The journey of Dhundiraj Govind Phalke’s making of the first ever Indian fiction film, Raja Harishchandra (1913). Watching Harishchandrachi Factory is like …
Nirbaak
Four love stories, all connected by a single woman (Sushmita Sen). The four stories that comprise Nirbaak are Tree, Reflection, …
Manna Dey
Manna Dey was one of the greatest legends in Indian popular music. Musicians like SD Burman and Anil Biswas were …
Jhumura
The problem with many a debut filmmaker is that he/she wishes to fill the first film with what he/she feels …
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt’s contribution to Indian theatre and cinema has not been fully recognised. People across the country identify him mainly …
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore is a star and an actress who blends the rare quality of dignity and glamour, style and attitude, …
Vastupurush
Bhaskar Deshpande, a philanthropic doctor who has just won the Magsaysay Award for his phenomenal work with the cure and …
Celluloid Man
A tribute to an extraordinary man called Mr PK Nair, who built the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) film …
PK Nair
For those who have a little knowledge, understanding and appreciation about the posterity value of cultural objects, Paramesh Krishnan Nair, …
Festival/Felicitation Fever in Kolkata
It has to be said – the new CM of West Bengal is quite media savvy. She has every right …