Question: Name the veteran filmmaker & Phalke awardee who passed away recently?
(a) Kadar Khan
(b) Mrinal Sen
(c) Ritwik Ghatak
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On 30th December 2018, Veteran filmmaker, Padma Bhushan & Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95 years at his home in Bhawanipur, Kolkata.
- Born on May 14, 1923 in Faridpur, (currently in Bangladesh), Mrinal Sen was suffering from old age related ailments for a long time.
- Contemporary of Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak; Mrinal Sen had done pioneering works in parallel cinema like Bhuvan Shome, Mrigyaa, Ek Din Achanak and Padatik.
- In 1982 Bengali film “Kharij” had won the jury prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.
Links:
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/legendary-filmmaker-mrinal-sen-cremated-119010100600_1.html
https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/veteran-filmmaker-mrinal-sen-passes-away-at-95/story/305354.html
https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bengali-cinema/legendary-bengali-filmmaker-mrinal-sen-passes-away-1502720648.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrinal_Sen