Thread by @senatormayukh, i know i “write about food” or whatever but it was truly [...]

Mayukh Sen

senatormayukh

i know i “write about food” or whatever but it was truly gratifying to spend so much of this year writing about movies—my first love—and so many actors i admire (and miss!), starting with irrfan khan in @TheAtlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/04/irrfan-khan/610939/

There Was No One Like Irrfan Khan

The actor, who died yesterday at age 53, built a brilliant career and achieved a kind of global popularity with no precedent in Indian film history.

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/04/irrfan-khan/610939/

followed by my beloved sridevi for @filmcomment's final (for now) issue https://www.filmcomment.com/article/mother-tongue-srdidevi-english-vinglish/

Mother Tongue

In English Vinglish, Sridevi brought a career’s worth of razor-sharp instinct to one of her final roles, as a resurgent housewife

https://www.filmcomment.com/article/mother-tongue-srdidevi-english-vinglish/

my idol uttam kumar for @Criterion https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7090-the-money-pit-uttam-kumar-in-the-hero

The Money Pit: Uttam Kumar in The Hero

In the first of his two collaborations with Satyajit Ray, the Bengali superstar did not just rely on his image, he enriched it with a unique blend of charisma and craft.

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7090-the-money-pit-uttam-kumar-in-the-hero

and my OTHER idol soumitra chatterjee, also for @Criterion https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7208-bengali-first-the-fierce-commitments-of-soumitra-chatterjee

Bengali First: The Fierce Commitments of Soumitra Chatterjee

The esteemed actor, who died in November, was far more than the face of Satyajit Ray’s cinema. Always, though, he maintained an unwavering devotion to his roots in Bengal.

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7208-bengali-first-the-fierce-commitments-of-soumitra-chatterjee

and finally parveen babi in @thecaravanindia (it's paywalled for non-subscribers, sorry). i love writing about movies. the end. thanks https://caravanmagazine.in/books/parveen-babi-biography

A new biography attempts to combat the stigma that enshrouded Parveen Babi

Karishma Upadhyay’s recent book understands that public memory has defined Babi in terms of her disturbances.

https://caravanmagazine.in/books/parveen-babi-biography

and last thing, my sincere gratitude to editors like @SwatiGauri, @lenikacruz, @devikagirgayi, @NicolasRapold, @wenyeowchan, and @mayapalit1 who treated these pieces with such care

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