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.
Matira Manisha
(Director)
Calcutta 71
(Writer)
The Royal Hunt
(Screenplay)
Kanch Kata Hire
(Screenplay)
Chorus
(Director)
Chorus
(Writer)
An Unfinished Story
(Writer)
City Life
(Director)
The Case is Closed
(Director)
Kaleidoscope
(Director)
Genesis
(Director)
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
(Director)
Bhuvan Shome
(Director)
Up in the Clouds
(Screenplay)
Abasheshe
(Director)
Suddenly, One Day
(Writer)
The Ruins
(Director)
Suddenly, One Day
(Director)
In Search of Famine
(Director)
In Search of Famine
(Writer)
Raat Bhor
(Director)
Under the Blue Sky
(Director)
Calcutta 71
(Director)
The Man with the Axe
(Director)
Interview
(Director)
The Guerrilla Fighter
(Director)
The Wedding Day
(Director)
The Outsider
(Director)
Aamaar Bhuvan
(Director)
The Confined
(Director)
World Within, World Without
(Director)
The Royal Hunt
(Director)
The Wedding Day
(Screenplay)
Up in the Clouds
(Director)
Kaleidoscope
(Writer)
Ichhapuran
(Director)
Aamaar Bhuvan
(Screenplay)
Moving Perspectives
(Director)
Raat Bhor
(Writer)
Bhuvan Shome
(Screenplay)
Bhuvan Shome
(Producer)
The Guerrilla Fighter
(Story)
The Guerrilla Fighter
(Producer)
The Guerrilla Fighter
(Screenplay)
Chorus
(Producer)
Chorus
(Story)
Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
(Screenplay)
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
(Writer)
The Ruins
(Writer)
Tasveer Apni Apni
(Director)
And the Show Goes On
(Director)
Pratinidhi
(Screenplay)
Abasheshe
(Screenplay)
Ichhapuran
(Screenplay)
World Within, World Without
(Screenplay)
The Confined
(Writer)
Under the Blue Sky
(Screenplay)
The Man with the Axe
(Writer)
The Case is Closed
(Writer)
Interview
(Producer)
Over Again
(Director)
Over Again
(Producer)
An Unfinished Story
(Director)
Pratinidhi
(Director)