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Aparna Sen and Madhabi Mukherjee on Satyajit Ray, the man, and his enduring legacy
Arshia • 3 years agoOn Satyajit Ray's 100th birth anniversary, his leading ladies Aparna Sen and Madhabi Mukherjee weigh in on the political significance of the man and his legacy, even 29 years since he breathed his last.
Charulata: Satyajit Ray's brilliant re-telling of Tagore's classic story of a lonely young wife
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay • 6 years agoWhen asked by interviewers which was his personal favourite among all the films he had made in his 40-year long career, Satyajit Ray always said, 'Charulata' (The Lonely Wife) — based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story | #FirstCulture
Mahanagar: Satyajit Ray highlights how flawed the prejudice against working women is
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay • 6 years agoSatyajit ray's Mahanagar will resonate with anyone who has either experienced or studied the many obstacles which the woman of the house, in a middle-class family, has to negotiate day in, day out
Kapurush: Satyajit Ray's meditation on courageous women, and doomed young love
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay • 6 years agoIn his 1965 film Kapurush (The Coward), Satyajit Ray chooses to portray the silent courage of a strong-willed woman, by juxtaposing her against the film’s protagonist who is timid, irresolute and unsure of himself.