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‘Time for India to make English films’: Satyajit Ray’s advice that helped Aparna Sen turn director

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“On the contrary, said Ray, I think the time has come for India to make English films. So, Aparna did make her way to the top floor of Atlas Apartments at Malabar Hill, Mumbai, in a space that she revealed was called the “ chamcha room”, “obviously a place where Shashi met his fans when they came to see him.

After she sent across the synopsis, Shashi got back and said both he and his wife, actor Jennifer Kendal, liked it, but weren’t sure if Aparna can direct.

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