Retrospective

Bancharamer Bagan: Between Parable and History in the Postcolony

Trinankur...

The Cinema of Tapan Sinha — Literary Synthesis and Cinematic Demarcation

During...

The City, Crime and Middle Class Vulnerability in Tapan Sinha’s Films

Through...

Jatugriha and Ijaazat: Love in Fragments

Jatugriha...

Khaniker Atithi and Zindagi Zindagi: Two Sides of One Coin

A...

Kabuliwala Champions a Humanity That Transcends Superficial Differences

Tapan Sinha’s Kabuliwala...

Upahar — The Unwanted Gift

Tapan...

We Have Lost the Word ‘Honesty’: Tapan Sinha

Renowned director...

Tapan Sinha@100 – Curtain Raiser

Tapan...

Asit Sen: The Director Who Became an Unforgettable Comedian

Ratnottama...

The Making of Maa: Bimal Roy’s Debut in Bombay

Ratnottama Sengupta...

Nazir Hussain, the INA and the Long March of Kadam Kadam

Nazir...

An Actress Par Excellence

There was more to Meena...

The Elusive Nanda

Nanda’s sweet innocence made...

Akira Toriyama – How the Super Saiyan of Manga and Anime Paved the Way

Celebrate...

(L to R) Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, Amitava Nag and Sharmila Tagore at the Discussion on Tapan Sinha and the golden era of Bengali Cinema at Kunzum, GK-2, New Delhi

Sharmila Tagore Recalls the Cinema of Tapan Sinha and the Golden Era of Bengali Films

Legendary...

Myriad Strands of Love: A Hindi Film Perspective

Exploring love...

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

In...

How Suhas Met Mr Bhuvan Shome

Suhasini Mulay...

Mrinal Sen’s Matira Manisha – Family at the Crossroads

Film critic...

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

Kunal,...

Cricket Films of Bollywood

ICC World Cup 2023 fever is running...

Prayag Raaj – The Virtuoso Wordsmith

The voice behind...

‘Barsaat & Bharat’ – Rare Vintage Film Memorabilia & Artwork in Online Auction

Memorable...

Satyajit Ray: From Frame To Frame

In Satyajit Ray: From...

A Lustrum in the Life of Mrinal Sen

Between 1966 and 1969,...

Mrinal Sen — A Journey Through Cinema

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‘Khandhar’ — A Ruin of Decaying Nostalgia

Throughout history artists...

Neel Akasher Neeche: A Tale of Humanism Amid the Freedom Struggle

Neel...

Remembering Mrinal Sen

Mrinal Sen's films evolved thematically,...

‘Kabhi Door Kabhi Paas’: Exploring Distances

Mrinal Sen, known...

Big City and the Middle Class: Predicaments in Mrinal Sen’s Films

From...

Mrinal Sen’s Films & Mrinal-Da, The Man: Some Impressions

Girish...

Shadows of Chaplin in the Polemics of Mrinal Sen

Partha Pratim...

The Politics of Choice, the Politics of Representation: Mrinal Sen’s ‘Oka Oorie Katha’

Shiladitya...

‘Bhuvan Shome’ – A Satire at the Austerity of Indian Bureaucracy

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The Presence of Absence in Mrinal Sen’s Films

Three of Mrinal...

An Inadequate Centenary Tribute

Sen had two distinct approaches...

Moviemaking in Calcutta

Following is an article written by...

Mrinal Sen in Conversation with Italo Spinelli

Italo...

Mrinal Sen@100 — A Centenary Tribute Special Series

Curtain raiser...

Of Incomplete Tales: My Friendship with Guru Dutt (Parts 3 & 4)

In...

Of Incomplete Tales: My Friendship with Guru Dutt (Parts 1 & 2)

In...

Remembering Madhubala – Today and Forever

Madhubala’s...

Hrishikesh Mukherjee: Master of the Middle Path

A Silhouette...

Balraj Sahni – An Institution of Acting

Balraj Sahni was an actor...

Dadamoni: Playing God

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ArunaRaje: Song of Freedom

Films Through Women's...

Like Father, Like Daughter…Ashok Kumar and Bharati Jaffrey

It is...

Bachchan Back to the Beginning — Mega 18-City Retrospective & Exhibition to Celebrate the Icon’s 80th Birthday

To...

Bikash Roy and Pradeep Kumar in Biallish (1951)

Bengali Cinema During the Freedom Struggle

Throughout the 1930s...

Stardust Memories

STARDUST...

Though He Actually Never Met Her…

Gulzar voices his “deepest...

Remembering Phani Da

Nabendu Ghosh, the...

Phani Majumdar: A Journey Through Life…

Phani Majumdar, the legendary...

Tapan Sinha and the Triumvirate of Bengali Cinema

Amitava Nag’s...

Eyi Path Jodi Na Shesh Hoy: The Immortal Songs of Uttam-Hemanta

Bengal's matinee...

Madhubala: Ageless Beauty, Timeless Icon

In a short-lived career,...

Ae Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal: Thespian Dilip Kumar Bids Adieu

Dilip Kumar,...

