Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury, thorough with the history of Bengal, is donning multiple hats for 'Maa Kaali,' a multilingual film starring Raima Sen in dual roles
The NFDC-National Film Archive has managed to restore an old conversation between legendary actor Marlon Brando and Oscar-winning Indian auteur Satyajit Ray.
Hyderabad: When Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray decided to make his first Hindi film, he wanted to cast two people — Sir Richard Attenborough and Sanjeev Kumar. Ray’s 1977 film titled ‘The Chess players’ is set in 19th century Lucknow. Two lazy noblemen are foolishly obsessed with chess even as the British want to usurp their […]
New Delhi: India will be the official country of honour at the Cannes Film Market, scheduled to take place from May 17 to May 25. As the country celebrates its 75th year of Independence, coinciding with Cannes Film Festival’s 75th anniversary, a brand new restoration of Indian cinema legend Satyajit Ray’s rare movie “Pratidwandi” will […]
Hyderabad: On the occasion of commemoration of Satyajit Ray’s Birth Centenary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has initiated various activities to pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker, National Museum of Indian Cinema, Mumbai, shall have a three-day film festival at various venues across India to celebrate his films. The screening of films made by and […]
New Delhi: Penguin Random House India has acquired two unpublished titles by award-winning writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray – ‘Feluda in the Golden Fortress’ and a collection of essays and interviews – that will be released under the aegis of The Penguin Ray Library from 2023 onwards. The Penguin Ray Library hosts an incredible series […]
The director also appreciates the current wave of Independent cinema in India, and feels it reflects something that was missing from cinema in our country for a long time.
Mukherjee, who had started his film career with Mrinal Sen's 'Nil Akasher Niche' (1958), earned plaudits with his roles in Satyajit Ray's 'Joy Baba Felunath' and 'Ganashatru'.