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Shailendra A Love Lyric in Print

Excerpted with permission from Shailendra — A Love Lyric in Print: A Daughter Remembers by Amla Shailendra Mazumdar, published by Antara Infomedia Pvt Ltd in January 2024.

Raj Kapoor and the Male Gaze
Raj Kapoor and the Male Gaze
Raj Kapoor's portrayal of women...
Jagte Raho: A Night of Truth
Jagte Raho: A Night of Truth
Jagte Raho tears...
Tapan Sinha: The Humanist Filmmaker
Tapan Sinha: The Humanist Filmmaker
Tapan Sinha's films juxtaposed...
Awara’s Dream Sequence: An Analysis
Awara’s Dream Sequence: An Analysis
Raj Kapoor’s success as...
The Many Voices of Raj Kapoor
The Many Voices of Raj Kapoor
Any list of Raj Kapoor’s...
Raj Kapoor – As an Actor
Raj Kapoor – As an Actor
Raj Kapoor's image as a tramp and 'the...
An Actress Par Excellence
An Actress Par Excellence
There was more to Meena...
The Elusive Nanda
The Elusive Nanda
Nanda’s sweet innocence made...
Cricket Films of Bollywood
Cricket Films of Bollywood
ICC World Cup 2023 fever is running...
Satyajit Ray: From Frame To Frame
Satyajit Ray: From Frame To Frame
In Satyajit Ray: From...
A Lustrum in the Life of Mrinal Sen
A Lustrum in the Life of Mrinal Sen
Between 1966 and 1969,...
Remembering Mrinal Sen
Remembering Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen's films evolved thematically,...
An Inadequate Centenary Tribute
An Inadequate Centenary Tribute
Sen had two distinct approaches...
Moviemaking in Calcutta
Moviemaking in Calcutta
Following is an article written by...
Balraj Sahni – An Institution of Acting
Balraj Sahni – An Institution of Acting
Balraj Sahni was an actor...
ArunaRaje: Song of Freedom
ArunaRaje: Song of Freedom
Films Through Women's...
Though He Actually Never Met Her...
Though He Actually Never Met Her…
Gulzar voices his “deepest...
Remembering Phani Da
Remembering Phani Da
Nabendu Ghosh, the...
Phani Majumdar: A Journey Through Life…
Phani Majumdar: A Journey Through Life…
Phani Majumdar, the legendary...
Madhubala: Ageless Beauty, Timeless Icon
Madhubala: Ageless Beauty, Timeless Icon
In a short-lived career,...
Blue as the Sky… Sunil
Blue as the Sky… Sunil
Nabendu Ghosh, the legendary screenplay...
Meeting Ray: The Nawab of Sight and Sound
Meeting Ray: The Nawab of Sight and Sound
"Today, when everyone is remembering the...
My Journey with Feluda
My Journey with Feluda
From Sonar Kella (1974) to...
Hirak Rajar Deshe: The Diamond King Had a Great Fall
Hirak Rajar Deshe: The Diamond King Had a Great Fall
Fifteen year old Anshula loves the...
A Daughter's Tribute
A Daughter’s Tribute
A Films Division...
Of Film Festivals and Jury Duty
Of Film Festivals and Jury Duty
High school student Aineesh...
Mera Naam Joker – 50 Years Ago
Mera Naam Joker – 50 Years Ago
On the 50th Anniversary of the...
Dev Anand's Musical Journey
Dev Anand’s Musical Journey
Tracking the music directors who...
Woman at the Window
Woman at the Window
The Material Universe of Rabindranath...
Dharmendra, Jagdeep and Amitabh Bachchan in Sholay
Soorma Bhopali Lives On…
With his quirky dialogues,...
The Prince
The Prince
Super actor he was not. Neither was...
Ray’s Scientiphilia
Ray’s Scientiphilia
Satyajit Ray never made a film on any scientific...
Mahapurush – A Film I Loved to Watch
Mahapurush – A Film I Loved to Watch
11-year old Akash Nag, has...
Should Phalke, 150, Be Forgotten?
Should Phalke, 150, Be Forgotten?
On May 3, 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke's...
Irrfan Khan in The Lunchbox (Pic: IMDb)
Irrfan Khan – A Personal Tribute
Irrfan Khan was the unique incandescence...
Johnny Walker: Comedy’s Humane Face
Johnny Walker: Comedy’s Humane Face
Johnny Walker’s greatness...
A Century of Shyam
A Century of Shyam
February 20, 2020 is renowned vintage actor...
A Memory for the Present
A Memory for the Present
Standfirst: Most directors...
Shammi Kapoor: The Charisma of the Original Dancing Hero
Shammi Kapoor: The Charisma of the Original Dancing Hero
Revelling in the song, its emotion, the fine...
Uttam Kumar: Leaving a Mark in his Few Hindi Films
Uttam Kumar: Leaving a Mark in his Few Hindi Films
Bengal's matinee idol and most popular...
Romancing the Reel: Vijay Bhatt
Romancing the Reel: Vijay Bhatt
Legendary director-producer...
Lasting Music Pieces in Films
Lasting Music Pieces in Films
Some of the finest music in films...
The Evergreen Songs of Jeetendra
The Evergreen Songs of Jeetendra
Think of Jeetendra and the tight...
A Cyberpunk Chorus
A Cyberpunk Chorus
Mrinal Sen made Chorus in 1974. His...
Mrinal Sen: The Man Who Fought Through Cinema
Mrinal Sen: The Man Who Fought Through Cinema
With Mrinal Sen behind the camera Indian cinema...
The Filmic Journey of Mrinal Sen
The Filmic Journey of Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen is one of the...
Munshi Premchand on Celluloid
Munshi Premchand on Celluloid
Filmmakers over the decades have been...
In Defense of Literature: An Open Letter to Ingmar Bergman
In Defense of Literature: An Open Letter to Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman had written an essay ‘Film...