The Early Works of Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Buddhadeb Dasgupta is...

Blue as the Sky… Sunil

Nabendu Ghosh, the legendary screenplay...

Meeting Ray: The Nawab of Sight and Sound

"Today, when everyone is remembering the...

My Journey with Feluda

From Sonar Kella (1974) to...

Dancing with Ray… An Unparalleled Celluloid Experience

Challenging the conventional songs...

Hirak Rajar Deshe: The Diamond King Had a Great Fall

Fifteen year old Anshula loves the...

A Daughter’s Tribute

A Films Division...

Satyajit Ray’s Rendezvous with Documentaries

Satyajit Ray absorbed...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 8)

Soumitra...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 7)

Soumitra...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 6)

Soumitra...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 5)

Soumitra...

Of Film Festivals and Jury Duty

High school student Aineesh...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 4)

Soumitra...

Mera Naam Joker – 50 Years Ago

On the 50th Anniversary of the...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 3)

Soumitra...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 2)

Soumitra...

Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 1)

Soumitra Chatterjee...

Soumitra Chatterjee – A Habit of Our Lives

Soumitra Chatterjee...

Ke Jaino Go Dekechhe Aamay: The Songs of Soumitra

Dadasaheb...

Ashok Kumar – The First Superstar of the Indian Talkie

Legendary...

Dev Anand’s Musical Journey

Tracking the music directors who...

Woman at the Window

The Material Universe of Rabindranath...

Fr. Gaston Roberge: A Life Dedicated to Studying Cinema and Its Commune with the Heart

Master teacher Father...

Dharmendra, Jagdeep and Amitabh Bachchan in Sholay

Soorma Bhopali Lives On…

With his quirky dialogues,...

Ray@100 Lecture 5: Circularity in Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri

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The Prince

Super actor he was not. Neither was...

Soumitra Chatterjee on Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Films – Exclusive Video Interview (Part 2)

Soumitra...

‘Bimalda Spread Happiness’ – Jagdeep on Bimal Roy

In an interview...

Ray@100 Lecture 4: The Window in Satyajit Ray’s Cinema

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The Cinema of Basu Chatterji: Simple, Straightforward, Incisive

Basu...

Soumitra Chatterjee on Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Films – Exclusive Video Interview (Part 1)

Soumitra...

Ray’s Scientiphilia

Satyajit Ray never made a film on any scientific...

Ray@100 Lecture 3: The Desiring Woman in Satyajit Ray’s Cinema

There...

‘A Film by…?’ An Extended Idea of Auteurship in Vivre Sa Vie and Charulata

The...

Apu and Durga run through the kash to see the steam train

First Impressions: Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali

15 year old...

Ray@100 Lecture 2: Glimpses of the City in Satyajit Ray’s Cinema

In...

Use of Magic and Supernaturalism in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne and Hirak Rajar Deshe

Goopy...

Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne – The Story of the Kind Bravehearts

Anshula's...

Mahapurush – A Film I Loved to Watch

11-year old Akash Nag, has...

Telling the Stories Beyond the Silver Posters of Satyajit Ray

Posters...

Should Phalke, 150, Be Forgotten?

On May 3, 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke's...

Ray@100 Lecture 1: Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Cinema

In the first...

Irrfan Khan – A Personal Tribute

Irrfan Khan was the unique incandescence...

Johnny Walker: Comedy’s Humane Face

Johnny Walker’s greatness...

Bollywood Cinema Kaleidoscope 16 Frames Book Launch Prosenjit Shoma Chatterji Amitava Nag

From the Second Row

There...

A Century of Shyam

February 20, 2020 is renowned vintage actor...

Ritwik Ghatak's ancestral house ate Rajshahi, Bangladesh

FFSI Initiates Campaign to Save the Ancestral Houses of Ray, Ghatak and Sen

Buoyed...

Cinemaazi: Chronicling Indian Film Heritage and Its Unscripted Stories

Cinemaazi,...

The World of Javed Akhtar: 124 Rare Exhibits to Celebrate the Legend’s 75th Year

To celebrate Javed Akhtar’s platinum...

A Memory for the Present

Standfirst: Most directors...

The exhibition entrance at Metcalfe Hall (Pic: Joy Sengupta)

The Golden Thread of Bengali Cinema: A Journey Through 100 Years

Coinciding with the Kolkata...

Shabana Azmi: Playing the Formidable Rukmini Bai in Mandi

From smiling chutzpah to...

Shammi Kapoor: The Charisma of the Original Dancing Hero

Revelling in the song, its emotion, the fine...

Amitabh Bachchan – He Still Towers Over the Others

Amitabh Bachchan,...

Girish Kasaravalli at work for one of his films

Twenty Four ‘Portraits’ of Girish Kasaravalli

"The magic of Kasaravalli’s...

Raj Kapoor and Shailendra at the Bina Police Station (Pic: Dinesh Shailendra)

Shailendra’s Teesri Kasam: Sapne Jagaa Ke Tune Kaahe Ko De Di Judaai

Teesri Kasam was made in another...

Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 4

Peeyush Sharma concludes his tribute...

Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 3

The early 1960s saw some highs...

Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 2

The 1950s were a bumper decade...

Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 1

The mention of Kishore Kumar typically...

Uttam Kumar: Leaving a Mark in his Few Hindi Films

Bengal's matinee idol and most popular...

Romancing the Reel: Vijay Bhatt

Legendary director-producer...

Lasting Music Pieces in Films

Some of the finest music in films...

Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman and Yesterday’s Melodies Today’s Memories Launched in Mumbai and Delhi: A Report

Two...

The Evergreen Songs of Jeetendra

Think of Jeetendra and the tight...

A Cyberpunk Chorus

Mrinal Sen made Chorus in 1974. His...

Amitava Nag’s Satyajit Ray’s Heroes & Heroines Launched

Veteran actor Barun...

Mrinal Sen: The Man Who Fought Through Cinema

With Mrinal Sen behind the camera Indian cinema...

The Filmic Journey of Mrinal Sen

Mrinal Sen is one of the...

Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman – the Life and Works of SD Burman

'Sachin...

Munshi Premchand on Celluloid

Filmmakers over the decades have been...

In Defense of Literature: An Open Letter to Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman had written an essay ‘Film...

Chetan Anand: Exploring the Unconventional to Make Landmark Films

Twenty one years ago, on July 7, 1997, Chetan...

75 Rare Memorabilia, Unique Artworks to Celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s Platinum Year

75 rare...

Shyam: The Big Heart behind the Swashbuckling Hero

Shyam – the screen idol of...

Zindagi Bhar Nahin Bhoolegi: Bharat Bhushan’s Unforgettable Singer-Poet Musicals

Bharat Bhushan's educated, decent, quiet and...

“Is duniya mein aadmi insaan ban jaye ... toh bahut badi baat hai” - Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan in Kabhi Kabhie (Pic: News18)

Traversing the Two Worlds of Mainstream and Art: Shashi Kapoor’s Unexampled Journey

Legendary actor Shashi Kapoor (18 March 1938...

On the Buddha’s Trail… Nabendu Ghosh’s Trishagni

Gautam Buddha had fascinated Nabendu...

And They Made Classics – Director-Writer Duo of Bimal Roy and Nabendu Ghosh

Directed by Ratnottama Sengupta, And They Made...

NFAI Acquires 162 Films Including 15 Rare Unreleased Films

NFAI has acquired 162 films, with more...

The Spontaneity of Nutan That Rose Above ‘Acting’

Nutan amazed us with every role she did – she...

Yesterday's Films for Tomorrow - PK Nair's own writings on cinema

‘Yesterday’s Films for Tomorrow’ – PK Nair’s Writings on Cinema to be Launched

Legendary archivist PK Nair’s...

Satyajit Ray and Ravi Shankar during one of the many sessions composing the music of Ray’s The Apu Trilogy.

Ray’s Ravi Shankar – A Blueprint for Posterity

An Unfilmed Visual...

Father Gaston Roberge delivering a lecture – a familiar image to the film students of Kolkata for the last five decades

Father Gaston Roberge – A Master Teacher of Film Theories

Father Gaston Roberge is a legend. A...

Waheeda Rehman – The Woman of Substance On-Screen

"In Pyaasa, Mujhe Jeene Do, The Guide,...

‘Tapan Sinha Deserved More’

Abesh Das has written a Bengali book on Tapan...

Om Puri – The Luminance of a Natural Actor

Om Puri passed away on 6 January 2017 after four decades...

A still from Gurvinder Singh’s Ghuspaithiya

DIFF 2016 – A Peek at the Indian Short Films

Curated by film-maker Umesh Kulkarni,...

Andrzej Wajda (6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016)

‘To live, is to forget’ – the Cinema of Andrzej Wajda: Recollections, Personal

Andrzej Wajda is one of the leading film directors...

Hrishikesh Mukherjee: In a Humane Genre of His Own

Be it the tragedies like Anand,...

Anuradha Warrier on Khaniker Atithi and Zindagi Zindagi: Two Sides of One Coin
I guess (sobering thought!) Bengali directors thought Hindi-speaking audiences lacked the subtlety to appreciate nuances. I wonder whether that was...
Dustedoff on Khaniker Atithi and Zindagi Zindagi: Two Sides of One Coin
Thank you so much, Anu, for your kind words! And yes, I totally agree with that bit about why everything had to be so emphasized, so dramatic, in Hind...
Anuradha Warrier on Khaniker Atithi and Zindagi Zindagi: Two Sides of One Coin
I haven't watched Zindagi Zindagi, but have viewed - and loved - Khaniker Atithi but I loved how you compared the two, and how the latter, even if dir...
Anuradha Warrier on Kabuliwala Champions a Humanity That Transcends Superficial Differences
Thank you, Madhu. It means much, coming from you. I laughed when I read your comment about my blog; I know our writing is pretty similar, but this i...
dustedoff on Kabuliwala Champions a Humanity That Transcends Superficial Differences
What a fabulous piece of writing this is, Anu. I echo Monica Kar in saying "may your pen never run dry". BTW, another compliment I must pass on to y...

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