Asit Sen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1922 Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 25 August 2001 (aged 78) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1948–1983 |
| Spouse | Rekha Sen |
Asit Sen (24 September 1922 – 25 August 2001) was an Indian film director, cinematographer, documentary Filmmaker and screenwriter, who worked in both Bengali and Hindi cinema. He was born in Dhaka, now in modern-day Bangladesh, when it was part of East Bengal in British India. He directed 17 feature films in Hindi and Bengali, and was most known for the films Deep Jweley Jai (1959) and Uttar Falguni (1963) in Bengali, Mamta (1966), Khamoshi (1969), Anokhi Raat (1968) and Safar (1970) in Hindi.