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  • Date of Birth: 14 May, 1923
  • Place of Birth: Faridpur, East Bengal , British India
  • Biography: Mrinal Sen (Bengali: মৃনাল সেন, also spelled Mrinal Shen) is a famous Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on May 14, 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at... Read more

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TNN 11 November 2009, 04:13am IST KOLKATA: First the bypoll battering, then a 'snub' from one of India's leading filmmakers - Tuesday couldn't have been worse for chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. ... Full Article

Tribals in this region are regular cine gores and they are particularly interested in Mithun's films. Whenever the actor's film has been shown in this town's cinema hall, a long queue of tribal youth aging between 15 to 35 are... ... Full Article

The Calcutta University conferred an honorary D.Litt to Mrinal Sen recently at its annual convocation for his outstanding contribution to cinema. This is the fourth honorary doctorate for the legendary, octogenarian filmmaker; the earlier ones coming from Jadavpur University, Rabindra... ... Full Article

WHENEVER WE think of Bengali movies , Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak immediately come to mind. The industry has made great leaps in story telling. ... Full Article

Mona Parthsararhi New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Eminent filmmaker Mrinal Sen is not impressed with the representation of Mumbai's ghettos in 'Slumdog Millionaire' and believes that Oscar awards are not the ultimate parameter of good cinema. ... Full Article

Reviewing Goutam Ghosh's Kaalbela (2009) becomes an excruciating effort for a young man from Kolkata even with a fleeting connection to Bengali literature; who grew up with the novel through his late teens - buoyed by the spirit of rebellion,... ... Full Article

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