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    Unpacking Matka King (review)

    Unpacking Matka King

    Kabir Suman - A Review of Bare Voice

    Baring Kabir Suman’s Soul – A Review of Bare Voice

    A critical reading of Komal Gandhar

    Something Like an Autobiography: A Critical Reading of Komal Gandhar

    Titas and Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinematic Departure

    Riverine Stories: Titas and Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinematic Departure

    Le havre

    Le Havre: A 21st Century Shomin-geki from Aki Kaurismaki

    Eva Green as Christine in Nocebo

    Nocebo Review: An Entrancing Psychological Thriller With Creepy Elements

    reel reviews by children

    Reel Reviews: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas & Father and Daughter

    Rolling Thunder Revue 2019

    Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)

    Silhouette Recommends – The Headless Woman

    Silhouette Recommends – Ostrov (The Island)

    Silhouette Recommends – Saraband

    Silhouette Recommends – Abel (Voyeur)

    Silhouette Recommends – Abel (Voyeur)

    The Most Anticipated Bollywood Movies of 2023

    The Most Anticipated Bollywood Movies of 2023

    MARVEL

    Desi Web Heads, Spider-Man India is Finally Here!

    The World of Javed Akhtar: 124 Rare Exhibits to Celebrate the Legend’s 75th Year

    Kolkata Cocktail: Three Women’s Journeys through the Poetic Vision of Kolkata

  • Retrospective
    • Indian Cinema
    • International Cinema
    • Ray@100
    • Ritwik Ghatak@100
    • Mrinal Sen@100
    • Tapan Sinha@100
    • Raj Kapoor@100
    • Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee
    Indian Cinema International Cinema Ray@100 Ritwik Ghatak@100 Mrinal Sen@100 Tapan Sinha@100 Raj Kapoor@100 Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee
    Anik Dutta

    Haunted, Seduced and Uncertain – the Cinema of Anik Dutta

    IFFD 2026 A celebration of cinema culture and contrasts (Silhouette)

    IFFD 2026: A Celebration of Cinema, Culture, and Contrasts

    NEW THEATRES and B N SIRCAR

    New Theatres and B N Sircar

    When Geetmala Ruled Hindi Cinema

    When Geetmala Ruled Hindi Film Music

    Akira Toriyama – How the Super Saiyan of Manga and Anime Paved the Way

    Of Film Festivals and Jury Duty

    Of Film Festivals and Jury Duty

    Rithy Panh films

    A Memory for the Present

    Lasting Music Pieces in Films

    satyajit ray ritwik ghatak and the Renegade ‘Father’ Figure critique

    Satyajit, Ritwik – and the Renegade ‘Father’ Figure

    meeting satyajit ray (RAY AT 100)

    Meeting Ray: The Nawab of Sight and Sound

    my journey with feluda

    My Journey with Feluda

    Dancing with Satyajit Ray

    Dancing with Ray… An Unparalleled Celluloid Experience

    Ratnottama Sengupta remembers Ritwik Ghatak

    No Cloud-capped Star, Ritwik

    Nabendu Ghosh remembers Ritwik Ghatak (Silhouette)

    Anger in his voice, authority in his words. Name: Ritwik

    A critical reading of Komal Gandhar

    Something Like an Autobiography: A Critical Reading of Komal Gandhar

    Landscape Of Exile - Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak's Films

    Landscape of Exile: Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Films

    Mahaprithibi: Mrinal Sen’s Ultimate Realization about Art, Politics and Society

    How Suhas met Mr Bhuvan Shome (Ratnottama Sengupta)

    How Suhas Met Mr Bhuvan Shome

    Matira Manisha Mrinal Sen

    Mrinal Sen’s Matira Manisha – Family at the Crossroads

    Mrinal Sen (an Interview)

    ‘He Only Wanted to Make Films About People He Had Direct Contact With’: Kunal Sen Remembers His Father Mrinal Sen

    The Moulding of a Master Bimal Roy and Tapan Sinha (Silhouette)

