Ishwar Chakraborty (Abhi Bhattacharya) along with his friend Haraprasad (Bijon Bhattacharya) and his family, arrive in Calcutta from East Pakistan, …
Meghe Dhaka Tara
In the late 1950s, a refugee family from East Bengal, victims of the Partition, struggle for survival on the outskirts …
The Incessant Transformations In The Cinema Of Ritwik Ghatak
This article is in celebration of my teacher’s 95th birth anniversary, which falls today on November 4th, 2020. The earth …
Supriya Devi
Supriya Devi (Choudhury) nee Bannerjee was undoubtedly one of the most accomplished actors who have graced the Bengali screen. Though …
Dada, Ami Bachte Chai
In 2008 when my sister was touring Japan, I asked her to carry DVDs of Yasujiro Ozu’s films. On her …
Madhumati
On a stormy night, Devendra (Dilip Kumar), an engineer, drives down a hill road with his friend, to fetch his …
Ritwik Ghatak
It is one of life’s greatest ironies that Ritwik Ghatak who is today something of a cult figure in Bengal …