A new book and documentary film on forgotten cinema legend Sushil Majumdar

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:00 IST The name Sushil Majumdar will not ring a bell for most filmgoers of the present generation. According to Madhuja Mukherjee, filmmaker and professor of film studies, Jadavpur University, Sushil Majumdar was a “pillar” of mainstream Bengali cinema and no study of popular cinema can be complete without taking his work into account. To study Sushil Majumdar’s work is also in a way to shift the academic focus to directors whose work constitutes the idea of popular Bengali cinema. These films have mostly remained outside the ambit of serious research; so any new research or book on someone like Sushil Majumdar will help in understanding the mainstream and the idea of popular Bengali cinema better.” “To study Sushil Majumdar’s work is also in a way to shift the academic focus to directors whose work constitutes the idea of popular Bengali cinema. These films have mostly remained outside the ambit of serious research; so any new research or book on someone like Sushil Majumdar will help in understanding the mainstream and the idea of popular Bengali cinema better.” ”Madhuja MukherjeeFilmmaker and professor of film studies, Jadavpur University The book showcases what the cinema industry was like in the early days of talkies and how it later began to change.