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Ranjan Das GuptaDecember 24, 2023
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Tunes of Unity: Celebrating Diverse Traditions from Id to Christmas in Kolkata

My teens, youth, and middle age days were spent in Taltala, central Kolkata. I grew up in a cosmopolitan atmosphere…
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Ranjan Das GuptaOctober 29, 2023
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Legacy of Mrinal Sen: Redefined Cinema with Political Narratives and Artistic Experiments

Mrinal Sen was directing parapsychologist Bimal Chatterjee in Kharij in the early 80s. Bimal Chatterjee already left a mark as…
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Ranjan Das GuptaDecember 11, 2022
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Dilip Kumar’s Excellent Offbeat Movies

Dilip Kumar always said, “A memorable film may not always be popular. A popular film is not always memorable.” According…
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Saira Shah HalimDecember 1, 2022
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Thank You Nadav Lapid For Reminding Us Propaganda Films Cannot Be Work Of Art

Sarkaar unki hai to kya hua, system to hamara hai.., the lines of The Kashmir Files finally coming to light. When…
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Ranjan Das GuptaNovember 27, 2022
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Bollywood and its divisions

Recently in an interview for a television channel, actor and director Parambrata Chatterjee lamented, “We now have a mutual admiration…
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Deepak MahaanOctober 2, 2022
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Songs for Mahatma’s Ears

As a devoted follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of truth and non-violence, I often wonder what the Mahatma would have…
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Ranjan Das GuptaJanuary 31, 2022
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Why Restoring Bengali Classic Films Is A Must

Kolkata: “Bengali classic films need urgent restoration. They form a formidable part of Indian cinematic culture,“ Jaya Bachhan had stated…
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FilmwallahOctober 31, 2020
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How soccer’s loss became Hollywood’s gain

For over a month, the 1965 film The Hill was on my watchlist. I kept pushing back, for a variety…
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FilmwallahJune 4, 2020
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Basu Chatterjee: A Master Story-teller

About 22-odd minutes into Pankaj Parashar’s Jalwa, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapoor get off a taxi driven by Javed Khan…
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Showli ChakrabortyJanuary 29, 2020
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Short films help young actors, directors in flying high at world of cinema

Kolkata: Short films have not only taken film industries across the world by storm but have also slowly and gradually…
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