Audio master: Three women and three moments of liberation in Satyajit Ray’s films

The awakenings of Mrinmoyee, Charulata and Bimala are masterfully expressed through song and music in ‘Teen Kanya’, ‘Charulata’ and ‘Ghare Baire’.

Rituparna Roy

· Dec 15, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Audio master: ‘Abhimaan’ is a story told entirely through songs

Love, bliss, heartbreak and reunion are all conveyed through SD Burman’s seven gems in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s movie.

Rituparna Roy

· Oct 29, 2016 · 03:00 pm

All these years later, nobody has chronicled the Partition like Ritwik Ghatak

The Bengali director’s films are one of the most powerful artistic articulations of the trauma of displacement after the Partition.

Rituparna Roy

· Aug 15, 2016 · 03:00 pm

Bring back the male solo Hindi film song immediately

The fine tradition of heroes singing about love, loss and life has produced some of the most stirring moments in Hindi cinema.

Rituparna Roy

· Jul 04, 2016 · 10:00 am