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Nationality: Indian
Birthdate: 05/04/1923
Birthplace: East Bengal
biography
After having studied physics at university in Calcutta, Mrinal Sen worked as a freelance journalist, a salesman of patent medicines and a sound technician in a film studio. His interest in Marxism led him in 1943 to join the Indian People's Theatre Association, a group with links to the Communist Party of India, and his political commitment has remained central to his life and work, though he never joined a party and has always insisted on his right to criticize the Left. His reputation as a film critic brought him an opportunity to direct, and he made his debut with "Raat Bhore/The Dawn"
Began 10-year affiliation with cameraman Sailaja Chatterjee, "Neel akaher neechey/Under Blue Skies"
1965
"Akash kusum/Up in the Clouds" sparked a lively debate about form and content of film in the letters column of the Calcutta STATESMAN between Sen and his contemporary Satyajit Ray
1967
First film in color, the documentary "Moving Perspectives
1969
Directed "Bhuvan Shome", widely regarded as "a pivotal film in Indian film history" and as the beginning of India's new wave"; shot in black and white by K K Mahajan, Sen's cinematographer of choice for the next 20 years
