How a fan’s persistence led to the rediscovery of Assamese classic ‘Dr Bezbarua’

The 1969 Assamese thriller would have been lost forever but for the efforts of enterprising cinephile Jayanta Sharma.

Dipankar Sarkar

· Sep 03, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Watch: National film award winner ‘Matitali Kusti’ tackles the decline of mud wrestling

Prantik Vivek Deshmukh points to the slow decline of the rural sport in Maharashtra.

Dipankar Sarkar

· Apr 08, 2017 · 09:15 am

Lost and in need of a revival: landmark Assamese film ‘Gonga Chilonir Pakhi’

Padum Barua’s adaptation of Lakshminandan Bora’s novel is a landmark in Assamese cinema.

Dipankar Sarkar

· Nov 04, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Five must-watch documentaries from the North East, from ‘AFSPA 58’ to ‘Tezpur 1962’

The films testify to the diversity of styles and themes from the region.

Dipankar Sarkar

· Jul 04, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Five must-watch films from the North-East (and they are not in Assamese)

Some of the more interesting work is in the various dialects.

Dipankar Sarkar

· May 31, 2016 · 12:00 pm

The untold story of maverick cinematographer Mrinal Kanti Das

The National Film Award-decorated cinematographer is one of the most prolific talents to have emerged out of Assamese cinema.

Dipankar Sarkar

· Apr 30, 2016 · 01:30 pm

How the lone surviving print of PC Barua’s ‘Devdas’ was lost and (sort of) found

Of all the versions of ‘Devdas’, the 1935 Bengali version has the most forlorn story.

Dipankar Sarkar

· Feb 27, 2016 · 11:22 am