One monsoon day in 1757, in the mango orchards of Plassey, a town that stands between Calcutta and Murshidabad, the British established their empire defeating Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula’s forces. And so, to this land stretching from the foothills of the Himalayas to the steaming marshes through which a thousand tributaries flow into the Bay of Bengal, […]
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Director Satyajit Ray | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Parambrata Chatterjee, the Bengali actor who made his Hindi debut with Kahaani a decade ago, will be seen in the role of Feluda, the iconic detective character created by Satyajit Ray, for a new web series. The series, Shabash Feluda, will be streamed from May 5, three […]
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Just on the outskirts of the old city limits of the megapolis of Kolkata stands the semi-urban hamlet of Boral, where a young art director with the advertisement agency D.J. Keymer shot his classic debut film Pather Panchali (Song of the Road), some 70 years ago, to metamorphose into the celebrated movie maestro Satyajit Ray. […]
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Come Sunday, Indian cinema is launching one of its biggest offensives ever at the Academy Awards. Naatu Naatu from S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR is up for Best Original Song; it won the Golden Globe, to frenzied jubilation everywhere, two months ago. Meanwhile, two documentaries — Shaunak Sen’s feature-length All That Breathes and Kartiki Gonsalves’s 41-minute The Elephant Whisperers— […]
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A list of top 10 films in the history of Indian cinema was created after a poll conducted by the India chapter of FIPRESCI A list of top 10 films in the history of Indian cinema was created after a poll conducted by the India chapter of FIPRESCI Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s feature “Pather Panchali” […]
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Month-long show has rare collections of letters exchanged between Ray and the producer of one of his iconic films; vibrantly-coloured posters, press books and lobby cards (photographic images) of his films; and photographs of Ray in various moods Month-long show has rare collections of letters exchanged between Ray and the producer of one of his […]
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Event features lesser-known aspects of Ray’s works and discussions by film personalities, critics Event features lesser-known aspects of Ray’s works and discussions by film personalities, critics Minister for Industries and Law P. Rajeeve said Satyajit Ray marked India’s place in the world cinema as his movies were expressions of persistent transformation and creativity. He was […]
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An ambitious new thriller makes it to reading lists and later this month, filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s ‘Shatranj Ke Khilari’ will be showcased at the Venice International Film Festival An ambitious new thriller makes it to reading lists and later this month, filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s ‘Shatranj Ke Khilari’ will be showcased at the Venice International Film Festival The Partisan | […]
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Collector Dr GS Sameeran IAS, author of Malayalam books on literary personalities, holds forth on the Tamil translations of his books being released at Coimbatore Book Festival Collector Dr GS Sameeran IAS, author of Malayalam books on literary personalities, holds forth on the Tamil translations of his books being released at Coimbatore Book Festival Malayalam […]
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‘Reena Ki Kahani’ and a host of other films will be screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2022, on till June 4 ‘Reena Ki Kahani’ and a host of other films will be screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2022, on till June 4 Animated films have often been used to entertain children. […]
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