Tag: Mithun Chakraborty
‘Two Constitutions’ Myth: How The Bengal Files Spins Lies About West Bengal
The Bengal Files portrays Bengal’s 1946–47 communal violence through a selective, one-dimensional lens. By distorting history, amplifying fear, and reducing complex realities to binaries, it functions more as propaganda than cinema. Graphic violence and polemical dialogues fuel polarization, raising ethical concerns about manipulating memory and exploiting tragedy for political ends
Mithun Chakraborty as Kabuliwala: A Misfit in the Tapestry of Tagore’s Timeless Tale
Sandip Ray, eminent journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya, and I were discussing Bengali cinema at the Ray residence. I informed them that I was unhappy with...
मिथुन चक्रवर्ती का सफर: बॉलीवुड में रंगभेद के भी शिकार हुए
16 जून 1950 को वसंत चक्रवर्ती (टेलिफोन एक्सचेंज में कार्यरत) की पत्नी शांतिमयी चक्रवर्ती को एक बेटा हुआ। नाम रखा गया गौरांग चक्रवर्ती (Gourang...