Mrinal Sen funeral: Filmmakers and politicians attend
A contemporary of acclaimed filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, National Award-winning Bengali filmmaker Mrinal Sen passed away on December 30, 2018. The funeral of Mrinal Sen took place in Calcutta and was attended by a host of politicians and celebrities.

A contemporary of acclaimed filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, National Award-winning Bengali filmmaker Mrinal Sen passed away on December 30, 2018. Sen died of a heart attack at 10:30 am on Sunday at his residence in Bhowanipore. The funeral of Mrinal Sen took place in Calcutta and was attended by a host of politicians and celebrities. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh).

Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar attended Mrinal Sen's funeral (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh).

Mrinal Sen was born on May 14, 1923, in the town of Faridpur, which is now located in Bangladesh (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh).

CPIM leader Sujan Chakraborty also paid his last respects. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh).

Director Anjan Dutt attended the last rites of Sen. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh).

Sen is survived by his son Kunal Sen, who lives in Chicago (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh).