greedy relatives leaves his house and wanders off. He finds true happiness when he meets Aarti, who lives in a small town among simple folks.
Annadata
1972
8.0A story of love and sacrifice of a mother who did everything to protect her child ,even from her husband.
Uttar Falguni
1963
7.0A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient.
Deep Jele Jaai
1959
7.0A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient.
Deep Jele Jaai
1959
Sarama develops a close bond with her sickly classmate, Abinash, but fate takes her to Bipin and they get married. However, things turn awry when Bipin commits suicide after an irrational suspicion.
Chalachal
1956
