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Mrinal Sen
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Mrinal Sen was a male film director, politician, and screenwriter born in Faridpur in 1923. He was educated at the University of Calcutta and held citizenship in the British Raj, India, and the Dominion of India. His native language was Bangla, and he also spoke Hindi and English. Sen worked in the field of film direction, specifically within the Soviet Parallel Cinema genre, with a career spanning from 1955 to 2002.
He served as a member of the Rajya Sabha and received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, and Order of Friendship. His notable works include *Trtiya bhubana*, *Montage*, and *In search of famine* (Ākāler Sandhāney). Sen died of myocardial infarction in Kolkata on December 30, 2018, under natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Mrinal Sen
- Mrinal Sin
- Trtiya bhubana
- Montage
- In search of famine (Ākāler Sandhāney)
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Film & TV
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
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…
Known for
- Talking Head — (voice)2020
- A Documentary Proposal — Self2014
- Celluloid Man — Self2012
- Cinema Asia: India — Self2007
- Smita2001
- Cinématon XII — N°1141981
- Indian Talkie — Self1981
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1923-05-14 ) 14 May 1923, Faridpur , Bengal Presidency , British India
- Died
- 30 December 2018 (2018-12-30) (aged 95) , Bhawanipore , Kolkata , West Bengal, India
- Alma mater
- University of Calcutta
- Occupation
- Director
- Years active
- 1955–2002
- Works
- Filmography
- Spouse
- Gita Sen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ; died 2017 )
- Awards
- Padma Bhushan (1983) Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1985) Order of Friendship (2000) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2003)
- Preceded by
- Shyam Benegal
- Succeeded by
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Faridpur
- Place of death
- Kolkata
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- member of Rajya Sabha
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Bangla
- Field of work
- film direction
- Official website
- mrinalsen.org
- Image
- Mrinal-sen.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-05-14
- name in native language
- মৃণাল সেন
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- date of death
- 2018-12-30
- Commons category
- Mrinal Sen
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Mrinal Sen
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
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- Mrinal Sen
- writing language
- Bangla
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Encyclopedic overview
Mrinal Sen (/mrɪˈnɑːl/ Bengali pronunciation: [/mriːˈnal/]; 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 India's parallel cinema movement, which offered a realistic, socially aware counterpoint to splashy Bollywood films, as well as in the country's New Wave cinema. He also served as the President of FTII from 1984 to 1986.
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.
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