Feature Stories - Bengali Cinema
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Chhabi Biswas, the artiste who brought a touch of class to Bengali cinema — 60th death anniversary special
Known for his iconic performances in Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala (1957) and Satyajit Ray's...
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Why Feluda remains the ultimate Bengali cultural icon – Ray centenary special
Through his debonair but very Bengali detective, Satyajit Ray left an indelible impact on Bengali, a...
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Santu Mukherjee, a self-made artiste and jovial soul — Death anniversary special
Performers Sandhya Roy, Ambarish Bhattacharya and filmmaker Sudipto Roy recalled fond memories...
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Bappi Lahiri (1952–2022): The Disco King steps off the stage
The composer-singer-actor, who died in Mumbai after a long illness, will be remembered as a figure...
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Ritwik Ghatak, the eternal refugee – Anniversary special
The writer-director, who died a forlorn man on 6 February 1976, wrestled with the splintering of and...
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Rabi Ghosh, comedian whose roles were more than mere entertainment – Anniversary special
On Ghosh's 25th death anniversary, a look at the philosophy of the popular actor who has become...
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The Rapist, Deep6, Nazarband, Manikbabur Megh to be screened at 27th Kolkata International Film Festival
The event will also honour the legacy of director Satyajit Ray, film historian and Das Gupta and...
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5 iconic scenes shot by Subrata Mitra – Anniversary special
The ace cinematographer began his journey with Satyajit Ray's maiden film Pather Panchali in...
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10 memorable roles of Soumitra Chatterjee – Anniversary special
Soumitra Chatterjee, among India's greatest actors, was one of the many film personalities by of...
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Dhananjay Mandal's documentary Maagoner Gaan sheds light on West Bengal's beggar folk music
The film explores each age-old school of maagan, which is essentially fading away into obscurity....
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Book excerpt: How Mithun Chakraborty caught Mrinal Sen's eye for Mrigayaa
The biography Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood by Ram Kamal Mukherjee takes readers on the...
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Mahanagar and its continued pertinence to the gender divide – Satyajit Ray centenary special
On the film’s 58th anniversary today, during its maker's centenary year, we revisit first...
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Remembering Asit Sen through the performances of his stars
Yesterday marked the 99th birth anniversary of the filmmaker who made acclaimed and successful films...
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5 great contemporary Rabindranath Tagore adaptations – Death anniversary special
Here are five versions of the poet and philosopher’s works from the past two decades that his...
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Several actresses took the plunge in West Bengal, but only one emerged a winner
Given the sweep of the election by the Trinamool Congress, most of the BJP's movie star bit the...
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When Sharmila Tagore learnt some important life lessons – Satyajit Ray centenary special
The veteran recalls how her entry into cinema as a teenager under the auteur's guidance became a...
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The cinematic musical genius of Satyajit Ray – Centenary special
Though Ray used some masters of classical music for his early works, he had his own ideas about what...
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Suchitra Sen, the 'Mahanayika' who powered woman-centric films 60 years ago
Suchitra Sen, who would have been 90 today, was one of those rare actresses whose star power could...
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Special: The best of Bengali cinema 2011-20
From a tale of an obsessive foley artiste who only registers background noise to an awkward saga, of...
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Goodbye 2020: The pandemic-blighted year took a heavy toll on Indian cinema too
In a year when human lives were reduced to statistics, the film industry lost many who were integral...