Shoma A Chatterji

Veteran film critic, author, and film scholar Shoma A Chatterji has written thirty-two books to date, with over sixteen focusing on various aspects of Indian cinema. She is a two-time recipient of the National Award for Best Writing on Cinema, earning the titles of Best Film Journalist of the Year in 1991 and Best Book on Cinema in 2002. Recognized for her substantial contributions to gender and cinema, Chatterji has been honoured with numerous lifetime achievement awards. Among her more popular works are insightful perspectives of notable figures such as Aparna Sen, Suchitra Sen, Bimal Roy, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Ritwik Ghatak, and Pramathesh Barua.