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

Matira Manisha

as Director

1972

Calcutta 71

as Writer

1976

Mrigayaa

as Screenplay

1965

Kanch Kata Hire

as Screenplay

1974

Chorus

as Director

1974

Chorus

as Writer

1971

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

Abasheshe

as Director

1984

The Ruins

as Director

1989

1989

Ek Din Achanak

as Director

1981

1981

1959

1955

Raat Bhor

as Director

1979

1972

Calcutta 71

as Director

1971

Interview

as Director

1965

Up in the Clouds

as Director

2002

Aamaar Bhuvan

as Director

1976

Mrigayaa

as Director

1960

The Wedding Day

as Screenplay

1977

Oka Oori Katha

as Director

1973

1960

The Wedding Day

as Director

1993

The Confined

as Director

1981

Kaleidoscope

as Writer

1970

Ichhapuran

as Director

2002

Aamaar Bhuvan

as Screenplay

1967

1955

Raat Bhor

as Writer

1969

Bhuvan Shome

as Producer

1969

Bhuvan Shome

as Screenplay

1973

1973

1974

Chorus

as Story

1974

Chorus

as Producer

1984

The Ruins

as Writer

1984

1996

1964

Pratinidhi

as Screenplay

1963

Abasheshe

as Screenplay

1970

Ichhapuran

as Screenplay

1993

The Confined

as Writer

1959

Under the Blue Sky

as Screenplay

1982

1971

Interview

as Producer

1961

Punashcha

as Producer

1961

Punashcha

as Director

1971

1964

Pratinidhi

as Director

1961

Punashcha

as Screenplay

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