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Agni Pareeksha (1954) review: A woman's tale that almost sanctifies child marriage
The film, which was released on this date in 1954, is told from the woman's point of view but does not disturb the prevailing middle-class morality.
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Utpal Dutt's innovation with Shakespeare – 25th death anniversary special
Dutt took Shakespeare beyond the elite city stage and introduced him, and other leading European playwrights, to rural audiences with great success.
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Tagore's eternal music and its influence on cinema – Death anniversary special
Cinema offers probably the ideal medium to render a Tagore literary piece for the consumption of a multinational audience, and it hasn't failed to reach out to Gurudev every now and again for musical inspiration.