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Tag Archives: Mrinal Sen
Between 1966 and 1969, a demi decade, the shift in Mrinal Sen's cinematic temperament is prodigious. From trying out innovative techniques to perplex his audience in parts, to maturing as an activist filmmaker...
Silhouette editor Amitava Nag talked about the different phases of Mrinal Sen's journey through cinema in a discussion with Dr Neha Tiwari and Dr Vijay Sharma at the 125th symposium of Srijan Samvad,...
Throughout history artists time and again have been obsessed with relics and ruins. This is because, humans suffer from nostalgia and artists often display their chronic desire for melancholy. Artist...
Neel Akasher Neeche, the second film directed by Mrinal Sen, and produced by Hemant-Bela Productions, is a simple story of an innocuous relationship between a Chinese...
Mrinal Sen's films evolved thematically, exploring societal and personal journeys, while maintaining a balance between storytelling, cinema as a medium, and his contemporary context. Shoma Chatterji recalls her long...
Mrinal Sen, known for his films the world over, ventured into television briefly, when in 1986-87 he made a 13-episode series titled Kabhi Door Kabhi Paas. AK Nanda rewinds the episodic short...
From Calcutta Quartet to introspective works, Sen's films ruthlessly expose the middle class and challenge societal norms. Subha Das Mollick studies the visionary filmmaker who...
Girish Kasaravalli explores Mrinal Sen's cinematic legacy. From Sen's compassionate introspection to his pioneering 'vérité' style, Kasaravalli delves into the enigmatic filmmaker's impact...
Partha Pratim Ghosh explores the cinematic evolution of Mrinal Sen, from Chaplin's influence to polemical narratives, a journey that mirrored his changing times.
Silhouette editor Amitava Nag explores how Mrinal Sen's groundbreaking film, Bhuvan Shome, ignited India's 'Nouvelle Vague,' blending satire, social commentary,...
Three of Mrinal Sen’s seminal films — Ekdin Pratidin, Ekdin Achanak and Kharij — often referred to as the 'Absence Trilogy', filmed within a span of ten years, deal with a similar...
Sen had two distinct approaches while dealing with literary sources. Someswar Bhowmick explores how the maestro played with the characters and wove his films according to his own understanding of society and...
Following is an article written by Mrinal Sen nearly fifty years ago in 1975. The politics of our lives was different then, as was the polemics of his films. The essay looks at a brief history of Bengali cinema but...
Italo Spinelli is a reputed Italian critic and festival director with an abiding interest in the cinemas of India and other Asian countries. Spinelli speaks with Mrinal Sen about his...
Curtain raiser on the centenary celebration of Mrinal Sen’s birth anniversary
