Ritwik Ghatak’s devotion to cinema was as intense as his ideology and political beliefs. He envisioned a society free of exploitation—one devoid of class hierarchies, communal violence, or cultural su ...

A lyrical meditation on Titash Ekti Nodir Naam, where Mallabarman and Ghatak intertwine rivers, memory, and Bengal’s ...

On cinema maestro Ritwik Ghatak's birth centenary, Shamya Dasgupta's latest book 'Unmechanical: Ritwik Ghatak In 50 Fragments', published by Westland Books, is ideal to remember the prolific auteur ...

This year marks Ritwik Ghatak's birth centenary. Among India's greatest filmmakers, Ghatak is the pre-eminent chronicler of ...

Ritwik’s were gritty, dark, real films, about real people and their real stories. Yet, even when there was a tragic climax, his films ended with a chime of hope ...

Six months after becoming a mother, Shamla Hamza walked onto a film set in coastal Kerala.

Ritwik Ghatak was known for his distinctive directorial style, exceptional handling of actors, unparalleled musical sense, ...

Despite being two of the biggest stars of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan and Tabu have not done a full-fledged film together yet. But why?

Islamabad: Actress Hania Aamir, one of the most celebrated and followed stars across Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, is all ...

On CM Mamata Banerjee's protest against phase 2 of SIR, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said, "Mamata Banerjee knows that if SIR happens, the names of dead voters will be deleted from the electoral ...

A conversation with Shamya Dasgupta, editor of an anthology that celebrates the Bengali filmmaker’s birth centenary.

The 11th edition of India's premier Bengali literary festival, Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob (ABSU), curated by Oxford ...