ONI Bureau: Legendary film director Mrinal Sen breathed his last on Sunday morning at his residence in Bhowanipore after a prolonged battle with age-related ailments. He was 95.
Conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke award and Padma Bhushan, Sen has directed films in both Bengali and Hindi.
The auteur, is best known for films such as Neel Akasher Neechey, Interview, Calcutta 71, Padatik, Bhuvan Shome.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, CPI Secretary General Sitaram Yechury and Amitabh Bachchan condoled on the demise of Sen.