Hirak Sen
He was 71. From 1980 until Ray’s death in 1992, he remained a constant companion, documenting Ray directing actors, writing, composing music, planning shots and sitting in quiet concentration between the takes. Among Sen’s most historic images was the photograph of Ray receiving his honorary Oscar from his hospital bed on March 16, 1992. The recorded version of Ray’s acceptance speech was broadcast 14 days later during the 64th Academy Awards ceremony. Priya Cinema owner Arijit Dutta , who organised a 2007 exhibition of Sen’s rare Ray photos, admired his use of natural light and frames.
“Others, too, loved having him at the ‘adda’ sessions,” Sandip said. “In the final years, he was afflicted with dementia,” Sandip added. Sen had been suffering from dementia and heart ailments.
Kolkata: Photographer Hirak Sen, who had chronicled Satyajit Ray ’s working life through the master filmmaker’s final decade, died on Wednesday.