Radha (Suchitra Sen) is a nurse who works in a psycho-analytic clinic in Calcutta. She is a favourite of the …
Dilip Kumar: Hero Of Heroes
After the extremely successful Bachchan: Back To The Beginning retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan turning 80 in October this year, the …
Sandhya Mukherjee
If Lata Mangeshkar is the nightingale of India, then ‘Geetashri’ Sandhya Mukherjee is the golden voice of Bengali music. She …
An Actor’s Actor: Book Excerpt
An Actor’s Actor: The Authorized Biography Of Sanjeev Kumar highlights the life and times of one of Indian cinema’s greatest …
The Bard In Bengali Films
William Shakespeare’s representation on Indian film has mainly focussed on the Pan-Indian identity of his works on celluloid. Not many …
Indrani
While in college, the beautiful Indrani (Suchitra Sen) falls in love with Sudarshan (Uttam Kumar). The two get married and …
Harano Sur
An amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar), is rescued on escaping from the asylum, where he is …
Saptapadi
Set in World War II, the reverend Krishnendu (Uttam Kumar) runs a military hospital in Bankura. A drunken Anglo-Indian woman …
Asit Sen
Asit Sen was the director of such well known films as Mamta (1966), Anokhi Raat (1968), Khamoshi (1969) and Safar (1970) in Hindi and Chalachal …
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar’s hypnotic screen presence, mellow voice, unique charisma and dazzling smile made him not just a heartthrob, but also …