He is regarded as the founder of Indian cinema and a director of motion pictures and recognized for creating the country's first domestic feature film.
Shyam Benegal touched the wounds of a post-colonially confused and depressed moment of this civilization.
Manoj Mitra, a master of subtlety, was a pivotal figure in Bengali theatre and cinema.
His work was deeply rooted in Marxist ideology, as he declared, "The ideological base of my work is fundamentally Marxism."
Aribam Syam Sarma “obtained a Masters Degree in Philosophy from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan. He is a philosopher. He searches for the aesthetic values of
When The Elephant Whisperers came to me, I fell in love with the project immediately. The idea of telling the story of two baby elephants
His cinema is fondly remembered for its many catchy tunes and the characters brought to life by leading stars, from Raj Kapoor to Amitabh Bachchan.
The first film that had the courage to talk about forced incest by an affluent older relative in Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding (2001).
On the one hand, The Disciple is a tribute to Hindustani classical music. On the other, it is a tribute to the guru-shishya parampara.
In many ways, Nagarik reflects some of the misgivings Ghatak felt when he first landed in Calcutta.
After The Rapist bagged the prestigious Kim Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival, Aparna Sen has been extremely busy speaking to the press.
Kripal Kalita’s debut feature, Bridge, is a film of rare integrity and beauty that affirms the triumph of the human spirit. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri spoke
There is no well-known film festival across the world that has not screened his films. Several documentary films were made on him, the most outstanding
Every film had its own film book which he fondly referred to as ‘Kheror Khata’. These red cloth-bound books are nothing short of treasure troves
Victor Banerjee by his own admission, is an actor who you can catch only at a press conference or film festival that is screening his
When Surekha Sikri won the National Award for her performance in Badhai Ho (2018), she was 73 and wheelchair bound. A brain stroke had affected
