Sudipto Roy, Author at Media India Group

Sudipto Roy

Independent film maker, traveller and a keen observer of the civilization, Sudipto tries to express his outlook about the diversities in India from an altered perspective. Be it world cinema and its impressions on Indian celluloid or the seamless developments in the world travel industry, he presents a piece of his mind for every quintessential reader engrossed in the idiosyncrasies that makes India stand apart.

Sudipto Roy

Surekha Sikri passes away at 75

July 16, 2021

Surekha Sikri won the National Awards for the Best Supporting Actress thrice, more than anyone in the country. The first one was Tamas (1986), the second one Mammo (1994), and then the third one Badhaai Ho (2018). However, despite the unparalleled feat, the staggering number of f...

Dilip Kumar, first of the Khans of Indian cinema

July 8, 2021

As cinema slowly achieved the position of the single largest disseminator of popular culture in India post-independence, Dilip Kumar, whose real name was Mohammed Yusuf Khan, slowly emerged as the first romantic icon of the country. With films such as Devdas (1...

Guru Dutt: Melancholic romantic of Indian cinema

October 10, 2020

A stalwart of Indian cinema, Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone is better known as Guru Dutt and his relevance in creating melancholy as a cinematic language still remains a significant chapter in the evolution of filmmaking in the country. Though remembered for his iconic actin...

Sunderbans-Cox’s Bazar-St Martin’s Island

February 14, 2017

Sunderbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, can be experienced in a single cruise trip, extending all the way to St Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar. India and Bangladesh are considering tourism prospects that are expected to take shape very soon. While the B...