Mrinal Sen Movies

Collection of documentary shorts by various acclaimed directors

The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty...

A young engineer Niren marries a young widow Rama who already has a five-year-old child Tutul from her previous marriage. Their marital life grows...

Difficulties erupt between a married couple when their relationship gets hit by societal pressures, norms, and deep-rooted patriarchy.

In this rather routine, made-for-television movie by famed Indian director Mrinal Sen, an employee (K.K. Raina) in a large office is suddenly facing...

Subrata joins his father's business that he quits due to ideological differences. What awaits his fate now?

After being accused wrongly of theft, a slightly addled servant runs away to the city, carrying as his only real possession an axe, which he claims...

While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have...

Deeply influenced by leftist ideology, this film dealt with social and political themes: A poor village boy's hazardous experience in a rich urban...

A young boy wishes to switch roles with his father, and the wish is granted for a trial period. Mrinal Sen made this film for the Children's Film...

A film by Mrinal Sen.

The greed for the possession of the family land destroys the affection and brotherhood between siblings, Baraju and Chakadi after their father, Shama...

An elusive actor is a rarity. Talking Head is about the actor Dhritiman Chaterji. In October 1970, Pratidwandi (The Adversary) one of Satyajit...

This biographical film is a tribute to a pioneering actress Smita Patil through her works a tribute to the parallel cinema. Her realistic dignified...

The tragic story set in the late 1930s, just before famine struck Bengal. It tells of the marriage of a dumpy middle-aged salesman of small goods to...

The 'Century of Cinema' is an 18-part series produced by the British Film Institute to celebrate 100 years of cinema. The series includes films...

Set in the turbulent 1930s, this is the story of a poor Chinese hawker selling his merchandise, Chinese silk, in the streets of Calcutta. This was...

Reel 12 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.

Films Division, decides to make a documentary film on the renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen. Officials from the Films Division go to Mrinal Sen’s...

The film unfolds the history of India since the beginning of time to present day through the help of sculptures, paintings, photographs and live...