Mrinal Sen passes away: Books by the auteur which shed light on his life and films | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Mrinal Sen passes away: Books by the auteur which shed light on his life and films | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |Published: December 30, 2018 2:28:58 pm

Mrinal Sen passes away: Books by the auteur which shed light on his life and films

Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95. Director of films like Ek Din Pratidin, Calcutta 71, Mrigayaa, among others, Sen fused politics with his narrative with enviable ease.

Mrinal Sen was 95 when he passed away. . (Express archive photo by RL Chopra)

One of the most celebrated Bengali filmmakers, Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95. Sen, who directed films like Ek Din Pratidin, Calcutta 71, Mrigayaa, among others, effortlessly weaved politics into his narrative.

The auteur has left behind a host of films which continue to talk to its viewers and remain relevant over the years, and books which give a glimpse of this thought process and the techniques he employed.

Here are some of the books by Sen you can read or re-visit.

Always being born

Mrinal Sen, in this book, narrates his life as it was and intersperses it with anecdotes. (Source: Amazon.in)

Published in 2004, Always being born is a memoir by the auteur where he confesses being a filmmaker by accident and a known iconoclast. He narrates his life as it was and intersperses it with anecdotes.