Tag Archives: Mrinal Sen

With Mrinal Sen behind the camera Indian cinema changed format, language, tenor. Ratnottama Sengupta explores the myriad aspects of his cinema, life and beliefs. A Silhouette exclusive.

Mrinal Sen is one of the leading filmmakers of India. His films deal with poverty and other uncomfortable truths that plague India, probably a reason why his films have been less discussed and watched as well. Veteran film scholar Siladitya Sen’s book Mrinal Sen-er Filmyatra explores the journey of the filmmaker through the decades. A Silhouette...

Filmmakers over the decades have been deeply inspired by Munshi Premchand's works. Shoma A Chatterji pays tribute to the greatest Hindi author on his 138th birth anniversary, remembering the path-breaking films made on his stories.

Om Puri passed away on 6 January 2017 after four decades of acting. One of the pioneer faces of the Indian ‘parallel’ cinema movement of the 70s and 80s, Om Puri later on shifted to international cinema and remained a forceful actor till his last. A Silhouette tribute.

The Indian Parallel cinema has been an overtly used, vague term. There have been discussions and debates as to what constitute the definition and equally important where to start from. This tentative piece brings together some of the strands of an initial research on Indian Parallel Cinema. It discusses some of the reasons why we need to re-consider...

The Calcutta Film Society was registered in October 1947, with Satyajit Ray, Chidananda Dasgupta, Manojendu Majumdar and Purnendu Narayan as the founding members. The society became an important and integral part of the film culture that thrived in Calcutta and remained relevant for decades even though most of its founding members are no more. A Silhouette...

"I have always believed that the political aspect of Mrinal Sen’s films – certainly his better ones – is eclipsed by their over-riding human concern." John W Hood explores the artistic and humanitarian contribution of Mrinal Sen's films to the world of cinema.

Ek Din Pratidin offers a deep insight into the difference in treatment of and attitude towards men and women among the urban Indian middle-class tilted against women and towards men.

Somewhat surprisingly while there are numerous studies on 19th Century Calcutta,[1] enquiries on the political history of Calcutta from the partition years to the political upheavals of the late sixties and early seventies are rare,[2] and are conspicuous by the absences. In this context, cinema becomes an important visual evidence of the changing cityscapes....