Amitava Nag

Amitava Nag is an independent film critic based in Kolkata and editor of Silhouette. His most recent books on cinema are Murmurs: Silent Steals with Soumitra Chatterjee, 16 Frames and Smriti Sattwa o Cinema. His earlier writings include the acclaimed books Satyajit Ray’s Heroes and Heroines published by Rupa and Beyond Apu: 20 Favourite film roles of Soumitra Chatterjee published by Harper Collins India. He also writes poetry and short fiction in Bengali and English – observing life in a platter. He can be reached at amitavanag.net.

My creations

Poems, English Translations

6 Poems of Soumitra Chatterjee

LnC presents 6 Bengali poems of Soumitra Chatterjee translated by Amitava Nag into an English collection Walking through the Mist published this year.

Interviews

Know Thy Dhoni: Aniket Mishra on His Bestselling Quizbook on MS Dhoni

Know Thy Dhoni, the quiz book written by Aniket Mishra, has Over 400 Questions & Stories on MS Dhoni. Amitava Nag interviews Aniket for LnC.

Musings

Understanding Space-Time Continuum in Quantum Physics

As Amphan ravaged Kolkata, it left behind new realizations. Amitava Nag jots down his stream of consciousness, surviving 6 days without electricity.

Poems

3 Poems about Forgetting, and Not

Three wistful poems about remembrance, forgetting and memory by Amitava Nag.

Opinion

In Support of Scarcity

It’s time to stop being a slave to a barrage of information of all kinds, writes Amitava Nag. Let scarcity rule for a while.

Artwork

‘Theatre is Not Just Acting, it is a Lifestyle’

Silhouette editor Amitava Nag catches up with young, talented Bengali stage actors Manas Mukherjee and Keshob Bhattacharyya on theatre, cinema & more.