Mrinal Sen
| Mrinal Sen মৃণাল সেন |
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Mrinal Sen
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May 14, 1923 Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Gita Shome (1952-2017) |
| Children | Kunal Sen |
| Awards |
Best Film (Critics) 1976 Mrigayaa Best Screenplay 1984 Khandhar Best Director 1969 Bhuvan Shome 1979 Ek Din Pratidin 1980 Akaler Sandhane 1984 Khandhar Best Screenplay 1974 Padatik 1983 Akaler Sandhane 1984 Kharij Moscow Film Festival - Silver Prize 1975 Chorus 1979 Parashuram Karlovy Vary Film Festival - Special Jury Prize 1977 Oka Oori Katha Berlin Film Festival - Interfilm Award 1979 Parashuram 1981 Akaler Sandhane Berlin Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize 1981 Akaler Sandhane Cannes Film Festival - Jury Prize 1983 Kharij Valladolid Film Festival - Golden Spike 1983 Kharij Chicago Film Festival - Best Film 1984 Khandhar Montreal Film Festival - Special Prize of the Jury 1984 Khandhar Venice Film Festival - Honorable Mention 1989 Ek Din Achanak Cairo Film Festival - Best Director 2002 Aamaar Bhuvan  (2000) |
Mrinal Sen (also spelled Mrinal Shen, born 14 May 1923) is an Indian filmmaker based in Kolkata. Along with his contemporaries Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, he is often considered to be one of the greatest ambassadors of Indian parallel cinema on the global stage. Like the works of Ray and Ghatak, his cinema is known for its artistic depiction of social reality. Although the three directors shared a healthy rivalry, they were ardent admirers of each other's work, and in so doing, they charted the independent trajectory of parallel cinema, as a counterpoint to the mainstream fare of Hindi cinema in India.
Sen was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student. He studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College, and subsequently earned a postgraduate degree at the University of Calcutta. As a student, he got involved with the cultural wing of the Communist Party of India. Although he never became a member of the party, his association with the socialist Indian People's Theatre Association brought him close to a number of like-minded culturally associated people.
Sen's interest in films started after he stumbled upon a book on film aesthetics. However, his interest remained mostly intellectual, and he was forced to take up the job of a medical representative, which took him away from Calcutta. This did not last very long, and he came back to the city and eventually took a job as an audio technician in a Calcutta film studio, which launched his film career.
Mrinal Sen made his first feature film, Raat Bhore, in 1955. It had the iconic Uttam Kumar who was not a star then. The movie was a let-down. His next film, Neel Akasher Neechey (Under the Blue Sky), earned him local recognition, while his third film, Baishey Shravan (the day when Rabindranath Tagore died), was his first film that gave him international exposure.
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