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From Kolkata to Dublin via Kabul: Tagore’s Internationalism And Cinema

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From Kolkata to Dublin via Kabul: Tagore’s Internationalism And Cinema

Kabuliwala by Tagore:

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.

Editorial of Special issue on Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Thakur, the doyen of Indian culture and the first and only Nobel Laureate in Literature from India is our topic for the third issue of Vol IX.

Tagore’s Noukadubi And Rituparno’s Inspiration: Interrogating Marriage And Home

Rituparno Ghosh's Noukadubi's real power lies in its ability to serve contemporary cinematic purposes where characters are modernized, articulate, credible.

Narrative Of Tagore’s Songs Used In Tarun Majumdar’s Alo (2003)

As is the acknowledged hallmark of Majumdar’s films, Alo (Light) uses Rabindranath Tagore’s songs extensively.

Space Sound Color: Giving Life To An Art Film

Since its nascent beginnings, the so-called art film has maintained this basic manifesto while dovetailing into its various faces.

Co-Existence Of Parallel Cinema With Popular Cinema In Bengal In The 50s And 60s

Cinema in Bengal has taken many interesting twist and turns. Since the days of "bioscope" in the 1890s, Bengali cinema has followed a rather zigzag pattern.

Images And Imagery: A Poet’s Engagement With Moving Images

Sometimes Rabindranath Tagore made improvements on the scenario and the dialogues. But he did not suggest radically alternative treatments to the films

On Streer Patra

Streer Patra was a path-breaking short story in form of a letter which a typical Bengali upper middle-class wife “Mrinal” writes to her husband.

Chokher Bāli: Unleashing Forbidden Passions

Chokher Bāli does open up new avenues of exploring the possibilities of the female gaze in Indian cinema.

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