Mrinal Sen
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 14, 1923, Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
- Died
- December 30, 2018
- Movies
- 41
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 upon him. Sen also served as a jury member at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | Talking Head | (voice) |
| 2014 | A Documentary Proposal | Self |
| 2012 | Celluloid Man | Self |
| 2007 | Cinema Asia: India | Self |
| 2001 | Smita | |
| 1981 | Cinématon XII | N°114 |
| 1981 | Indian Talkie | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2002 | This, My Land | Director, Screenplay |
| 1996 | And the Show Goes On | Director |
| 1993 | The Confined | Director, Writer |
| 1991 | World Within, World Without | Director, Screenplay |
| 1990 | City Life | Director |
| 1989 | Ek Din Achanak | Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Genesis | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | Portrait of an Average Man | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | The Ruins | Director, Screenplay |
| 1982 | Kharij | Director, Screenplay |
| 1981 | Kaleidoscope | Director, Screenplay |
| 1981 | In Search of Famine | Director, Screenplay |
| 1979 | Ek Din Pratidin | Director, Screenplay |
| 1979 | The Man with the Axe | Director, Screenplay |
| 1977 | The Royal Hunt | Screenplay, Director |
| 1977 | The Outsider | Director, Screenplay |
| 1974 | Chorus | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1973 | The Guerrilla Fighter | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1972 | Calcutta 71 | Director, Screenplay |
| 1971 | Interview | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1971 | An Unfinished Story | Director, Screenplay |
| 1970 | The Wish Fulfilment | Director, Screenplay |
| 1969 | Bhuvan Shome | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1967 | Two Brothers | Director |
| 1967 | Moving Perspectives | Director |
| 1966 | Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar | Screenplay |
| 1965 | Up in the Clouds | Screenplay, Director |
| 1965 | Kanch Kata Hire | Screenplay |
| 1964 | The Representative | Screenplay, Director |
| 1963 | And at Last | Director, Screenplay |
| 1961 | Punashcha | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1960 | The Wedding Day | Director, Screenplay |
| 1959 | Under the Blue Sky | Director, Screenplay |
| 1955 | The Dawn | Director, Screenplay |
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