The Subaltern Voice”, opened on November 7 at the Nandan Foyer — KIFF’s main festival venue — and will continue until ...

Ghatak appears to be so contemporary it seems that if he knew about Special Intensive Revision he would have portrayed the deep disturbance it is causing. Art and life could not have been closer ...

Explore the enduring influence of Ritwik Ghatak on contemporary filmmakers, revealing his profound impact on Indian cinema.

2010 marks 50 years of Ritwik Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara'. Many critics worldwide argue it to be India's best. Author, curator and film historian Amrit Gangar puts the film in perspective A still from ...

The Legacy of Partition in Bengali Cinema India's liberation from British rule marked a significant turning point, coinciding ...

Indian auteur Ritwik Ghatak (1925-1976) is hailed by many to be the pioneer of what came to be known as the Indian New Wave. The reach of Ghatak's work extends from scripts of popular films like ...

As part of the Centenary Tribute, Ritwik Ghatak’s films, including Ajantrik, Bari Theke Paliye, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Komal ...

Explore how Ritwik Ghatak's films depict Kolkata as a hopeful refuge for migrants, distinct from other cinematic portrayals.

"Meghe Dhaka Tara" tells the tragic story of the beautiful daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, living in the outskirts of Calcutta under modest circumstances. Neeta ...

One of the instances which make the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival very special is that it celebrates the birth centenary of cinematic marvel Ritwik G ...

While the world struggles with exile, fracture, pain, and injustice, legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's vision and outrage ...

A total of 215 films from 39 countries will be screened at the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), which will be held from November 6-13 at 21 theatres across Kolkata, state minister ...