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Khandhar is Mrinal Sen’s most poetic film. It’s a masterpiece of stillness and silence

Khandhar’s emotional core lies in what is left unsaid. Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah's towering performances convey unspoken yearning and forbidden longing without relying on dialogues.

‘Remarkable timing’—Srijit Mukherji on his Mrinal Sen biopic Padatik and Dhaka uprising

Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Padatik’ is set to release on 15 August. Amid Bangladesh turmoil, the personal, political, and cinematic are colliding for the filmmaker.

Mrinal Sen returns to screen but Bengal box office is waiting for Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2

Bengali filmmakers don't seem to have much to offer other than nostalgia-peddling. And Allu Arjun, whose Pushpa had done phenomenal business in Bengal in 2021, may set the box office on fire yet again.

The isolation of Bhuvan Shome is all too real in a time of social distancing

Mrinal Sen’s classic New Wave film starring Utpal Dutt also launched the career of Amitabh Bachchan who went on to become a superstar.

Believe it or not — Amitabh Bachchan’s baritone voice was rejected by All India Radio

Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome not only launched the ‘art’ cinema movement, but it also launched the career of Amitabh Bachchan — ironies never cease to exist.

Mrinal Sen’s Padatik, about dispirited Communists in 1970s Calcutta, is a tale of our times

Padatik is last in Mrinal Sen’s Calcutta trilogy, in which Communists are risking their lives for a cause that forever seems out of reach.

Mrinal Sen, the cinematic genius who had the courage to bring social realities on celluloid

On his birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers Mrinal Sen, the pioneer of New Cinema movement, who was often criticised for making movies on human suffering.

Filmmaker Mrinal Sen passes away at 95

The Padma Bhushan awardee, best known for films such "Neel Akasher Neechey", "Padatik" and "Mrigayaa", was one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the country. 

On Camera

BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.