Director
Mrinal Sen
103 years · Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India · 40 films
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 for
Filmography 40
The Outsider
1977 · Director, Screenplay
Talking Head
2020 · (voice)
A Documentary Proposal
2014 · Self
Celluloid Man
2012 · Self
On Criterion Channel
Cinema Asia: India
2007 · Self
This, My Land
2002 · Director, Screenplay
Smita
2001 · Actor
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Director
The Confined
1993 · Director, Writer
World Within, World Without
1991 · Director, Screenplay
City Life
1990 · Director
Ek Din Achanak
1989 · Director, Screenplay
Genesis
1986 · Director, Screenplay
Portrait of an Average Man
1984 · Director, Screenplay
The Ruins
1984 · Director, Screenplay
Kharij
1982 · Director, Screenplay
On Hoichoi
Kaleidoscope
1981 · Director, Screenplay
In Search of Famine
1981 · Director, Screenplay
Indian Talkie
1981 · Self
Ek Din Pratidin
1979 · Director, Screenplay
The Man with the Axe
1979 · Director, Screenplay
The Royal Hunt
1977 · Screenplay, Director
Chorus
1974 · Director, Writer
The Guerrilla Fighter
1973 · Director, Producer