Sen sometimes came across as a passionate documentary film maker especially with his use of real-life footage of violence, and montages of newspaper cuttings to
Soumitra Chatterjee, the film actor, was much more than Ray. His journey in Bengal’s aesthetic cinema, beyond Ray, was a significant aspect of his oeuvre
When the first poster came out before the film’s release in October 1965, there was little to choose between Chowdhury and H.P. Briggs’ famous portrait
The film is divided into several sections with sub-plots interwoven seamlessly. One is the track where Soumitra is being recorded live by Dr. Sen and
The turning point came in 1946 when I attacked an essay penned by noted author Buddhadev Bose in Parichay. The impressed editors, Hiren Mukherjee and
In many ways, Nagarik reflects some of the misgivings Ghatak felt when he first landed in Calcutta.
Kanchenjunga was not originally set in the hills. Satyajit originally located this in a picnic spot in the outskirts of Calcutta and named it Baganbari,
Bengali film Mayar Jonjal is Based on Manik Bandyopadhyay's stories. It is an Indo-Bangladesh production starring actor Ritwick Chakraborty.
Is Siddhartha a coward? Or is he an escapist? Or is he really a misfit who cannot fit in?
