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Detailed explanation-1: -Mrinal Sen, (born May 14, 1923, Faridpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]-died December 30, 2018, Kolkata), Indian filmmaker who used a range of aesthetic styles to explore the social and political realities of his homeland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Matira Manisha (Man of the Soil) is a 1966 Odia film directed by Mrinal Sen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sen brought the ‘Film Truth’ style, where he shot his cinema like a documentary film, so the viewers get confused about whether it is accurate or fiction. We can see that technique in his film “Interview.” Furthermore, we get glimpses of his non-narrative style in many of his films.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mrinal Sen (Bengali: ; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome was the film that started the era of the Indian new wave in cinema. It is interesting to note that this was also the first paying gig of Amitabh Bachchan. Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome won three National Film Awards in 1969.