Ranjan Das Gupta

is a Kolkata-based independent journalist. He has been doing freelance work for more than 3 decades and writes on arts & culture, cinema, politics, healthcare and education

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Dilip Kumar’s Shaheed inspired me to become an actor: Manoj Kumar

Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar, known as Bharat Kumar in Indian cinema has acted in and made the most patriotic theme movies. The 85-year-old Manoj Kumar talked to journalist Ranjan Das Gupta on the eve of...

Bhupinder Singh was fascinated by Mohammed Rafi’s singing

Before recording Hoke Majboor Mujhe song, Bhupinder Singh was nervous. How could a brand new singer like him match three stalwarts, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey and Talat Mehmood? A discovery of Madan Mohan and Chetan Anand,...

Uttam Kumar’s romanticism had a sublime charm that only Dev Anand could match

The Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen Pair lit the silver screen with their grounded romanticism and uninhibited performances. Though senior in age to Aparna, Mahanayak adjusted well with her on screen. Uttam Kumar had the...

Know what Sunil Dutt had replied to Nargis when she had said that Satyajit Ray sells poverty

“Trends of acting in Indian cinema have improved from theatricals to mature, real life performances. If the audience cannot identify with a piece of acting, it fails to impress. “These were words of Sunil Dutt...

Jury and delegation, but not a single Indian film is in any of the competitive sections of Cannes

In its 75th year of independence, India is the Nation of Honor at the Mecca of film festivals Cannes. Led by Anurag Thakur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting a delegation of reputed personalities like A...

Remembering The Rebel Filmmaker

During the shooting of his thirteen-episode telefilm, Kitne Paas Kitne Door, Mrinal Sen said he discovered that the language of television was different from that of cinema. In fact, he stated that television had its limitations but...

No filmmaker should consider himself greater than a literary creator: Satyajit Ray

“Charulata is my most technically perfect film. Sadgati is my truly fundamental film.” Satyajit Ray. Ten of Satyajit Ray’s films will be screened at the Cannes classic section this May. It is really difficult to assess...

Ali Akbar Khan: A Musical Centenary

Ali Akbar Khan was recording the bhajan, Ghanshyam Ki Aakhen for Aandhiyan (1952) rendered by Laxmi Shankar. Writer, and director, Chetan Anand asked his Alubhai (the sarod maestro to add a traditional rhythm to the devotional song. The ustad...

With The Demise Of Wasimda, I Lost A Well-Wisher

“Kapoor Bol Rahen Hain” was Wasim Kapoor’s answer when I first called him in May 1995. I was researching the legendary painter, Amrita Sher-Gil then. Scripted by journalist Sathya Saran it was intended to be...

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