WBFJA Awards Aparna Sen Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
The West Bengal Film Journalists Association (WBFJA) held its annual awards ceremony on January 13, 2025, at Priya Cinema, Kolkata. Renowned filmmaker Aparna Sen received the prestigious ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award’ for her significant contributions to Indian cinema. The event celebrated Bengali cinema’s excellence, with awards given in various categories, including Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Director. It also paid tribute to legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor on his birth centenary with a thematic tribute to the circus industry.
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| Why in the news? | WBFJA Awards: Aparna Sen Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Aparna Sen received the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Indian cinema. |
| Best Film | Manik Babur Megh won Best Film at the WBFJA awards. |
| Best Actor (Male) | Chandan Sen for Manik Babur Megh. |
| Best Actor (Female) | Rituparna Sengupta for Ajogya. |
| Best Director (Joint Award) | Srijit Mukherji (Badami Haynar Kabale) and Debaloy Bhattacharya (Padatik). |
| Special Recognition | Srijit Mukherji for Oti Uttam, for technical innovation using AI to recreate Uttam Kumar’s voice. |
| Most Promising Director | Abhinandan Banerjee for Manik Babur Megh. |
| Most Popular Film | Khadaan. |
| Most Popular Actor | Dev for Khadaan. |
| Best Screenplay | Anjan Dutt for Chalchitra Ekhon. |
| Best Music Director | Amit Chatterjee for Badami Haynar Kabale. |
| Best Background Score | Rathijit Bhattacharya for Khadaan. |
| Playback Singer (Male) | Timir Biswas (Tekka), Rathijit Bhattacharya (Khadaan). |
| Playback Singer (Female) | Antara Mitra for Khadaan. |
| Best Lyricist | Kaushik Ganguly for Ajogya. |
| Tribute to Raj Kapoor | The event paid homage to Raj Kapoor on his birth centenary with a circus-themed tribute and the song Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan from Mera Naam Joker. |
| Notable Attendees | Saswata Chatterjee, Mamata Shankar, Paran Bandyopadhyay, among others. |
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