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Amitava Nag
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Revisiting Bengali master Tapan Sinha’s undervalued Hindi movies
‘By getting stars from Bombay to work in Bengali films, Tapan actually broadened the horizons of Bengali cinema in particular and regional cinema in general.’
Amitava Nag
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
An excerpt from a new biography of the renowned Bengali actor, who died in 2020.
Amitava Nag
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Behind Tapan Sinha’s ‘Kabuliwala’, a cross Tagore expert and an uncooperative leading man
An edited excerpt from a new biography of the acclaimed Bengali filmmaker
Amitava Nag
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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Who was Soumitra Chatterjee’s favourite athlete? Hint: think cricket
An excerpt from a new essay of conversations with the legendary actor.
Amitava Nag
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‘Kony’ revisited: One of Soumitra Chatterjee’s best roles is as a swimming coach who never gives up
Saroj De’s sports drama, released in 1986, stars Soumitra Chatterjee and Sriparna Banerjee.
Amitava Nag
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Satyajit Ray said ‘Villains bore me’, but he had quite a few of them in his films
Edited excerpts from a book-length analysis of the key actors and character types in Satyajit Ray’s films reveal the darkness lining the noble and the romantic.
Amitava Nag
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Soumitra Chatterjee on working with Satyajit Ray: ‘Our wavelengths matched’
In an interview for a book about his best roles, the Bengali thespian reveals his experience of working with the director who put him on the world map.
Amitava Nag
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Why ‘Teen Bhuvaner Paare’ is one of Soumitra Chatterjee’s best roles
The 1969 social drama is among the titles cited in the book ‘Beyond Apu 20 Favourite Film Roles of Soumitra Chatterjee.’
Amitava Nag