'Satyajit Ray is most relevant even today.'
Here's our pick of the maverick director's best works.
Celebrity filmmaker Aparna Sen and Magsaysay awardee litterateur Mahasweta Devi say it has not protected women from gender-related crimes.
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
The award for best director went to Aparna Sen for Mr and Mrs Iyer, while Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Mondo Meyer Upakhyan was adjudged best film
Bengali film Antaheen by director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury was chosen as the best film while Tamil filmmaker Bala won the honour of best director for his film Naan Kadavul at the 56th National Film Awards announced in New Delhi on Saturday.
The filmmaker lauded West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi for his 'courageous statement' indicting the state government and the ruling Left for Nandigram incidents.
Meet Kunal Basu, the novelist of the book which is turned into a movie by Aparna Sen starring Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and a Japanese actress.
When Applause Entertainment completed five years, the makers invited everyone over for a grand party.
Now recognised as a mature actress, Konkona talks about her upcoming projects.
'One has to move with the times to stay relevant.'
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
In the letter dated July 23, the celebrities have said that "exemplary punishment" should be meted out "swiftly and surely" in such cases.
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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.
Bollywood's gorgeous actresses turned up to celebrate five years of Applause Entertainment.
The letter was written by 49 eminent personalities, including filmmakers Mani Ratnam, Anurag Kashyap, Shyam Benegal, actor Soumitra Chatterjee as well as vocalist Shubha Mudgal in July this year.
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
'I was amazed at how lightly he wore his fame.'
As Independent India turned 76, so did the ethereal Raakhee I know better than most, says Subhash K Jha.
'I faced a lot of abuse by people, who have nothing better to do, but it doesn't affect me at all'
Gully Boy", produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, featured Ranveer as an up-and-coming rapper who sets out to achieve his dream by rhyming about his life on the Mumbai streets.
"We have seen the same thing after 2014 (elections) in the name of 'award wapsi', this is just part two of that," the minister said
'Something which is just entertaining you continuously is not giving you a moment to pause, reflect or think.'
If fate had willed, Alia Bhatt's first movie co-star would have been Aditya Narayan, singer Udit Narayan's talented son.
'Payal's condition has shattered Moushumi and her husband.'
Gandhi said the country was moving towards an authoritarian state and it was not a secret anymore.
In a new letter issued on Monday, October 7, the eminent personalities questioned how writing an open letter to the prime minister could be called "an act of sedition".
'A great loss for the fraternity. Your work will be missed & cherished.'
The legislator from West Bengal claimed that there were several incidents where people across the country had been attacked by "cow vigilantes" over rumours of eating beef and smuggling cattle.
Sukanya Verma brings the latest action on OTT platforms this week.
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.
Police sources claimed that during investigations it was noted that allegations were "mischievous" and "lacked substance".
'He was God's good man and a beautiful human being beyond anything else.'
