Bhandarkar met Sen during his recent visit to Kolkata.
"It was a pleasure meeting with Mrinal sen, I always wanted to meet him because he is one of my favourite directors, I spent some quality time with him. I will always cherish this moment," Bhandarkar said in a statement.
Sen is known for creating films like "Neel Akasher Neechey", "Khandhar", "Bhuvan Shome" and "Ek Din Pratidin".