Amar Bhuban
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(This, My Land)

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In the wake of the Kargil war, Mrinal Sen happened to watch a news correspondent asking a roadside vendor in Islamabad about what the war had meant to him. The man's one-word answer -- "nuksan" ("loss") -- provided him with the seed of the idea for this film. He mentioned to his biographer: "See the dimensions one single word can offer. I may even make a film based on this word!"

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Language:  Bengali (2002, Colour)
Screenplay and Direction:  Mrinal Sen
Camera:  Avik Bandhopadhay
​Music:  Debojyoti Mishra
Cast:
          Nandita Das
          Kaushik Sen
          Saswata Chatterjee

Awards & Nominations: 
          Cairo Film Festival: Official Selection
          Cairo Film Festival - Best Director
          Cairo Film Festival - Best Actress
​           (Nandita Das)

​Nandita Das

Kausik Sen and Saswata Chatterjee

Kausik Sen

Director Rituparna Ghosh with Mrinal Sen, during location shooting

Nandita Das

​Nandita Das on the phone in between shots.