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70 years on, what makes ‘Pather Panchali’ endure — across cultures and time
August 27, 2025 4:59 pm
It is a living text that continues to question us: What stories are we telling today, and to whom? Are we still willing to look at ordinary lives with dignity?
To be a ‘Bangali’, one need not speak ‘Bengali’
August 15, 2025 7:10 pm
Mamata Banerjee government’s recent order to show a Bengali film on prime time across multiplexes represents Bhadralok hegemony
From Rocky Aur Rani to Aap Jaisa Koi: Bollywood, please stop stereotyping Bengali women
July 18, 2025 4:48 pm
With their kohl-lined eyes and gossamer saris, the trope of the ‘liberal’ Bengali woman — invariably from an upper-caste, privileged background — overshadows the real-life, ordinary women pioneers of Bengal
The Alien: Satyajit Ray’s unrealised sci-fi dream and the Hollywood film that came eerily close
April 23, 2025 1:17 pm
Ray’s dream sci-fi film was shelved after a Hollywood deal went sour. Years later, he saw uncanny similarities between his script and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Bengali film directors call for strike in solidarity with Rahool Mukherjee following technicians' body's boycott of young filmmaker
July 29, 2024 4:55 pm
In a Facebook post, prominent filmmakers said despite the Directors Guild allowing Rahool Mukherjee to helm the shooting of an untitled film, the first-day shoot could not take place as the technicians stayed away.
West Bengal film directors strike over technicians not showing up for Rahool Mukherjee’s shoot
July 29, 2024 2:43 pm
Directors to 'not work' until technicians accept Mukherjee as the director of an upcoming SVF Entertainment movie, taking film production to a halt.
Veteran Bengali actor Anjana Bhowmick passes away at 79
February 17, 2024 3:37 pm
Anjana Bhowmick passed away on Saturday. She was 79.
Bengali actor Sreela Majumdar dies at 65
January 28, 2024 8:46 am
Sreela Majumdar died at her Kolkata residence on Saturday. She was 65.
Dev unveils the poster and release date of his upcoming film Bagha Jatin
June 23, 2023 3:28 pm
Dev Adhikari took to Twitter to share the poster of his upcoming film Bagha Jatin, directed by Arun Roy.
Master Anshuman movie review: The Bengali film banks on familiarity and fun
May 14, 2023 10:41 am
Master Anshuman movie review: In the screen adaptation of Satyajit Ray's popular short story, the action moves to present-day Darjeeling.
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