Bimal Roy

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Revisiting Bandini: Bimal Roy's most complete film with Hindi cinema's first independent woman

Bandini was the first Hindi film to depict the story of a woman imprisoned for a murder that she committed and confessed to without pleading for forgiveness or harbouring any sense of guilt. 

Jan 01 2019 — Shoma A Chatterji

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60 years of Madhumati: The flawless cinematic experience of Bimal Roy's classic

The film, starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala, not only enjoyed sweeping commercial success, but also won the National award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and nine Filmfare awards.

Sep 19 2018 — Roushni Sarkar

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Shailendra’s everlasting songs in Bimal Roy’s Madhumati – 95th birth anniversary special

The great lyricist, who was born on this day (30 August) in 1923, wrote nine masterful songs for the supernatural drama which was released 60 years ago.

Aug 30 2018 — Sonal Pandya

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Revisiting Bimal Roy's Udayer Pathey and Do Bigha Zamin — birth anniversary special

On his 109th birth anniversary (he was born on 12 July 1909), we look at Roy's first film Udayer Pathey, which, like his other films, has become a source of reference for filmmakers and scholars of cultural studies over the years.

Jul 12 2018 — Roushni Sarkar