Mrinal Sen

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-05-14 (95 years old)

Deathday

2018-12-30

Place of Birth

Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India

Mrinal Sen

Biography

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. He won the National Award for Best Film four times and his films were screened at various international film festivals that bestowed accolades upo...

Acting

2012

2001

1981

2020

Talking Head

as (voice)

Production

1967

Two Brothers

as Director

1976

The Royal Hunt

as Screenplay

1965

Kanch Kata Hire

as Screenplay

1974

Chorus

as Director

1974

Chorus

as Writer

1990

City Life

as Director

1982

1981

Kaleidoscope

as Director

1986

Genesis

as Director

1969

Bhuvan Shome

as Director

1965

Up in the Clouds

as Screenplay

1963

And at Last

as Director

1984

The Ruins

as Director

1989

1981

1955

The Dawn

as Director

1959

1972

Calcutta 71

as Director

1979

1971

Interview

as Director

1973

1960

The Wedding Day

as Director

1977

The Outsider

as Director

2002

This, My Land

as Director

1993

The Confined

as Director

1976

The Royal Hunt

as Director

1960

The Wedding Day

as Screenplay

1965

Up in the Clouds

as Director

1970

2002

This, My Land

as Screenplay

1967

1969

Bhuvan Shome

as Screenplay

1969

Bhuvan Shome

as Producer

1973

1973

1974

Chorus

as Producer

1996

1964

The Representative

as Screenplay

1963

And at Last

as Screenplay

1970

The Wish Fulfilment

as Screenplay

1993

The Confined

as Writer

1959

Under the Blue Sky

as Screenplay

1971

Interview

as Producer

1961

Over Again

as Director

1961

Over Again

as Producer

1971

1964

1961

Over Again

as Screenplay

1955

The Dawn

as Screenplay

1971

Interview

as Screenplay

1971

An Unfinished Story

as Screenplay

1972

Calcutta 71

as Screenplay

1973

1977

The Outsider

as Screenplay

1979

1979

1981

In Search of Famine

as Screenplay

1981

Kaleidoscope

as Story

1981

Kaleidoscope

as Screenplay

1982

The Case Is Closed

as Screenplay

1984

The Ruins

as Screenplay

1986

Genesis

as Screenplay

1989

Suddenly, One Day

as Screenplay

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