A magazine report on the thanksgiving speech delivered by R.R. Divakar, Minster of Information and Broadcasting and C.M. Agarwal, chairman of censor board, on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the 1st International Film Festival, Kolkata venue.…

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…

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…

An article based on the Film Enquiry Committee’s report, focusing on the disparity and extravagancy of tax methods of the government and the effect it has on the production structures and quality of films.