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Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri

Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri is an editor with India’s leading publishing house. He pioneered the publishing of books of cinema in India and books commissioned by him have won the National Award for Best Book on Cinema and the MAMI Award for Best Writing on Cinema. He has worked with leading Indian authors like Manu Joseph, Raj Kamal Jha, Arun Shourie, Gulzar and many others. He won the Editor of the Year Award, given by the apex publishing body Publishing Next, in 2017.

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Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo: A Character Study Disguised as a Detective Film

Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo, in the guise of a ‘detective’ story is more a meditation on the loneliness of the human condition. A Silhouette review by Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri.
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Bibaho Obhijaan: Aspiring to Bachelorhood

Bibaho Obhijaan is a laughriot directed by Birsa Dasgupta about two men who fed up with their wives, aspire to bachelorhood after marriage.

Shesh Theke Shuru: Jeet is the Saving Grace of an Otherwise Listless Film

In his 50th outing, Jeet attempts an image makeover, but the film has little else to offer. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri reviews Shesh Theke Shuru.

The Super Hits and the Forgotten Gems: 50 Years of Bappi Lahiri

Ace editor Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri revisits the top 5 bona fide hits of Bappi Lahiri and 5 of the best songs that people have forgotten he had composed.