'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary styles, Salilkaku created a new musical genre in Bengal called Gana Sangeet.'
'Once we do that, we will be able to change the conditioning which has been prevalent in society for so many years.'
In a new series, we look at the top 10 shows in the most popular genres.
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.
'Satyajit Ray is most relevant even today.'
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Mamata Banerjee's strategy of soliciting tinsel town's support towards causes and fielding actors in elections.
Five outsiders with zero connections in the film industry and no money made their mark despite nepotism ruling the roost.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
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.
Mohammed Taufiq has been a waiter at Kolkata's famous Coffee House for 36 years. After encountering at least 50, 100 new faces every day -- including Satyajit Ray once -- all he wants now is to return to his village after retirement.
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back excerpts from a Rediff interview with the brilliant filmmaker, just after the release of his last film, Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kate.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'
