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TopicSatyajit Ray

Topic: Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray to Shah Rukh Khan, the art of movie posters. ‘Text has become a bully’

Curated by Neville Tuli, exhibition was part of the International Film Festival Delhi. Largest ever exhibition of posters & film art garnered maximum eyeballs during the festival.

First review of Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali—moment for India to shake the world awake

'The Bengal Reader', an anthology edited and translated by Arunava Sinha, reflects the literary life of Bengal across two centuries.

Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

Kolkata’s Priya Cinema is a bhadralok bastion. Shows Satyajit Ray to Dhurandhar housefull

Bengal’s 700 single-screen halls have dwindled to 130 but south Kolkata’s Priya Cinema is still drawing housefulls. ‘We have marketed and positioned ourselves for decades.’

Restoring Satyjit Ray in 2025. Aranyer Din Ratri to hit theatres

The film premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May, which was attended by Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal.

Satyajit Ray’s 1960 Devi shows God-fearing rural Bengal—and devotion delusion

Sharmila Tagore delivers one of the most haunting performances of her career in Devi. She was only 14 years old.

Day after India’s appeal to reconsider demolition, Yunus govt denies Satyajit Ray link to Bangladesh bldg

Reports this week alleged that Ray’s ancestral home in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh was being razed, sparking outcry. However, the demolition was also reportedly halted.

‘Don’t demolish, we’ll help’: India asks Bangladesh to ‘reconsider’ razing Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home

MEA’s statement comes in response to local reports that ancestral home of Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Ray’s grandfather, is being demolished in Bangladesh after years of neglect.

Delhi exhibition traces 130 yrs of children’s book illustrations. Satyajit Ray to Priya Kurian

Vignettes from 130 years of children’s literature came together in Becoming, an exhibition that resonated with adults too. It ran from 28 April to 6 May.

What is wrong with Indian cinema? Satyajit Ray said melodrama and American influence

In ‘The State and New Cinema in Contemporary India’, Sudha Tiwari examines the setting up and roles of the Film Finance Corporation and the National Film Development Corporation.

On Camera

India’s AI group is a coordination committee dressed up as a governance body

There must be a Supreme AI Council that operates at the apex. It must be chaired by the Prime Minister, with real authority, full representation, and a mandate to act.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.