I&B ministry produces docu on Mrinal Sen

Cinematographer Soumendu Roy might call it quits after this project
Mrinal Sen ��� one of the greatest ambassadors of the parallel cinema movement in India ��� is now the subject of a documentary.
While Nripen Ganguli, winner of a National Award for his movie Bhombal Sardar (1984), has directed the docu, produced by the Films Division of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, three-time National Award winner Soumendu Roy is its cinematographer.The celebrated cameraperson, who had worked on 21 Satyajit Ray films, revealed his plans to call it quits after this project.
���I started off with Satyajit Ray���s documentary on Tagore and what better way to call it a day than shooting a docu on Mrinal Sen! Yes, if a very interesting offer does come my way, I will take it up. Otherwise, for me, this is it,��� said the octogenarian cinematographer.
Ganguli, whose association with Sen goes way back to 1947, said, ���The focus is on highlighting the philosophy of his life. The docu will feature parts of many of his films. But then, this isn���t a biopic. He spoke for long hours about his works. A questionnaire was given to him beforehand and he had prepared the answers, which we used. In a way, the script is by him. Helping us with the project was Adinath Das. I might call the docu Mrinal Sen: Doyen of Indian films, but we are yet to finalize that.��� The docu was shot between September 9 and 11 at the director���s house.