Aparna Sen

When Aparna Sen started her career as a filmmaker with the exquisite 36 Chowringhee Lane in 1981 she teamed up with cinematographer Ashok Mehta for the first time. They went on to work on two of Ms Sen’s most celebrated works. On hearing of Mehta’s death Aparna Sen says she’s shattered. “The last time I met him was at the Mumbai premiere of my film The Japanese Wife. I can’t believe he’s gone! I didn’t even know he was suffering from lung cancer.But then I am not really that close to Mumbai. I should have kept in touch.