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Director
Mrinal Sen
- Born May 14, 1923 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
- Died December 30, 2018
Mrinal Sen entered the world of arts through Indian Peoples Theatre Association (IPTA) in 1943. He made his first film 'Raat Bhor' in 1956. Deeply influenced by the leftist ideology, most of his films deal with socio-political themes and the complexities of life of the urban middle class of Bengal. His second film, 'Neel Akasher Nichey' was banned by the government for two months in 1958. Though he predominantly worked in Bengali cinema, Sen also made films in the Odia, Telugu and Hindi languages.
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He won the National Award for Best Film four times and his films were screened at various international film festivals that bestowed accolades upon him. Sen also served as a jury member at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Known for
In Search of Famine1981
Calcutta 711972
Ek Din Achanak1989
Ek Din Pratidin1979
Bhuvan Shome1969
Interview1971
Kharij1982
The Guerrilla Fighter1973
Filmography
- 2020Talking HeadFilm(voice)
- 2014A Documentary ProposalFilmSelf
- 2012Celluloid ManFilmSelf
- 2007Cinema Asia: IndiaFilmSelf
- 2002This, My LandFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2001SmitaFilm
- 1996And the Show Goes OnFilmDirector
- 1993The ConfinedFilmDirector, Writer
- 1991World Within, World WithoutFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1990City LifeFilmDirector
- 1989Ek Din AchanakFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1986GenesisFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1984The RuinsFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1984Portrait of an Average ManFilmDirector, Screenplay, Story
- 1982KharijFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1981In Search of FamineFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1981KaleidoscopeFilmDirector, Story, Screenplay
- 1981Cinématon XIIFilmN°114
- 1981Indian TalkieFilmSelf
- 1979Ek Din PratidinFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1979The Man with the AxeFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1977The OutsiderFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1977The Royal HuntFilmScreenplay, Director
- 1974ChorusFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 1973The Guerrilla FighterFilmDirector, Story, Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue
- 1972Calcutta 71FilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1971InterviewFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1971An Unfinished StoryFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1970The Wish FulfilmentFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1969Bhuvan ShomeFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1967Two BrothersFilmDirector
- 1967Moving PerspectivesFilmDirector
- 1966Joradighir Chowdhury ParibarFilmScreenplay
- 1965Up in the CloudsFilmScreenplay, Director
- 1965Kanch Kata HireFilmScreenplay
- 1964The RepresentativeFilmScreenplay, Director
- 1963And at LastFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1961PunashchaFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1960The Wedding DayFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1959Under the Blue SkyFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1955The DawnFilmDirector, Screenplay