Major Padmapani Acharya was awarded the Mahavir Chakra for his courage in the Kargil War.
'You can see the influence of Charulata in the way I've projected Aishwarya in Devdas.'
Charulata Patel, 87, was in the limelight after she was seen cheering for India by blowing a vuvuzela during a World Cup game against Bangladesh last year.
'...not because they want to but because life leaves them with no choice.'
'I often wondered while watching the film/trilogy, what if Durga had lived. What if Ray made The Durga Trilogy.' Sandip Roy looks back at Pather Panchali's Durga and the woman who brought her alive, Uma Dasgupta.
On a Sunday afternoon, in sleepy Hamilton, as one ambles through the quiet streets, the colourful billboards at the city's Centre Place area do catch attention. Among them is an unsual but pleasant sighting.
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.
Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
Virat Kohli could not resist himself from meeting Charulata Patel, an 87-year-old Indian fan
Sari tips to nick from Esha Gupta's wardrobe.
The Ray-helmed film was screened on Friday, despite the initial objections, but two other movies - Gay India Matrimony and Had Anhad were removed from the list by the university, reportedly at the insistence of a right-wing group.
Oscar winners, festival favourites, massy entertainers, all-time classics, Sukanya Verma offers plenty to pick from on OTT this week.
There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never had a child; and Aarti stood up in defence of her colleague. Aseem Chhabra shares interesting memoris of Satyajit Ray on the latter's birth centenary on May 2.
'I was amazed at how lightly he wore his fame.'
Rediff reader Charulata Rao shares a traditional recipe that can be made in no time. Share your recipes.
'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best,' says Sharmila Tagore.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
'I met him in September, just days before he was hospitalised for Covid, for a documentary that his daughter was making.' 'He was in the pink of health, conversing with everyone the whole day.'
Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.
Raja Sen lists movies that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see them on the big screen.
Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives.
The suave actor of the world, sometimes called the last of the Mohicans and familiar to students of cinema anywhere in the globe, acted in 14 Ray films and over 300 others, gracefully transitioning into commercial cinema in a variety of roles.
Here's celebrating the veteran Bengali actor.
The actor is mostly known for his collaborations with the much-loved Satyajit Ray.
Bhumi Pednekar and Konkona Sen Sharma's ode to sisterhood, Robert Pattinson's amusing accent, Satyajit Ray's many masterpieces, Steven Soderbergh's breakout indie, Mark Ruffalo's good fight -- all this and more on Sukanya Verma's recommendation list on OTT this week.
If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal Chatterjee.
Stunning looking, Bulbbul keeps the scares to a minimum, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
In Goa, says Kishore Singh, you are defined as much by the village that makes up your address as by the neighbours who keep you company.
There were close matches, acrobatic fielding, some sharp bowling and big runs scored in the round-robin phase. Here are some memorable moments from the World Cup so far
As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies.
Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
Food blogger Charulata shares her special recipe for condensed milk cookies.
This is a list of his films that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see them on the big screen.
In a career spanning six decades, Chatterjee has acted in more than 300 films.
'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.
Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10. It will travel after that to other cities in the US and hopefully, soon to India as well, says Aseem Chhabra, author of the bestseller Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star.
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