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Aparajito Is A Cosmetic Film About The Making Of A Masterpiece 

  • Posted on May 14, 2022May 18, 2022
  • by Sankhayan Ghosh
The failings of Anik Dutta’s film might be rooted in its lack of purpose, and desperate urge to pander.
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  • 7 min

Inside The Restoration of a Ray Classic 

  • Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
  • by Sankhayan Ghosh
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.
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How Barun Chanda Wooed Satyajit Ray Into Casting Him As His Hero

  • Posted on May 2, 2022
  • by Barun Chanda
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.
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15 Films That Grapple With Infidelity

  • Posted on February 8, 2022
  • by Ruhaan Shah
Ahead of Shakun Batra’s Gehraiyaan, here are 15 films that delved into the murky territory of adultery and infidelity
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How Tapan Sinha Learned The Ropes Of Filmmaking In 1940s Calcutta

  • Posted on November 18, 2021
  • by Team FC
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.
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Bong Shots: A Takedown of Ray Fandom 

  • Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
  • by Sankhayan Ghosh
An irritating new trend in Bengali cinema – and what it says about us. 
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What Makes The Apu Trilogy So Great?

  • Posted on October 14, 2021October 13, 2021
  • by Aryan Vyas
Satyajit Ray’s cinema is fundamentally impartial. His films set up an ongoing series of contrasts, but take no sides
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Satyajit Ray's Seemabaddha: A Lesson On The Price of Ambition

  • Posted on September 6, 2021
  • by Shruti S
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
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Book Versus Film: Ray 

  • Posted on June 28, 2021July 3, 2021
  • by Sankhayan Ghosh
Some of Satyajit Ray’s short stories make you want to reach out for that word, “unfilmable”, but then, what’s filmable anyway?
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Ray, On Netflix: A Tribute To The Master Storyteller

  • Posted on June 27, 2021June 26, 2021
  • by Pritha Mukherji
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
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Ray Is An Anthology Too Uneven To Do Satyajit Ray's Stories Justice

  • Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021
  • by Anupama Chopra
Like most anthologies, Ray is a mix of dazzling and mediocre. The master deserves more sparkling filmmaking.
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FC Recommends: The Best Stories And Videos On Entertainment On The Internet Right Now

  • Posted on June 24, 2021
  • by Team FC
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