Mrinal Sen
Indian film director (1923-2018) · India · On the map · Directors · Died at 95
Mrinal Sen was an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and a few Hindi and Telugu language films.
Mrinal Sen is read about 206 times a day, in 35 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Cinema Asia: IndiaFilm2005Dadasaheb Phalke AwardAward2000Order of FriendshipAward1996
And the Show Goes OnFilm, Director1991
World Within, World WithoutFilm, Director, Writer1989
Ek Din AchanakFilm, Director, Writer1985Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1982
KharijFilm, Director, Writer1981Padma BhushanAward1979
Ek Din PratidinFilm, Director, Writer1974
ChorusFilm, Director, Writer1972
Calcutta 71Film, Director, Writer1969
Bhuvan ShomeFilm, Director, Writer1966
Joradighir Chowdhury ParibarFilm, Writer1964
The RepresentativeFilm, Director, Writer1960
The Wedding DayFilm, Director, Writer1955
The DawnFilm, Director, Writer1923Born14 May 1923People around Mrinal
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Soumitra Chatterjee Mrinal directed Akash Kusum and Mahaprithibi
Utpal Dutt Mrinal directed Bhuvan Shome and Chorus
Mamata Shankar Mrinal directed Ek Din Pratidin and Kharij
Anjan Dutt Mrinal directed Kharij and Antareen
Sreela Majumdar Mrinal directed Ek Din Pratidin and Kharij
Shabana Azmi Mrinal directed Khandhar and Ek Din Achanak
Aparna Sen Mrinal directed Akash Kusum and Mahaprithibi
Madhabi Mukherjee Mrinal directed Calcutta 71 and Baishey Shravana
Sabitri Chatterjee Mrinal directed Raat Bhore and Pratinidhi
Dhritiman Chatterjee Mrinal directed Akaler Shandhaney and Padatik
Naseeruddin Shah Mrinal directed Khandhar and Genesis
Shobha Sen Mrinal directed Raat Bhore (1955)
Dimple Kapadia Mrinal directed Antareen (1993)
Nandita Das Mrinal directed Aamar Bhuvan (2002)- Bhanumati Devi Mrinal directed Matira Manisha (1966)
Sadhu Meher Also in Bhuvan Shome and The Wish Fulfilment
Kaushik Sen Mrinal directed Aamar Bhuvan (2002)
Prashanta Nanda Mrinal directed Matira Manisha (1966)
Ranjit Mullick Mrinal directed Interview (1971)
Subhendu Chatterjee Mrinal directed Akash Kusum (1965)
Amitabh Bachchan Mrinal directed Bhuvan Shome (1969)
Mithun Chakraborty Mrinal directed Mrigayaa (1976)
Kabori Sarwar Mrinal directed Neel Akasher Neechey (1959)
Bijon Bhattacharya Mrinal directed Padatik (1973)
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About this person
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.
