The best introduction to this acclaimed director might be that she has worked with Sathyajith Ray and when you have worked with such a legend great things are expected and she more than lived up to all of them. After starting off, as an actress in films of Sathyajith Ray and Mrinal Sen. She started off as a director in 1981 with 36 Chowringhee Lane, which told the story of an Anglo Indian teacher in Calcutta. Bagging the national award for best director on debut is no small thing and she achieved it. She continued her good work with movies like Paroma, Sati and Yugant finding time to shine as an actress in other movies. Her most well known movie might be Mr. And Mrs. Iyer released in 2002. Receiving critical acclaim as usual and some popular votes from audience this movie propelled her daughter Konkona Sen into the limelight. She is currently making a film titled The Japanese Wife.