Shoma A Chatterji: 3 books
The Cinema of Bimal Roy
An 'Outsider' Within
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
An analysis of Bimal Roy’s films and their depiction of people outside the ‘mainstream’
The Cinema of Bimal Roy: An ‘Outsider’ Within examines Roy’s adaptations of Bengali and Hindi literary classics while dwelling on his approach and treatment of women, a focal point of many of...
P.C. Barua
Legends of Indian Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Pramathesh Chandra Barua or P.C. Barua as he was known, was an enigma through his life. Born into a royal family, this prince-turned-actor-director changed the theatrical manner of stylised acting into the conversational manner of real-life situations. His rise as an actor-director was matched with...
Filming Reality
The Independent Documentary Movement in India
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
***An informative read about the incredible journey of the independent documentary film movement in India.
Filming Reality*** explores the independent documentary film movement in India post-1970s, when it began to acquire an identity of its own and many films got worldwide recognition....