    The Moulding of a Master: Bimal Roy and Tapan Sinha

    Tapan Sinha the Humanist Filmmaker

    Tapan Sinha: The Humanist Filmmaker

    A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved

    Sagina Mahato film Review

    Sagina Mahato: The Bitter Brew of Labour Struggles

    Shailendra A Love Lyric in Print

    Mera Naam Raaju, Gharana Anaam

    Raj Kapoor and the Male Gaze

    Raj Kapoor and the Male Gaze

    Early Films, and Raj Kapoor’s Best—with Nargis

    Raj Kapoor Sangam review

    Sangam – Of Choices and Consequences

    Episode 8 HORIZON (Soumitra Chatterjee) Memoirs by Amitava Nag

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 8)

    7 Makeup (Soumitra Chatterjee) Murmurs by Amitava Nag (Silhouette)

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 7)

    6 Portraits (Soumitra Chatterjee) Murmurs by Amitava Nag (Silhouette)

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 6)

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 5)

  • Critique
    • Critique on Films
    • Book Review
    Critique on Films Book Review
    Landscape Of Exile - Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak's Films

    Landscape of Exile: Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Films

    The Aesthetics of Fractured Dislocation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinema

    The Aesthetics of Fractured Dislocation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinema

    A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved

    Tapan Sinha and Feature Film Management

    Tapan Sinha and Feature Film Management

    BAAZI-Thank You Guru Dutt Book Excerpt

    Baazi – ‘Thank You, Guru Dutt!’ Book Excerpt

    Shailendra A Love Lyric in Print

    Mera Naam Raaju, Gharana Anaam

    Early Films, and Raj Kapoor’s Best—with Nargis

    welcomed with arrows - hindi film songs with teer

    Welcomed with Arrows

  • Interviews
    • Indian Film Personalities
    • International Film Personalities
    Indian Film Personalities International Film Personalities
    Promita Bhowmik interview

    ‘Swimming Against the Tide’: In Conversation with ‘Aahana’ Director Promita Bhowmik

    Nabendu Ghosh in conversation with Ameen Sayani 2

    ‘My heart swells with pride when I see their work’: Nabendu Ghosh in conversation with Ameen Sayani

    Soulfully Yours Ravi Manek Premchand interview

    Soulfully Yours, Ravi: In Conversation with Manek Premchand

    In Conversation with Neville Tuli

    Reimagining India’s Cultural Tapestry: In Conversation with Neville Tuli

    Catherine Berge interview on Gaach - Soumitra Chatterjee documentary

    ‘Soumitra Became Ray’s Voice’ – Interview with Catherine Berge, Director of ‘Gaach’

    The Grain is Always Moving – Eduardo Nunes

    Liv and Ingmar

    Timeless Artists Of The World: Liv And Ingmar

    ‘Putting Together My Passion For India And For Cinema’: Selvaggia Velo On River To River Florence Indian Film Festival

  • Music
    • Music Makers
    • Golden Voices
    • The Song Story
    • Rafi@100
    • Salil Chowdhury@100
    The Song Story Salil Chowdhury@100 Rafi@100 Music Makers Golden Voices
    Khuda nigehban ho tumhara -song analysis

    Khuda Nigehban Ho Tumhara: An Unforgettable Farewell

    Kuchh dil ne kaha kuchh bhi nahin

    Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha – A Whisper of Simplicity in a Haunting Tune

    Koi Chupke Se Aake The Unspoken Melody of the Past

    Koi Chupke Se Aake: The Unspoken Melody of the Past

    Waqt Ne Kiya an analysis

    Waqt Ne Kiya – A Song That Encapsulates a Tragedy

    Salil Chowdhury - Creating Music Outside the Rules (NS-Rajan)

    Salil Chowdhury: Creating Music ‘Outside the Rules’

    Madhumati - Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus

    Madhumati: Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus in Hindi Cinema

    Salil Sangeet - Salil Chowdhury's Bangla songs

    Salil Sangeet: How Salil Chowdhury’s Bengali Songs Reimagined Genre, Social Awareness and Humanism

    Hemant Kumar-Salil Chowdhury Bengali Songs - The Gamechangers

    Hemant-Salil Songs: The Gamechangers

    A Day with Mohammed Rafi

    A Day with Mohammed Rafi

    An Ode to Mohammed Rafi

    An Ode to Mohammed Rafi

    Rafi A-Z songs

    The A-Z of Rafi

    Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar — A Sizzling Potpourri of Fun and Romance

