Shoma A. Chatterji
Shoma A. Chatterji is a veteran film journalist, reviewer, and the author of numerous books on cinema
Who is a prostitute, asks Pramita Bhowmik’s short film
Not many films deal with the sex worker vs housewife dynamic
The man who made only the films he wanted to
Until the end, Buddhadeb Dasgupta worked and lived on his own terms
The Manik who never made it big on the big screen
This year marks the 113th birth anniversary of Manik Bandyopadhyay
Uttarpara archive celebrates 99 years of Mrinal Sen with unique tribute
The Mrinal Manjusha Museum will have a virtual launch this year
Notir Puja: Rabindranath Tagore’s Only Film Nears Century
Pujarini was recast in dramatic form as Notir Puja in 1926
Satyajit Ray, hunger, and Pather Panchali
It is in Pather Panchali that we see hunger at its starkest
Tangra Blues, the first ‘Bengali rap’ film
Rap arises from the heap of rubbish dumped in the slum called Tangra
Are Bengali OTT shows competitive at all?
What is the quality of OTT shows in general and Bengali shows in particular?
National Award for Gumnami reflects a distinct pattern
What is more important for a filmmaker, an award or box-office returns?
The Kolkata film festival nobody knows about
One of the very few festivals to successfully blend real and virtual
Mahishasura Mardini and the multi-layered world of Ranjan Ghosh
Young filmmaker Ranjan Ghosh is almost ready with his fourth feature film
From father to son, Bangla cinema is in safe hands of the Jalans
Gaurang’s father produced award-winning films by Tapan Sinha such as Safed Haathi, Aaj Ka Robin Hood, Harmonium and Anokha Moti