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Mrinal Sen centenary exhibition at Gorky Sadan

The exhibition will continue till Monday, 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Sudeshna Banerjee Published 22.05.23, 09:09 AM
Personal effects of Mrinal Sen among the exhibits on view at Gorky Sadan till Monday

Personal effects of Mrinal Sen among the exhibits on view at Gorky Sadan till Monday Sanat Kr Sinha

The birth centenary of Mrinal Sen is being celebrated with a week-long commemoration at Gorky Sadan. An exhibition has been put together of photographs, posters, lobby cards, journals and mementoes. “The highlights are things of his personal use like his spectacles, pipe, laptop and landline phone set along with some of his awards, hand-written letters and pages from his script for the film Kharij,” said an official of the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, which has organised the show with Eisenstein Cine Club, North Calcutta Film Society, Tapan Sinha

Madhabi Mukherjee speaks at the inauguration on Monday as Mamata Shankar, Goutam Ghose (extreme left) and others look on

Madhabi Mukherjee speaks at the inauguration on Monday as Mamata Shankar, Goutam Ghose (extreme left) and others look on

Foundation and Cine Central Calcutta.The exhibition will continue till Monday, 3.30pm to 5.30pm. There are discussions on Sen every day. Four of his films — Baishey Shravana, Matira Manisha, Oka Oorie Katha and Genesis — and a documentary were screened.

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