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Actors Soumitra Chatterjee (left) and Uttam Kumar (centre) with director Satyajit Ray

On the Master, and his galaxy of stars

Many of the actors and actresses in Satyajit Ray's Bengali films went on to become nationally recognised stars in Hindi...

1 Feb 2019 5:26 AM IST

Legendary Bharatanatyam dancer T Balasaraswati

A tribute

The Capital fondly remembered legendary Bharatanatyam dancer T Balasaraswati on her 100th birth anniversary.

20 May 2019 6:22 AM IST

Girish Karnad at the 7th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

Tribute: Girish Karnad was a true national treasure, and his spirit...

Karnad predicted then, that Indian cinema still had a long way to go in changing its narrative style in the mainstream.

12 Jun 2019 1:03 AM IST

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Pavan Varma | Congress in decline, how long before it falls to pieces?

The ongoing shenanigans in the Congress party are reminiscent of the two nawabs

3 Oct 2021 12:20 AM IST

In the Bengali perception, Ray was an icon; his work was quintessentially Bengali, but his contribution was recognised as Indias gift to world cinema.

Shikha Mukerjee | Revisiting the legend @100: Ray's iconic role to...

Ray did not start out as a filmmaker with an agenda. He was a storyteller. But he responded to the shifts and changes in...

2 May 2021 12:20 AM IST

Cover photo of Song of the Golden Sparrow by Nilanjan P. Choudhury. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Convention-bound aesthetic, too many subplots clutter up...

Historically significant characters flit in and out of the book.

4 Jun 2023 12:37 AM IST

In the film by Ray, there was a sequence where the three are able catch a train after chasing it on camels.

A touch of Satyajit Ray in New Town's park

The two gates leading to the park highlight feats of Ray's sleuth Feluda, and his allies Jatayu and Topshe.

7 May 2017 5:08 AM IST

Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

Murky adventures

Dark Tales of crime and adventure in a pacy thriller.

19 July 2017 12:25 AM IST

Now Satyajit Ray's Professor Shonku to be adopted for big screen

Dhritiman Chatterjee will essay the role of the world famous fictional scientist visiting Brazil on some expedition.

1 Dec 2017 6:48 AM IST

Papa Saif Ali Khan in volte-face over Sara's grand debut

Saif had also stated that as a parent, he never wanted his daughter to enter Bollywood.

22 Jun 2017 12:38 AM IST