    Salil Chowdhury - Creating Music Outside the Rules (NS-Rajan)

    Salil Chowdhury: Creating Music ‘Outside the Rules’

    Madhumati - Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus

    Madhumati: Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus in Hindi Cinema

    Salil Sangeet - Salil Chowdhury's Bangla songs

    Salil Sangeet: How Salil Chowdhury’s Bengali Songs Reimagined Genre, Social Awareness and Humanism

    Soulfully Yours Ravi Manek Premchand interview

    Soulfully Yours, Ravi: In Conversation with Manek Premchand

    the guest voices in Hindi film music

    The ‘Guest Voices’ in Hindi Film Music

    Asha Bhosle tribute

    Asha Bhosle: From Shadow to Spectrum  

    Asha Bhosle Many Moods of a Matchless Voice

    Asha Bhosle: The Many Moods of a Matchless Voice

    Kanan Devi - First Singing Star of Indian Cinema

    Kanan Devi: ‘The First Singing Star’

  • Archive
    • Volume 6
    • Volume 8
    Volume 6 Volume 7
    Seemabaddha

    ‘Illuminating Ray’ A Critique on Gaston Roberge’s Satyajit Ray: Essays (1970-2005)

    Abderrahmane Sissako’s La Vie Sur Terra (Life is on Earth): Prompting Us to Re-think “Displacement”

    Three Movies of the Digital Age

    From the Director to the Protagonist: Displacement in the Cinema of Peter Weir

    Chunhyang: An Artistic Splendor

    Jamal Lacks it: Game Show Politics and Rise of Individual in Slumdog Millionaire

    Cinema & Sexuality: On the Death of the Desiring Woman

    The-Host

    Taking Over: Notes on the Host

  • About
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    • Write for Silhouette
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  • Film Reviews
    • Indian Film Reviews
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    • Silhouette Recommends
    • Curtain Raisers
    Indian Film Reviews International Film Reviews Silhouette Recommends Curtain Raisers
    Unpacking Matka King (review)

    Unpacking Matka King

    Kabir Suman - A Review of Bare Voice

    Baring Kabir Suman’s Soul – A Review of Bare Voice

    A critical reading of Komal Gandhar

    Something Like an Autobiography: A Critical Reading of Komal Gandhar

    Titas and Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinematic Departure

    Riverine Stories: Titas and Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinematic Departure

    Le havre

    Le Havre: A 21st Century Shomin-geki from Aki Kaurismaki

    Eva Green as Christine in Nocebo

    Nocebo Review: An Entrancing Psychological Thriller With Creepy Elements

    reel reviews by children

    Reel Reviews: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas & Father and Daughter

    Rolling Thunder Revue 2019

    Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)

    Silhouette Recommends – The Headless Woman

    Silhouette Recommends – Ostrov (The Island)

    Silhouette Recommends – Saraband

    Silhouette Recommends – Abel (Voyeur)

    Silhouette Recommends – Abel (Voyeur)

    The Most Anticipated Bollywood Movies of 2023

    The Most Anticipated Bollywood Movies of 2023

    MARVEL

    Desi Web Heads, Spider-Man India is Finally Here!

    The World of Javed Akhtar: 124 Rare Exhibits to Celebrate the Legend’s 75th Year

    Kolkata Cocktail: Three Women’s Journeys through the Poetic Vision of Kolkata

  • Retrospective
    • Indian Cinema
    • International Cinema
    • Ray@100
    • Ritwik Ghatak@100
    • Mrinal Sen@100
    • Tapan Sinha@100
    • Raj Kapoor@100
    • Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee
    Indian Cinema International Cinema Ray@100 Ritwik Ghatak@100 Mrinal Sen@100 Tapan Sinha@100 Raj Kapoor@100 Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee
    Anik Dutta

    Haunted, Seduced and Uncertain – the Cinema of Anik Dutta

    IFFD 2026 A celebration of cinema culture and contrasts (Silhouette)

