Pather Panchali/Aparajito/Apur Sansar
Written and directed by Satyajit Ray
India, 1955/1956/1959
The Criterion Collection set of Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy has been one of the more eagerly anticipated releases in recent years. These masterworks of world cinema, widely acclaimed for decades, have been long overdue a much-deserved superior treatment on home video. Now though, benefitting from a 4K digital restoration by the Academy Film Archive and L’Immagine Ritrovata, and with a wealth of bonus features, these exceptional films are available in the superb presentation so many have been waiting for.
But to start at the source, such a treatment would not have been warranted in the first place were the films themselves not so remarkable, and that they most certainly are. As no less an authority than Akira Kurosawa puts it, “To have not seen the films of Ray is to have lived in the world without...
Written and directed by Satyajit Ray
India, 1955/1956/1959
The Criterion Collection set of Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy has been one of the more eagerly anticipated releases in recent years. These masterworks of world cinema, widely acclaimed for decades, have been long overdue a much-deserved superior treatment on home video. Now though, benefitting from a 4K digital restoration by the Academy Film Archive and L’Immagine Ritrovata, and with a wealth of bonus features, these exceptional films are available in the superb presentation so many have been waiting for.
But to start at the source, such a treatment would not have been warranted in the first place were the films themselves not so remarkable, and that they most certainly are. As no less an authority than Akira Kurosawa puts it, “To have not seen the films of Ray is to have lived in the world without...
- 11/24/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
New Delhi, May 9: A total of 13 short films, based on of litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore's poems, were released here Thursday to commemorate his 152nd birth anniversary.
The film series have been directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation. These films have been produced with the financial support of Ministry of Culture.
The films were released by Union Minister of Culture, Chandresh Kumari Katoch.
With a running time of around 30 minutes, the short films are based on Tagore's poems like, "Bansi" (The Flute), "Krishnakali" (The Dark Maiden),.
The film series have been directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation. These films have been produced with the financial support of Ministry of Culture.
The films were released by Union Minister of Culture, Chandresh Kumari Katoch.
With a running time of around 30 minutes, the short films are based on Tagore's poems like, "Bansi" (The Flute), "Krishnakali" (The Dark Maiden),.
- 5/9/2013
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
89 years old Bengali filmmaker, critic and a reputed film historian, Chidananda Dasgupta passed away at his home in Kolkata late Sunday night after a brief illness. He was suffering from acute Broncho Pneumonia and Parkinson's disease. He was the father of award-winning actor-director Aparna Sen and grandfather of actress Konkana Sen Sharma. Dasgupta made seven films and wrote over 2000 articles on cinema in various periodicals. He received the lifetime achievement award at the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival in 2004 in recognition for his writings on films which included books such as 'Talking About Films' and 'The Cinema of Satyajit Ray' amongst others. Chidananda, along with Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, founded The Calcutta Film Society, in 1947 which is India's first film society dedicated to feature films. Bollywood Hungama prays for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.
- 5/24/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
89 years old Bengali filmmaker, critic and a reputed film historian, Chidananda Dasgupta passed away at his home in Kolkata late Sunday night after a brief illness. He was suffering from acute Broncho Pneumonia and Parkinson's disease. He was the father of award-winning actor-director Aparna Sen and grandfather of actress Konkana Sen Sharma. Dasgupta made seven films and wrote over 2000 articles on cinema in various periodicals. He received the lifetime achievement award at the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival in 2004 in recognition for his writings on films which included books such as 'Talking About Films' and 'The Cinema of Satyajit Ray' amongst others. Chidananda, along with Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, founded The Calcutta Film Society, in 1947 which is India's first film society dedicated to feature films. Bollywood Hungama prays for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.
- 5/24/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father of actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen.He was suffering from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson's disease, doctors said.Dasgupta was a multi-faceted talent, who started off as a college lecturer, then switched to advertising but made his name as a film critic and historian.Alongside doyens like Satyajit Ray and Bansi Chandragupta, he founded the country's first film society dedicated to feature films - Calcutta Film Society - in 1947 soon after independence.The society was the harbinger of the ...
- 5/23/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
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