Seemabaddha is the only Ray film I’ve watched just once. But Chanda’s book, Satyajit Ray – The Man Who Knew Too Much is very impressive. The cover blurb by Shyam Benegal pronounces, “If you have read this, you don’t need to read any other book on Ray.” The truth of the statement becomes slowly apparent as you read the book, …
Veteran Bengali actor Dipankar De on Friday joined Trinamool Congress in the presence of party leader and fellow actor Bratya Basu. Dipankar De, who started his film career with Satyajit Ray's Seemabaddha, has been an extremely vocal supporter of West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. De was a known face in an array of films made by …