2 weeks ago
Bengali filmmaker Raja Sen critical, on ventilator at SSKM hospital
A famous movie maker from Bengal, whose name is Raja Sen, is very sick and is in the hospital.
Doctors say his condition is serious, so they are watching him very closely.
He is 70 years old and needs a special machine to help him breathe.
Raja Sen has not been feeling well for many years.
A long time ago, he fell down while making a movie called Maya Mridanga and hurt his back.
At first, the hurt did not seem like a big problem.
But later, it made it hard for him to move around on his own.
Now he is getting help at a big government hospital in Kolkata called SSKM Hospital.
People who work in the movie world are sharing this sad news.
Veteran Bengali filmmaker Raja Sen has been admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital in a critical condition.
The 70-year-old director is currently on ventilator support and under close observation by doctors.
Sen has been battling age-related ailments and other health complications for several years.
His prolonged health problems reportedly began after a serious back injury from a fall on the set of his film Maya Mridanga.
The injury was not considered serious at the time but subsequently affected his mobility, according to an industry source.
- Who
- Veteran Bengali filmmaker Raja Sen, 70, director of Atmiyo Sajan and Laboratory.
- What
- Admitted to hospital in critical condition and placed on ventilator support under close observation.
- Where
- State-run SSKM Hospital.
- When
- Reported Saturday, according to film industry sources.
- Why
- Age-related ailments and other health complications, reportedly linked to a serious back injury from a fall on the set of his film Maya Mridanga years ago.
Key facts
- Person
- Raja Sen
- Age
- 70 years
- Profession
- Bengali filmmaker
- Known films
- Atmiyo Sajan, Laboratory, Maya Mridanga
- Current condition
- Critical, on ventilator support
- Hospital
- State-run SSKM Hospital
- Health history
- Age-related ailments for several years; back injury from fall during Maya Mridanga shoot






