Mrinal Sen (1923–2018) directed over 30 feature films, documentaries and telefilms over a career spanning five decades. He was instrumental in launching the New Cinema movement in India with his critically acclaimed Bhuvan Shome (1969). Sen’s films have received awards from almost all major film festivals, and restrospectives have been screened in major cities of the world. In 2005, Sen received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest honour in cinema.