Remembering Mrinal Sen on his 98th birth anniversary
The Hindu
A true-blue liberal and a staunch idealist, the filmmaker was relentless in his pursuit of telling a story in the most authentic fashion possible
For a filmmaker whose creations are deeply rooted in realism and explore heavy societal themes often from a cynical perspective, Mrinal Sen was obsessed with Charlie Chaplin and his antics as the lovable tramp. “One of the first films I saw was Chaplin’s The Kid when I was eight or nine years old... I loved it... I became wise after watching his films,” Sen expressed gleefully in one of his last interviews with DD National. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, Sen exhibited the same affinity for the poor and downtrodden as Chaplin. Only he used the device of a gritty drama instead of a laugh out loud comedy to actualise his vision.
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