B.N. Sircar

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Revisiting Natir Puja, the only film directed by Rabindranath Tagore

The 1932 film was an adaptation of Tagore’s own all-woman dance drama. On his 156th birth anniversary today (he was born 7 May 1861), we take a look at the Nobel Laureate's only directorial venture.

May 07 2017 — Sonal Pandya

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When KL Saigal arrived in Bombay

In the late 1930s, Kundanlal Saigal was a Bengali icon singing Tagore's poems for recordings. People thronged to cinema halls just to hear his voice. But the great singer was to soon leave the city of his greatest work and move west.

Jan 18 2016 — Shriram Iyengar