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.
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.
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.
While Ray may not be the ideal tribute to the master storyteller, it definitely sets the ball running for audiences across the globe to explore his work further