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Guneet Monga Kapoor writes: India makes the most movies. It should not be invisible at Cannes
May 24, 2026 12:13 pm
What we need is the infrastructure, the institutional will, and the strategic clarity to ensure those stories find the global audiences they deserve
Beyond Chowringhee: Remembering Mani Shankar Mukherjee – Sankar – the man who gave voice to a working city
February 23, 2026 5:28 pm
The novelist Sankar, who passed away in Kolkata at the age of 92, built a literary legacy that gave voice to the city's workers, dreamers, and forgotten corners
Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak were not rivals but close friends, says veteran filmmaker
December 17, 2025 8:44 pm
140 films, 10 screens, Rs 4 crore budget: All eyes on PIFF as best of Indian and world cinema get ready for audiences
‘Nagarik’ — a practice in understatement, an ode to Ritwik Ghatak’s unceasing protest
December 12, 2025 4:55 pm
While Satyajit Ray reached the pinnacle in his first venture, for Ghatak, it took six years and the experience of making three films — Nagarik, Ajantrik and Bari Theke Paliye — to create his outstanding Meghe Dhaka Tara
IIM Calcutta and Satyajit Ray film institute sign MoU to expand opportunities for India’s creative economy
October 24, 2025 9:20 am
The partnership will facilitate collaborative projects, fostering synergy between analytical rigour and artistic expression.
'Shashi Kapoor cut eight-hour shift to two, Rishi Kapoor said he’d leave by 6 pm': Tinnu Anand
September 28, 2025 2:28 am
Tinnu Anand opened up about the tough time he had directing Shashi Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor.
Anuparna Roy’s win at Venice Film Festival and a question: Can a city that promises freedom ever deliver it for women?
September 18, 2025 12:26 pm
Even as women in urban India live more independent lives than their mothers ever imagined, they remain tethered to a gaze they may never fully escape
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?
The architects of modern photography: 4 thinkers – from Susan Sontag to John Berger – who taught us how to perceive
August 31, 2025 2:26 pm
World Photography Day: As emerging photographers gain recognition for their ability to capture meaning in the everyday, several books continue to guide enthusiasts and professionals alike.
Unpacking controversy over alleged demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in Bangladesh
July 20, 2025 7:48 am
While it is unclear whether a house being demolished in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh once belonged to the Ray family, the recent controversy has deeper roots
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Lesser known facts about Satyajit Ray
May 13, 2026 3:41 pm
Satyajit Ray is one of the most famous and respected filmmakers in history. Here is everything you need to know about him.
Exhibition highlights Satyajit Ray's visual artistry; gives rare peek into his book jacket designs
February 28, 2022 9:57 am
A new art exhibition, 'Ray between the Covers', features digital reprints of book jackets, illustrated and designed by Satyajit Ray
Exhibition showcases original costumes from Satyajit Ray's 1977 film Shatranj Ke Khilari
October 25, 2021 12:37 pm
Celebrating the legacy of Satyajit Ray, the exhibition titled A King’s Gambit - Chess, Costumes and a Crown, is an ode to the detailed costume design of those times
Martin Scorsese's tribute to Satyajit Ray: 'The Apu trilogy took my breath away'
May 02, 2021 8:32 am
Martin Scorsese writes about the intimate image of India that Satyajit Ray’s films presented to the world.
The eye of a genius: The cinematic universe of Satyajit Ray
May 24, 2020 1:35 pm
Satyajit Ray was a quintessential humanist who used the camera with empathy to tell stories. Stories that capture the beauty and severity of life in rural Bengal, decaying feudalism, the struggles and aspirations of the Bengali middle class and its conflict with dogmatic religion. His films told stories in ways that only a humanist of his stature could.
A pictorial tribute to Satyajit Ray on his 98th birth anniversary
May 03, 2019 6:48 am
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Satyajit Ray an Honorary Academy Award in 1992.
Satyajit Ray's 26th death anniversary: A pictorial tribute to the legendary filmmaker
April 23, 2018 6:55 pm
April 23 marks the 26th death anniversary of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray: the filmmaker who not only played a major role in placing India on the global cinematic map but his works continue to inspire a number of acclaimed filmmakers even today. Here's a pictorial tribute to the filmmaker.
10 must watch films that were submitted to Oscars by India
September 25, 2017 1:53 pm
Rajkummar Rao's 'Newton' is India's latest entry to Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The trend was started in independent India in 1957 with Mehboob Khan directorial 'Mother India'. Over the years, there have been only three films that have actually made to the final Oscar nominations list. Scroll through for a list of top movies that were submitted to Oscars by India.
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