Among
the film-makers of Bengal, RAJA SEN perhaps is, the most committed
and versatile. he is a humanist, who firmly believes in " portraying
the victory of mankind after a course of conflicts with surroundings".
The realistic sense of his film making brought him three National
Awards including other prestigious laurels. In 1993 his documentary
SUCHITRA MITRA received the National Award for best film in the
Art and Culture section. In 1995, his debut feature film Damu was
awarded Best Children's Film and his next film ATMIYO SWAJAN received
the award for Best Family Film in 1999. In fact recognition and
laurels began with SUBARNALATA a teleserial in entertainment arena.
ADARSHA HINDU HOTEL and a host of others followed, all topping the
popularity charts and making Sen a household name in Bengal. RAJA
SEN has graciously placed forward and meticulously documented the
real life paradigm of the living legends of Bengal's world of Art
and Culture - Suchitra Mitra, Tapan Sinha, Sombhu Mitra, Subhas
Mukhopadhyay.
