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Amitava Nag
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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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It isn’t just an Amazon web series under fire from Hindutva groups – the real tandav is yet to come
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‘I wish he had not forgotten values in his quest for success’: Navika Kumar on Arnab Goswami’s chats
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Watch: Ravi Shastri’s stirring speech – ‘Enjoy the moment lads, these things don’t happen daily’
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Full text: Cricket Australia writes letter to BCCI, lauds Indian team for its ‘courage and skill’
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Rajdeep Sardesai: Thank you Rahane and Co, in gloomy times we needed a blissful moment like this
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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