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A Cyberpunk Chorus

Mrinal Sen made Chorus in 1974. His political fantasy set in future was very avant-garde in its treatment and conception, but it has never been connected to the genre of Cyberpunk; a sub-genre of science fiction...

Critique

Mrinal Sen: The Man Who Fought Through Cinema

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.

Anu Warrier on 10 Most Favourite Salil Chowdhury Songs: Indian Melodies, Western Harmonies
Yes, I have been privileged to listen to the Bengali (and even Malayalam) versions of some of these songs. I think they were outstanding in those lang...
JIshnu Bhattacharya on 10 Most Favourite Salil Chowdhury Songs: Indian Melodies, Western Harmonies
Raaton ke Saaye Ghane is one of the toughest note but its Bengali version which was composed little bit earlier and sung by Sandhya Mukherjee is also ...
Firdos Khatoon on The Gorgeous Style Icon Sadhana
Thank you so much for giving tribute to the most beautiful women i've seen in Indian industry. She looked so modern condidering her time. She could li...
Mayank Shukla on Shabana Azmi: Playing the Formidable Rukmini Bai in Mandi
Very interesting write up on a very interesting film. I had enjoyed the film. All the artists made name for themselves..but Naseer as Tungruz still ...
Vijay Kumar on Shabana Azmi: Playing the Formidable Rukmini Bai in Mandi
I faintly remember this contents of this film but am sure that I had immensely enjoyed the film then. This Shabana-centric review of the film is ve...

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