Inside The Restoration of a Ray Classic
A brand new restoration of Satyajit Ray’s Pratidwandi is heading to Cannes. Sudeep Chatterjee ISC, who has supervised it, explains why it was necessary.
Bengali Features
How Barun Chanda Wooed Satyajit Ray Into Casting Him As His Hero
Advertising, 60s Calcutta, and a magazine interview that did the trick, former adman, actor, and writer of crime thrillers Barun Chanda on how he impressed Ray.
The Indie Action of Shaaticup
Mohammad Touqir Islam, the creator of the Bangladeshi web series, on shooting a show in the pandemic with a bunch of first timers, and the virtues of low-budget filmmaking.
Beyond Bollywood: Mandaar, On Hoichoi
The five-episode series puts its own spin on Macbeth’s basic themes
Soumitra Chatterjee’s Tryst With Death
In an excerpt from his book on the legendary actor, filmmaker Suman Ghosh recalls a film that was never made.
All Eyes On Anirban Bhattacharya
The 35 year old is an actor, thinker, and now a director. Is he also Bengali cinema’s new hope?
The Best Bengali Film and TV of 2021
If the blurring lines between the two Bengals is the major Bengali film trend of 2021, it only makes sense that it’s reflected in this best-of list.
How Tapan Sinha Learned The Ropes Of Filmmaking In 1940s Calcutta
In an excerpt from his book The Cinema of Tapan Sinha, Amitava Nag writes about Sinha’s training under the great Calcutta studios, joining Jean Renoir’s crew, and his chance encounter with Ray.
Bong Shots: A Takedown of Ray Fandom
An irritating new trend in Bengali cinema – and what it says about us.
Bengali Films Releasing This Durga Puja
From the big ticket Golondaaj to sci-fi thriller Bony, six films will be released on October 10.
Bong Shots: An Exceptional Month of Bengali Cinema
If an uninitiated viewer were thrown bang in the middle of the contemporary Bengali cineverse this month, it would have given him a fairly inaccurate picture of the state of affairs.
Sreelekha Mitra’s Moment In The Sun
With a starring role in Once Upon A Time In Calcutta, which was in competition at the Venice Film Festival, the Bengali actress has tasted success at long last.
