Ratnottama Sengupta

Ratnottama Sengupta (daughter of legendary scriptwriter Nabendu Ghosh) is a film -journalist, -festival-curator/-organiser; documentary filmmaker; and author of several books on cinema and film personalities. She is a member of the Film Critics Circle of India, has served on notable international film juries, and is a recipient of the National Film Award for Best Writing on Cinema.
  • Nandalal Bose

    Nandalal Bose

    An octogenarian raised Rs 70,000/- through crowd funding to make this documentary film on Master Moshai, Nandalal Bose. His friend Kunal gave voice to the commentary. The visuals have been painstakingly put together from multiple sources. And then, Subhashis Banerji simply uploaded the film on YouTube. Going to CBFC?...
  • Sarat Chandra

    Memories of Sarat Chandra

    It was a pilgrimage for me to visit the house where Sarat Chandra1 penned books such as Bipradas and Ramer Sumati, and to see the pond where he had his two pet fishes, Kartik and Ganesh, and the guava tree from which he threw a guava at his Boudi’s mother....
  • Of Documentaries and Shorts

    Of Documentaries and Short Fiction Films

    I was wondering why Documentaries and Shorts are treated as stepping stones to Features. Buddhadev Dasgupta and Goutam Ghose have continued to alternate feature films and documentaries. Even Mrinal Sen and Satyajit Ray made docus after debuting with features! Indeed, the very fact that Buddha Da – who’s undergoing...