The Swinging '70s : Stars, Style and Substance in Hindi Cinema

ISBN: 978-8119750474 Pages: 624 Size: 21.6 x 13.8 x 3.3 cm Language: English Book Binding: Paperback Publisher: Om Books International If the West had its Swinging Sixties, Hindi cinema had its Seventies. Everything that journalists today call ‘retro’ when referring to Bollywood is a product of the 1970s. But to refer to the decade as ‘swinging’ … Continue reading "The Swinging ’70s : Stars, Style and Substance in Hindi Cinema"

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The Cinema of Mrinal Sen: A Quest for the Unresolved

ISBN: 978-81-943921-6-3 Pages: 173 Size: 5.5″ x 8.5″ Language: English Book Binding: Paperback Publisher: Blue Pencil Edited by: Amitava Nag & Antara Nanda Mondal Young at heart, rebel in the mind. That is Mrinal Sen for you. Outrageous, angry, unorthodox but always honest in his work. His films didn’t provide conclusions, rather they probed the viewer … Continue reading "The Cinema of Mrinal Sen: A Quest for the Unresolved"

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75 years 75 films india's cinematic journey

ISBN: 978-9354098208 Pages: 402 Size: 17 x 5 x 19 cm Language: English Book Binding: Paperback Publisher: Publications Division Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting Government Of India Over the course of 75 years of Indian cinema (from 1946 to 2021), there have been several notable developments and milestones: Golden Age of Indian Cinema: The period between … Continue reading "75 Years 75 Films India’s Cinematic Journey"

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Soumitra Chatterjee His Life in Cinema and Beyond

ISBN:  9354474527 /  978-9354474521 Pages: 240 Size: 216 * 140 mm Language: English Book Binding: Paperback His Life in Cinema and Beyond, is the first comprehensive attempt to portray the life of the actor in all its facets. It traces Soumitra’s initial years of searching for identities to the final decades when he reached the pinnacle of his career as an … Continue reading "Soumitra Chatterjee: His Life in Cinema and Beyond"

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প্রতিদিন তোমার সঙ্গে আমার দেখা হয়
আর প্রতিদিনই পাল্টে যায় প্রেম
যেভাবে 'প্রেম' ও 'ভালবাসা' বদলে নেয় আমাকে,
আমাদের, আমরা যারা প্রেম,
ভালোবাসা,
ঘৃণা,
মৃত্যুর
কুশীলব,

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Amitava Nag
AMITAVA NAG is an independent film critic residing in Kolkata. He is one of the founder-members of the film magazine SILHOUETTE and is its current editor.

AMITAVA also writes poetry and short fiction in Bengali and English for several magazines both national and international.
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