Silhouette Magazine

SILHOUETTE
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ISSN 2231 - 699X | A Publication on Cinema & Allied Art Forms

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A hand-picked basket of cherries from the world of most talked about books and popular posts on creative literature, reviews and interviews, movies and music, critiques and retrospectives ...
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Film Reviews

Sagina Mahato: The Bitter Brew of Labour Struggles

The Healing Touch: Doctors in Tapan Sinha’s Films

Harmonium — A Symbol of Interconnected Lives

Ethics and Moral Lessons in Tapan Sinha’s Apanjan

Retrospective

A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved

Sagina Mahato: The Bitter Brew of Labour Struggles

The Healing Touch: Doctors in Tapan Sinha’s Films

Harmonium — A Symbol of Interconnected Lives

Interviews

‘His First Release in Bombay was ‘Anand’, Not ‘Saat Hindustani” — SMM Ausaja, Author of THE BACHCHANS

Director’s Chair – Hindi Cinema’s Golden Age: In Conversation with Manek Premchand

How Suhas Met Mr Bhuvan Shome

‘He Only Wanted to Make Films About People He Had Direct Contact With’: Kunal Sen Remembers His Father Mrinal Sen

Critique

A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved

Tapan Sinha and Feature Film Management

The Impossibility of Love: Three Films of Tapan Sinha

The Cinema of Tapan Sinha — Literary Synthesis and Cinematic Demarcation

Music

Waqt Ne Kiya – A Song That Encapsulates a Tragedy

50 Songs of Lata Mangeshkar

Zindagi Ka Safar: Songs on Life and Its Journeys

Shakeel Badayuni: The Eternal Romantic

Ray@100

Meeting Ray: The Nawab of Sight and Sound

My Journey with Feluda

Dancing with Ray… An Unparalleled Celluloid Experience

Hirak Rajar Deshe: The Diamond King Had a Great Fall

Mrinal Sen@100

Mahaprithibi: Mrinal Sen’s Ultimate Realization about Art, Politics and Society

How Suhas Met Mr Bhuvan Shome

Mrinal Sen’s Matira Manisha – Family at the Crossroads

‘He Only Wanted to Make Films About People He Had Direct Contact With’: Kunal Sen Remembers His Father Mrinal Sen

Seema jaiswal on Abhas versus Kishore — An Existential Reality (Part 1)
First of all, in this essay you should have mention that it is just your point of view of Kishore Kumar, not reality Second, using songs and film si...
Siddhartha Ghosh on A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved
"'A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved' by Shiladitya Sarkar is a critical appraisal of Tapan Sinha's films in the past. The essay has been well writt...
Siddhartha Ghosh on Sagina Mahato: The Bitter Brew of Labour Struggles
The essay on Sagina Mahato is well written and is likely to create interest in this generation of viewers who can hardly imagine the time gone by. The...
Subha Das Mollick on The Healing Touch: Doctors in Tapan Sinha’s Films
Thank you for your detailed comments on my essay. In the process of writing this essay I too got new insights about Tapan Sinha's craft as well as his...
Shirish Waghmode on Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar — A Sizzling Potpourri of Fun and Romance
Your comment,is ,as expected,truly enriching for the author !

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Waqt Ne Kiya – A Song That Encapsulates a Tragedy

The Song Story

A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved

Critique

Sagina Mahato: The Bitter Brew of Labour Struggles

Indian Film Reviews

The Healing Touch: Doctors in Tapan Sinha’s Films

Indian Film Reviews

Harmonium — A Symbol of Interconnected Lives

Indian Film Reviews

What They Say

Adoor GopalakrishnanRenowned filmmaker

The idea of restarting the Web Magazine Silhouette is most welcome. There is not a single serious publication on cinema in our country. We are occasionally lamenting about nothing new happening in Indian cinema. The absence of any serious debate or even appreciation of good efforts has been responsible for this situation. I hope you will be able to fill up at least a portion of the big gap. Wishing Silhouette well.
Shoma A ChatterjeeNational Award winning film critic and scholar

“Serious, in-depth writing on cinema is almost a rarity in these days of star-centric and market-driven film journalism. Several serious journals and magazines on cinema have stopped publication. In this dark scenario, Silhouette is reborn and brings the hope of that elusive rainbow at the end of a dark tunnel. As a contributor to Silhouette and a constant reader of this journal, I feel it works ideally not only for throwing up original and unique perspectives on cinema, but also as a frame of reference for students of film studies and for filmmakers across the English-speaking literatti now and in the future.. Here is wishing Silhouette a long, healthy and productive life for the sake of cinema lovers everywhere.”
SMM AusajaFilm Historian and Achivist at Osianama Learning Experience

"In these times of information overload all over the net and otherwise, when analytical and critical reasoning without sounding academic is rare, Silhouette Magazine is coming up with articles that are objective and informative at the same time. There are very few magazines which cover Indian cinema's uniqueness and blend it with World Cinema. The design is neat and the format is easy to read. I wish all success for the relaunch. Keep up the good work!"
Dheeraj AkolkarFilm maker and director of Liv & Ingmar

"It is necessary to have public forums that celebrate and investigate deepest corners and chasms of art with keenness, vision, fearlessness, genuine thirst and knowledge. In that invaluable position I place The Silhouette Magazine - amongst the few places where readers can find challenging and stimulating closeness to art. My best wishes on its relaunch!"
Bikas MishraEditor of Dearcinema.com and Film Director of Chauranga

"In the crowd of countless glossy and shallow film magazines, Silhouette shines for its in-depth analysis, insightful interviews and incisive film reviews. Kudos to Amitava Nag and the entire team!"