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Somdatta Mandal

Somdatta Mandal is Professor of English at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan. Her areas of interest are American Studies, Contemporary Fiction, Film and Culture studies, Diaspora studies and Translation. A recipient of several international fellowships and awards, she has several national and international publications to her credit.

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Amitabh Bachchan as the other - Book Review

Book Review: Amitabh Bachchan as the Other

Somdatta Mandal reviews Shoma A Chatterji’s book ‘Amitabh Bachchan and the Other’ which looks at Bachchan beyond his persistent ‘angry young man’ label.
Through the Lens, Brightly Women in Cinema, Women at Work Book Review

Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at Work

Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at Work by Shoma A Chatterji, unearths how the ‘working woman’ has been presented in films directed by women.
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Cinematic Adaptations Of Rabindranath

Since Tagore’s works are universal, they offer filmmakers a challenge to make the film as powerful, credible and appealing on celluloid as it is in print.