TIL Desk Bollywood/ Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen died at his south Kolkata residence on Sunday following old age complications, said his family member. Sen, 95, a widower, is survived by his only son Kunal Sen.
The Padma Bhusan awardee filmmaker, who was ailing for a long time, breathed his last at his residence, 38 Padmapukur Road, in South Kolkata’s Bhawanipore area around 10 a.m.
Sen, also the recipient of country’s highest film honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, made his debut as a filmmaker with a feature film, Raat Bhore in 1955, which starred Uttam Kumar.
He is known for his acclaimed films like “Neel Akasher Neechey”, “Padatik”, “Bhuvan Shome” and “Akaler Sandhane”, “Ek Din Pratidin” and so on.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has condoled Sen’s death.”Saddened at the passing away of Mrinal Sen. A great loss to the film industry. My condolences to his family,” she tweeted.
