It is because of films that a telephone came into the Aurora house. In those days, only Rajendralal Mitra’s house had a telephone in the area. All the neighbours used it. One day, an uncle compl...

The child artistes in your film performed brilliantly. What was your experience of directing them? The preparation is very important for any film. For them it was their first film. I did intense work...

The Marathi-language film Dithee tells the story of an ironsmith, a tragic incident in his life and how he learns about a different perception of life and death, and makes peace with his grief. It was...

A crude custom In the film, a 78-year-old marries a 20-year-old girl, younger than his daughter. But after his death within a few months, she gets confined to a room according to the custom. There sh...

With Covid-19 pandemic playing spoilsport in the 100th birth anniversary celebrations of director Satyajit Ray in 2021, his family is planning to organise it in a befitting manner by the end of this y...

On a parting note Before winding up, Sil delves into society. He says, “In these troubled times we are not really doing much for our next generation, all of us who are responsible are merely bei...