Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen passes away at 95

Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen took his last breath at his residence in Kolkata. He died around 10:30 am on Sunday and was 95 at the time of death. The death was caused due to cardiac arrest. He was born on May 14, 1923, in Faridpur (now in Bangladesh). He is survived by his son Kunal Sen.

Mrinal Sen made his debut as a filmmaker with a feature film, ‘Raat Bhore’ in 1955, which starred Uttam Kumar. He is not only known for making Bengali movies but also contributed to the Tamil and Hindi film industry. Some of his best works are ‘Oka Oori Katha’ (Tamil), ‘Neel Akasher Neechey’ (Bengali), ‘Bhuvan Shome’ (Hindi), ‘Akaler Sandhane’ (Bengali), ‘Mrigaya’ (Hindi) and many more. ‘Mrigaya’ was the debut of Mithun Chakraborty and it earned him a National Award for the Best Actor in 1976. It also won the National Award for the best feature film.

In 1983, Mr. Sen was conferred with India’s third highest civilian award – Padma Bhushan and in 2005, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

From President Ram Nath Kovind to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and actors, everyone has paid tribute to the filmmaker on social media. Here are the tweets.

Sad to learn of the passing of acclaimed film-maker Mrinal Sen. From Bhuvan Shome to the Calcutta trilogy, his penetrating and sensitive portrayal of social realities made him a fine chronicler of our times. A loss to Bengal, to India and to the world of cinema #PresidentKovind

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 30, 2018

Saddened at the passing away of Mrinal Sen. A great loss to the film industry. My condolences to his family

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) December 30, 2018

#mrinalsen you will always be remembered. Rest in Peace pic.twitter.com/sha01vxmdK

— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) December 30, 2018

May his soul rest in peace!

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