Mrinal Sen | |
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| Born | 14 May 1923 |
| Died | 30 December 2018 (aged 95)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1955–2002 |
| Works | Filmography |
| Spouse |
Gita Sen
(m. 1952; died 2017) |
| Awards |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (nominated) | |
| In office 27 August 1997 – 26 August 2003 | |
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. Regarded as one of the finest Indian filmmakers, along with his contemporaries Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Tapan Sinha, Sen played a major role in the New Wave cinema of eastern India.[2]
Sen received various national and international honors including eighteen Indian National Film Awards. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan, and the Government of France honored him with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, while Russian Government honored him with the Order of Friendship. Sen was also awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award for filmmakers in India.[3]
He was one of the few Indian filmmakers to have won awards at the big three film festivals viz., Cannes, Venice and the Berlinale.[2][4] Sen was a self described "private Marxist".[5]
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (3 January 2019). "Mrinal Sen, One of India's Leading Directors, Dies at 95 (Published 2019)". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Memories from Mrinalda". Rediff. Rediff.com. 1 February 2005. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Mrinal SEN - Festival de Cannes 2021". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Mrinal SEN - Festival de Cannes 2021". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Tuhina Mondol (31 December 2018). "Mrinal Sen — the 'accidental filmmaker'". The Statesman. Retrieved 27 January 2020.