The article points to the importance of the year 1952 for the Bombay film Industry. Emergence of a critical public was witnessed during this time, which induced progressive changes in the film industry. This year also saw group of delegate from India…
In the film 'Chhinnamul', Sen searches for changing patterns in the Bengali filmmaking scenario. He criticizes the social melodramas as suffering from lack of serious thoughts and intellect. 'Chhinamul', for Sen, is a welcome change, long overdue in…
The item sheds light on the varied responses that the film Do Bigha Zamin received at the time of its release. It collates major newspaper reviews that largely focused on the film’s social realist aspects and its means of production that…
Jithubhai Mehta, the author in this article, traces the changing patterns of film publicity over the decades. He notes that with the induction of sound, film journalism has emerged in a new way. The growing proximity between the press and cinema…