    IFFD 2026: A Celebration of Cinema, Culture, and Contrasts

    NEW THEATRES and B N SIRCAR

    New Theatres and B N Sircar

    When Geetmala Ruled Hindi Cinema

    When Geetmala Ruled Hindi Film Music

    Akira Toriyama – How the Super Saiyan of Manga and Anime Paved the Way

    Of Film Festivals and Jury Duty

    Of Film Festivals and Jury Duty

    Rithy Panh films

    A Memory for the Present

    Lasting Music Pieces in Films

    satyajit ray ritwik ghatak and the Renegade ‘Father’ Figure critique

    Satyajit, Ritwik – and the Renegade ‘Father’ Figure

    meeting satyajit ray (RAY AT 100)

    Meeting Ray: The Nawab of Sight and Sound

    my journey with feluda

    My Journey with Feluda

    Dancing with Satyajit Ray

    Dancing with Ray… An Unparalleled Celluloid Experience

    Ratnottama Sengupta remembers Ritwik Ghatak

    No Cloud-capped Star, Ritwik

    Nabendu Ghosh remembers Ritwik Ghatak (Silhouette)

    Anger in his voice, authority in his words. Name: Ritwik

    A critical reading of Komal Gandhar

    Something Like an Autobiography: A Critical Reading of Komal Gandhar

    Landscape Of Exile - Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak's Films

    Landscape of Exile: Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Films

    Mahaprithibi: Mrinal Sen’s Ultimate Realization about Art, Politics and Society

    How Suhas met Mr Bhuvan Shome (Ratnottama Sengupta)

    How Suhas Met Mr Bhuvan Shome

    Matira Manisha Mrinal Sen

    Mrinal Sen’s Matira Manisha – Family at the Crossroads

    Mrinal Sen (an Interview)

    ‘He Only Wanted to Make Films About People He Had Direct Contact With’: Kunal Sen Remembers His Father Mrinal Sen

    The Moulding of a Master Bimal Roy and Tapan Sinha (Silhouette)

    The Moulding of a Master: Bimal Roy and Tapan Sinha

    Tapan Sinha the Humanist Filmmaker

    Tapan Sinha: The Humanist Filmmaker

    A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved

    Sagina Mahato film Review

    Sagina Mahato: The Bitter Brew of Labour Struggles

    Shailendra A Love Lyric in Print

    Mera Naam Raaju, Gharana Anaam

    Raj Kapoor and the Male Gaze

    Raj Kapoor and the Male Gaze

    Early Films, and Raj Kapoor’s Best—with Nargis

    Raj Kapoor Sangam review

    Sangam – Of Choices and Consequences

    Episode 8 HORIZON (Soumitra Chatterjee) Memoirs by Amitava Nag

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 8)

    7 Makeup (Soumitra Chatterjee) Murmurs by Amitava Nag (Silhouette)

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 7)

    6 Portraits (Soumitra Chatterjee) Murmurs by Amitava Nag (Silhouette)

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 6)

    Murmurs: Moments with Soumitra Chatterjee (Episode 5)

  • Critique
    • Critique on Films
    • Book Review
    Critique on Films Book Review
    Landscape Of Exile - Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak's Films

    Landscape of Exile: Individual and Cultural Alienation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Films

    The Aesthetics of Fractured Dislocation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinema

    The Aesthetics of Fractured Dislocation in Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinema

    A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved

    Tapan Sinha and Feature Film Management

    Tapan Sinha and Feature Film Management

    BAAZI-Thank You Guru Dutt Book Excerpt

    Baazi – ‘Thank You, Guru Dutt!’ Book Excerpt

    Shailendra A Love Lyric in Print

    Mera Naam Raaju, Gharana Anaam

    Early Films, and Raj Kapoor’s Best—with Nargis

    welcomed with arrows - hindi film songs with teer

    Welcomed with Arrows

  • Interviews
    • Indian Film Personalities
    • International Film Personalities
    Indian Film Personalities International Film Personalities
    Promita Bhowmik interview

    ‘Swimming Against the Tide’: In Conversation with ‘Aahana’ Director Promita Bhowmik

