To be honest, as I grounded my tripod and began filming, I had absolutely no idea what I was looking …
Going In Circles With Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray’s famous children’s film, Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), has a fascinating segment known as ‘Bhooter Naach’ or the Dance …
Odia Not Acceptable?
Amartya Bhattacharyya is not only an independent film director, but also a poet, writer, cinematographer, editor, painter, actor, lyricist, recitation …
Director’s Note: Selfies With Siri
The Covid-19 lockdown has triggered different responses from different people. Filmmakers like everyone else, too, have been left with no …
Take 5: Viewing In The Time Of Corona – 4
Even as things slowly start to slowly open in India, the situation with the ever rising number of covid-19 cases …
Eeb Allay Ooo!: Interview With Prateek Vats
Even when you have been watching films for a major part of your life as I have, there are still …
Hue And Cry
Recently, the internet has been awash with strong reactions to the uploading of an almost 3-minute long YouTube video relating to …
Two To Tango: Mehboob Khan & Naushad
It was a partnership that began with a film, which had three top singing stars of the day cast together, …
Director’s Note: Lohit Diary
In January this year, I work up to the pleasant news that announced the Padma Shri being bestowed on Satyanarayana …
Take 5: Viewing In The Time of Corona – 3
How many times over the last couple of decades of juggling the seemingly impossible-to-balance demands on my time have I …