film director Mrinal Sen passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with age-related ailments. He was 95.

Mrinal Sen

• Mrinal Sen was born on 14, May 1923 in Faridpur city (now based in Bangladesh). He lived in the house of Bhavnipur in Kolkata.
• In 1955, Mrinal Sen made his first feature film 'Nightbhor'. His next film, Neil Akhtar Down, recognized him. While his third film 'Byes Shravan' gave him international recognition.
• Mrinal Sen made films like Bhuvanshom (1969), Chorus (1974), Mrigaya (1976) and Akalar Sandhya (1980). These four films were honored with the National Award for Best Feature Film.
• Mrigaya was the first film of Mithun Chakraborty. In this he won the National Award for Best Actor. Mrinal Sen's last film was Amark Bhuvan in
• Mrinal Singh was also a nominated MP in the Rajya Sabha from 1998 to
• He was awarded Padmabhushan in 1981 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in
• Mrinal Sen was honored by the Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2000 in his country's highest civilian honor, Order of Friendship.