views are believed to be the reason for his omission from the function. Death Sen had had age-related ailments for many years. He died on 30 December 2018 at the age of 95 at his home in Bhawanipore, Kolkata. The cause was a heart attack. Awards National Film Awards Best Feature Film 1969: Bhuvan Shome 1974: Chorus 1976: Mrigayaa 1980: Akaler Sandhane Second Best Feature Film 1972: Calcutta 71 1980: Kharij Best Direction 1969: Bhuvan Shome 1979: Ek Din Pratidin 1980: Akaler Sandhane 1984: Khandhar Best Screenplay 1974: Padatik 1983: Akaler Sandhane 1984: Kharij Special Mention 1978: Parashuram Best Regional Film Awards Best Feature Film in Bengali 1961: Punascha 1965: Akash Kusum 1993: Antareen Best Feature Film in Telugu 1977: Oka Oori Katha Filmfare Awards International awards 4th International Film Festival of India - Jury Prize - Bhuvan Shome - 1969 Berlin International Film Festival State and institutional honors In 1979, he was awarded the Nehru Soviet Land Award by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for his contribution to world cinema. In 1981, the Government of India awarded Sen with the Padma Bhushan. In 1985, President François Mitterrand, the President of France, awarded him the Commandeur de Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters) In 1993, he was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by the University of Burdwan. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by Jadavpur University. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by Rabindra Bharati University. Between 1998 and 2003, he was made an Honorary Member of the Indian Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. In 2000, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation honored him with the Order of Friendship. In 2005, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honor given to an Indian filmmaker, was awarded to him by the Government of India for the year 2003. In 2009, he was awarded an List of University of Calcutta honorary degree recipients honorary D. Litt. by the University of Calcutta. In 2017, he was inducted as a member of the Oscar Academy Filmography Raat Bhore (The Dawn) (1955) Neel Akasher Neechey (Under the Blue Sky) (1959) Baishey Shravana (Wedding Day) (1960) Punascha (Over Again) (1961) Abasheshe (And at Last) (1963) Pratinidhi (The Representative) (1964) Akash Kusum (Up in the Clouds) (1965) Matira Manisha (Man of the Soil) (Odia film) (1966) Bhuvan Shome (Mr. Bhuvan Shome) (1969) Interview (1971) Ek