Satyajit Ray
Jagga Jasoos review: seeking the child within you
July 18, 2017
There are two parts of the brain, the left side makes you analytical whereas the right side makes you creative; a tad mad to say the least – Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos is a failed attempt to celebrate the madness that's fast disappearing. You cannot enjoy the film unless ther...
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A Death in the Gunj – movie review
June 3, 2017
The nuances that once captivated the heart and mind of cinema lovers around the world was perhaps the identification of vulnerability in human emotions. Konkona Sen Sharma’s A Death in the Gunj rediscovers it for those who still care for the art of cinema.
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Children’s Films in India
May 8, 2017
The world’s second largest population belongs to India, with an estimated 30 pc of the 1.33 billion people under the age of 15. Also, India produces the most number of films in the world. Yet, there is hardly any notable tailor-made content being produced for children. Why donâ...
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Guru Dutt
May 8, 2017
With the advent of cinema in India, while most filmmakers chose to project the fading grandeur of Indian princely states or reprise historical fables, Guru Dutt used the medium to capture the loneliness of his characters and present a critical point of view of the Indian society ...
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89 years of Academy Awards and India got 5
February 28, 2017
The 89th Academy Awards just dropped curtain with the much-talked about goof (announcing a wrong name for the Best Picture); however, what remains customary is India’s lacklustre feat in the world’s most celebrated film award ceremony.
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Soumitra Chatterjee, premier acteur indien Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres français, en 1999
January 25, 2017
On connaît d’abord l’acteur bengali Soumitra Chatterjee comme le collaborateur principal et l’alter ego d’un des grands maîtres du cinéma indien, Satyajit Ray (1921-1992). Mais peu de gens savent que ce vétéran, qui vient d’avoir 82 ans, a été aussi distingué de...
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Soumitra Chatterjee: the first Indian actor to attain this French honour
January 19, 2017
While many would know this veteran actor as the prime collaborator of Satyajit Ray, only a few might be aware of the fact that he is the proud recipient of the highest award of arts from the French government. The actor turns 82 today.
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Five Bollywood veterans who came from theatre
January 18, 2017
Had it not been for theatre, Bollywood would not have met these actors who changed how Indian cinema is envisaged today, even in the west. Here’s the ‘famous five’ for you.
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Satyajit Ray’s Feluda comes to Bollywood
January 3, 2017
From Baker Street in London to Rajani Sen Road in Kolkata, the nostalgia and relevance are not difficult to figure for someone who knows Holmes and Feluda as the colonial cousins from the east and the west!
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Bengali Cinema
May 3, 2016
As early as the Second World War, Indian films began making waves overseas. And Bengali cinema was perhaps the first to make a mark internationally. Though there may be a lot of media hype about increasing acceptance of Indian films overseas, the phenomenon is hardly new. For nea...
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