He says most authors in the country have day jobs and are writers by night, it’s the way to float financially. read more

Sandip Ray is directing the first film based on his father, Satyajit Ray’s creation – Professor Shonku, an eccentric scientist. Feluda, Ray’s other famous hero, had charisma. What drives Shonku? read more

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The 1966 Satyajit Ray classic, Nayak – The Hero, is a psychological drama. This book adaptation is a wonderful read. read more

The multiple National Award winning actor, who was Satyajit Ray’s muse, remains Bengal’s hidden treasure read more

The Schindler’s List actor Ralph Fiennes talks about Satyajit Ray’s movies, his dark roles, and why he doesn’t enjoy digital content. read more

I’ve seen many Indian films recently, I liked none, he complains read more

Ananth Mahadevan’s retelling of Satyajit Ray’s The Storyteller in Hindi, will feature Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Revathi and Tannishtha Chatterjee as its main cast. read more

The Mumbai-based Tantra theatre group is staging a play titled Farrago based on Shashi Tharoor’s relatively unknown collection of short stories. read more

On Satyajit Ray’s 97’th birth anniversary, we take a trip down the memory lane to know about more about Satyajit Ray’s Hollywood project— Alien. read more

The only time Satyajit Ray worked with a rookie producer was in Shatranj ke Khilari. On Ray’s 97th birth anniversary, Suresh Jindal reveals the give and take of their relationship, and unknown facets of Ray, the man and the collaborator read more

Born on May 2, 1921, to a family with generations artistically inclined, Satyajit Ray is known as a filmmaker, writer, a music composer and also an illustrator. Common among these vocations is Satyajit Ray the storyteller, adapting mediums and forms to handle themes with subtlety and a unique sensitivity.

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Refusing to criticise ‘mainstream Bollywood cinema’, international filmmaker Mjaid Majidi says that is essential for the economy but adds that the cultural potential for a different kind of cinema exists in India. read more

Jaya Bachchan, who turns 70 today, was the ‘girl-next-door’ of the 1970s Hindi cinema. In films like Mili, Guddi, Parichay, Koshish and Bawarchi among others, she proved she could be the daughter, the sister, the friend and, importantly, the beloved,... read more