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Suchitra Sen
Book by Chatterji, Shoma A.
80 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2002
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Shoma A. Chatterji
34 books3 followersDr Shoma A. Chatterji is a freelance journalist, film scholar and author based in Kolkata. She has won two National Awards for Best Writing on Cinema—Best Film Critic in 1991 and Best Book on cinema in 2002. She won the Bengal Film Journalists Association’s Best Critic Award in 1998, the Bharat Nirman Award for excellence in journalism in 2004, a research fellowship from the National Film Archive of India in 2005–2006 and a Senior Research Fellowship from the PSBT Delhi in 2006–2007. She has authored 22 books on cinema and gender and has been a member of jury at several film festivals in India and abroad.
She holds a master’s degree in Economics and in Education; PhD in History (Indian Cinema) and a Senior Research Post-doctoral Fellowship from the ICSSR. In 2009–2010, she won a Special Award for ‘consistent writing on women’s issues’ at the UNFPA–Laadli Media Awards (Eastern region), was bestowed with the Kalyan Kumar Mitra Award for ‘excellence in film scholarship and contribution as a film critic’ in 2010 and the Lifetime Achievement SAMMAN by the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Metro City in July 2012.
She holds a master’s degree in Economics and in Education; PhD in History (Indian Cinema) and a Senior Research Post-doctoral Fellowship from the ICSSR. In 2009–2010, she won a Special Award for ‘consistent writing on women’s issues’ at the UNFPA–Laadli Media Awards (Eastern region), was bestowed with the Kalyan Kumar Mitra Award for ‘excellence in film scholarship and contribution as a film critic’ in 2010 and the Lifetime Achievement SAMMAN by the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Metro City in July 2012.
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July 21, 2021
Suchitra Sen is the epitome of dignity who defined the Bengali aesthetic and demanded her name to appear on the screen before the male actors in the 70s. She is the heartbeat of Bengali hearts, the Mahanayika of two Bengals. She is the Bengali industry, she is Suchitra Sen.
Rupa publication introduces the Charitavali series where they introduce you to the legends of India from every corner. Shoma A. Chatterji in this book gives you glimpses of her life. This can be an introductory encyclopedia on Suchitra Sen. It tells you the story of a middle-class Bengali married woman who entered the Bengali film industry and changed the course of commercial Bengali movies forever. Suchitra Sen’s professional success affected her personal life as her husband couldn’t digest her fame (Men & their ego – Familiar story…isn’t it?). Sen’s onscreen magical chemistry with the legendary actor Uttam Kumar created too much drama at that time. At complex times, she carried herself with so much poise that she became a mystery to the world. And that mystery reached a different level when after her last film, she never came in front of the media EVER. Even when she was hospitalized, she contacted the CM of Bengal and made sure of her privacy so that no picture of her will be published when she will die.
Yes, this was Suchitra Sen, the Paro of Devdas (1955), the Shakuntala Verma of Musafir (1957), the Aarti Devi of Aandhi. She acted in these Hindi films also. Satyajit Ray also wanted to work with her but somehow it didn’t work.
All I want to say is that you must explore her works, read about her, and know about her. Today we are talking about the #MeToo movement and she was a lady who walked out of a major Hindi film as a mainstream Hindi actor tried to invade her privacy in a hotel room. Suchitra Sen didn’t scream about feminism and equality, she simply defined it in her own distinguished way.
Rupa publication introduces the Charitavali series where they introduce you to the legends of India from every corner. Shoma A. Chatterji in this book gives you glimpses of her life. This can be an introductory encyclopedia on Suchitra Sen. It tells you the story of a middle-class Bengali married woman who entered the Bengali film industry and changed the course of commercial Bengali movies forever. Suchitra Sen’s professional success affected her personal life as her husband couldn’t digest her fame (Men & their ego – Familiar story…isn’t it?). Sen’s onscreen magical chemistry with the legendary actor Uttam Kumar created too much drama at that time. At complex times, she carried herself with so much poise that she became a mystery to the world. And that mystery reached a different level when after her last film, she never came in front of the media EVER. Even when she was hospitalized, she contacted the CM of Bengal and made sure of her privacy so that no picture of her will be published when she will die.
Yes, this was Suchitra Sen, the Paro of Devdas (1955), the Shakuntala Verma of Musafir (1957), the Aarti Devi of Aandhi. She acted in these Hindi films also. Satyajit Ray also wanted to work with her but somehow it didn’t work.
All I want to say is that you must explore her works, read about her, and know about her. Today we are talking about the #MeToo movement and she was a lady who walked out of a major Hindi film as a mainstream Hindi actor tried to invade her privacy in a hotel room. Suchitra Sen didn’t scream about feminism and equality, she simply defined it in her own distinguished way.
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