Aparajito Is A Cosmetic Film About The Making Of A Masterpiece
The failings of Anik Dutta’s film might be rooted in its lack of purpose, and desperate urge to pander.
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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.
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.
15 Films That Grapple With Infidelity
Ahead of Shakun Batra’s Gehraiyaan, here are 15 films that delved into the murky territory of adultery and infidelity
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.
What Makes The Apu Trilogy So Great?
Satyajit Ray’s cinema is fundamentally impartial. His films set up an ongoing series of contrasts, but take no sides
Satyajit Ray's Seemabaddha: A Lesson On The Price of Ambition
The film is a meditation on our definitions of success, the cost of ambition and the slow degeneration of humanity as a result of these factors
Book Versus Film: Ray
Some of Satyajit Ray’s short stories make you want to reach out for that word, “unfilmable”, but then, what’s filmable anyway?
Ray, On Netflix: A Tribute To The Master Storyteller
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
Ray Is An Anthology Too Uneven To Do Satyajit Ray's Stories Justice
Like most anthologies, Ray is a mix of dazzling and mediocre. The master deserves more sparkling filmmaking.
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