Beyond Apu – 20 Favourite Film Roles of Soumitra Chatterjee

Amitava Nag is an independent film critic based in Kolkata and editor of Silhouette.

His most recent books on cinema are 75 Years 75 Films: India’s Cinematic Journey and The Cinema of Mrinal Sen: A Quest for the Unresolved (co-edited). His other books on cinema include Ghunchu Kirtan; Murmurs: Silent Steals with Soumitra Chatterjee;  The Cinema of Tapan Sinha: An Introduction; Soumitra Chatterjee: A Life in Cinema and Beyond. His earlier writings include the acclaimed books Satyajit Ray’s Heroes and Heroines; 16 Frames; Smriti Satta o Cinema and Beyond Apu: 20 Favourite Film Roles of Soumitra Chatterjee.

Amitava also writes poetry and short fiction in Bengali and English – observing life in a platter. His poetry collection Forever Meera and translation anthology of Soumitra Chatterjee’s English poems titled Walking Through the Mist were published in 2020. He has penned two short story collections in English and Bengali and a couple of poetry anthologies in Bengali as well. Amitava can be reached at amitavanag.net.