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Mrinal Sen (14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and a few Hindi and Telugu language films.
May 19, 2024 · Mrinal Sen (born May 14, 1923, Faridpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]—died December 30, 2018, Kolkata) was an Indian filmmaker who used a range of aesthetic styles to explore the social and political realities of his homeland.
Mrinal Sen was the president of the International Federation of the Film Societies. He also served as member of International Jury at various film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Moscow, Karlovy vary, Tokyo, Tehran, Mannheim, Nyon, Chicago, Ghent, Tunis, and Oberhausen.
Apr 1, 2016 · A biographical documentary on auteur and legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen. It takes a look at the wide panorama of his films across six decades, trying to decode the layers of his...
Jan 3, 2019 · Mrinal Sen, one of India’s leading filmmakers and a central figure in the movement known as parallel cinema, a socially conscious alternative to splashy Bollywood films, died on Dec. 30 at...
Mrinal Sen. Director: Chorus. Sen is one of his nation's most politically active filmakers. After having studied physics at university in Calcutta, Sen worked as a freelance journalist, a salesman of patent medicines and a sound technician in a film studio.
Aug 10, 2023 · Sixty-eight years after the release of his debut film, Raatbhor (1955)—the film he himself described as the “biggest of all big disasters”—and 54 years after the huge success of his masterpiece...
Dec 30, 2018 · After all, Sen, who passed away in Kolkata today, was celebrated as the firebrand “anarchist” of Indian cinema, the man who chose to redefine the boundaries through films like Bhuvan Shome (1968), Calcutta 71 (1971), Interview (1971), Padatik (1973) and Akaler Sandhane (1980).
Dec 30, 2018 · One of the most prolific filmmakers in the country and the pioneer of new wave cinema, Mrinal Sen passed away on Sunday morning due to age-related ailments. He was 95. He died after suffering a heart attack at his residence in Bhowanipore area of the city.
Dec 30, 2018 · Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen, known for his contribution to Bengali parallel cinema, died today at his home in Kolkata. He was 95. He died at around 10:30 am due to age-related ailments.
