ram·Oct 25Hirak Rajar DesheFew filmmakers have demonstrated with the effortless virtuosity of Satyajit Ray that a fairy tale can simultaneously enchant the…
Krishanu Ghosh·Oct 23Who Owns the Name Tollywood? The Forgotten Bengali Origins of a Familiar WordBefore Tollywood became widely associated with Telugu cinema, the name had a documented connection to Tollygunge, Kolkata. What happens…
ram·Sep 15Ek Din PratidinThere are films that tell a story, films that advance a social argument, and then there are films that, with deceptive quietude, dismantle…
Rwitoban Bhaduri·Sep 5The Man Who Was Bengal’s Only God With a FilmographyOn the 100th birthday of Uttam Kumar, a reminder that Bengal has produced exactly one Mahanayak, and it is not up for debateA response icon1