    Nabendu Ghosh in conversation with Ameen Sayani 2

    ‘My heart swells with pride when I see their work’: Nabendu Ghosh in conversation with Ameen Sayani

    Soulfully Yours Ravi Manek Premchand interview

    Soulfully Yours, Ravi: In Conversation with Manek Premchand

    In Conversation with Neville Tuli

    Reimagining India’s Cultural Tapestry: In Conversation with Neville Tuli

    Catherine Berge interview on Gaach - Soumitra Chatterjee documentary

    ‘Soumitra Became Ray’s Voice’ – Interview with Catherine Berge, Director of ‘Gaach’

    The Grain is Always Moving – Eduardo Nunes

    Liv and Ingmar

    Timeless Artists Of The World: Liv And Ingmar

    ‘Putting Together My Passion For India And For Cinema’: Selvaggia Velo On River To River Florence Indian Film Festival

  • Music
    • Music Makers
    • Golden Voices
    • The Song Story
    • Rafi@100
    • Salil Chowdhury@100
    The Song Story Salil Chowdhury@100 Rafi@100 Music Makers Golden Voices
    Khuda nigehban ho tumhara -song analysis

    Khuda Nigehban Ho Tumhara: An Unforgettable Farewell

    Kuchh dil ne kaha kuchh bhi nahin

    Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha – A Whisper of Simplicity in a Haunting Tune

    Koi Chupke Se Aake The Unspoken Melody of the Past

    Koi Chupke Se Aake: The Unspoken Melody of the Past

    Waqt Ne Kiya an analysis

    Waqt Ne Kiya – A Song That Encapsulates a Tragedy

    Salil Chowdhury - Creating Music Outside the Rules (NS-Rajan)

    Salil Chowdhury: Creating Music ‘Outside the Rules’

    Madhumati - Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus

    Madhumati: Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus in Hindi Cinema

    Salil Sangeet - Salil Chowdhury's Bangla songs

    Salil Sangeet: How Salil Chowdhury’s Bengali Songs Reimagined Genre, Social Awareness and Humanism

    Hemant Kumar-Salil Chowdhury Bengali Songs - The Gamechangers

    Hemant-Salil Songs: The Gamechangers

    A Day with Mohammed Rafi

    A Day with Mohammed Rafi

    An Ode to Mohammed Rafi

    An Ode to Mohammed Rafi

    Rafi A-Z songs

    The A-Z of Rafi

    Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar — A Sizzling Potpourri of Fun and Romance

    Salil Chowdhury - Creating Music Outside the Rules (NS-Rajan)

    Salil Chowdhury: Creating Music ‘Outside the Rules’

    Madhumati - Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus

    Madhumati: Salil Chowdhury’s Magnum Opus in Hindi Cinema

    Salil Sangeet - Salil Chowdhury's Bangla songs

    Salil Sangeet: How Salil Chowdhury’s Bengali Songs Reimagined Genre, Social Awareness and Humanism

    Soulfully Yours Ravi Manek Premchand interview

    Soulfully Yours, Ravi: In Conversation with Manek Premchand

    the guest voices in Hindi film music

    The ‘Guest Voices’ in Hindi Film Music

    Asha Bhosle tribute

    Asha Bhosle: From Shadow to Spectrum  

    Asha Bhosle Many Moods of a Matchless Voice

    Asha Bhosle: The Many Moods of a Matchless Voice

    Kanan Devi - First Singing Star of Indian Cinema

    Kanan Devi: ‘The First Singing Star’

  • Archive
    • Volume 6
    • Volume 8
    Volume 6 Volume 7
    Seemabaddha

    ‘Illuminating Ray’ A Critique on Gaston Roberge’s Satyajit Ray: Essays (1970-2005)

    Abderrahmane Sissako’s La Vie Sur Terra (Life is on Earth): Prompting Us to Re-think “Displacement”

    Three Movies of the Digital Age

    From the Director to the Protagonist: Displacement in the Cinema of Peter Weir

    Chunhyang: An Artistic Splendor

    Jamal Lacks it: Game Show Politics and Rise of Individual in Slumdog Millionaire

    Cinema & Sexuality: On the Death of the Desiring Woman

    The-Host

    Taking Over: Notes on the Host

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