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Meghe Dhaka Tara Review on 26/04/2020 The movie that brings you down to earth Directed by: Ritwik Ghatak Meghe dhaka tara' is definitely one of the best films ever directed in Bengali, and it vividly portrays the directing skills of Ritwik Ghatak. The story revolves around a lower-middle class Bengali family, who lived in the refugee colonies situated in the outskirts of Kolkata. The father of the family was a English teacher and his eldest son 'Shankar'(Anil Chatterjee) was a promising young classical singer while the youngest son 'Montu' played football. Nita and Gita were two sisters, the former being somewhat responsible, caring, loving while the latter was simply a beauty conscious, lazy, insincere flirt. Owing to circumstances, Nita had to work as a private-tutor in order to feed her family as no one else had any urge, capacity or rather consciousness about their poverty. Another important character of the movie was Sanat, a talented Physics research fellow wh

Pather Panchali Film Review on 23/04/2020 The movie that holds the respect of India cinema Directed by: Satyajit Ray The realist narrative style of "Pather Panchali" was influenced by Italian neorealism and the works of French director Jean Renoir. The story deals with ; A poor Brahmin family in rural Bengal, India in the 1920s deals with life's struggles but the two children, Durga and Apu, manage to find joy in the simplest things. Director Satyajit Ray keeps a very smooth and gentle flow moving in this film. Even the smallest of situations can be made to be eventful. His camera helps us to experience the beauty of such things as a wind blowing against a field or lifting lily pads in a river. The best part of this movie was ' when Apu and Durga saw the train from the paddy field . The mood is greatly aided by the sweet musical score by Ravi Shankar especially when the sitar is played. In its sequel, " The second film, "Aparajito" (1956), follows the f