Mahasweta Devi, who passed away on July 28, 2016 at the ripe old age of 90, will never have competition …
Khawto
Touted as an erotic thriller, there is an element of the erotic in Khawto but very little of the thriller. Perhaps it could …
The (Non) Release Of Cosmic Sex
Cosmic Sex (2015), directed by Amitabh Chakraborty and produced by Putul Mahmood, is an independent Bengali feature film about the …
Shororipu
Ayan Chakroborti makes his directorial debut with this film, which is as confusing as its title and the director’s mysterious …
Parobash
The term Parobash means those who live away from their homeland. The debutant director, Niladri Lahiri, adds that it could also …
Praktan
The tremendous pre-release hype for Praktan that brings the hit pair of Prosenjit and Rituparna Sengupta together after a 14-year …
Power
The best thing about any brazenly forthright commercial film where the star is the protagonist, the script, the dialogue, the …
Naam Poribortito
The high incidence of casteist rape, incestuous rape, marital rape and communal rape in India against the backdrop of a …
9 No Peara Bagan Lane
Based on an original story called , Aandhaare Ektu Aalo by noted author Shaktipada Rajguru (author of Ghatak’s Meghe Dhaka Tara), …
What Is Wrong With Contemporary Bengali Cinema?
“What is wrong with contemporary Bengali cinema” is a question based on the understanding that everything else is right whatever …