Then & Now

How does it feel to return to a shooting location long after a movie has released? Nostalgic? Sad? Thrilling? A tour of some of the shooting locations of our cult Bengali films generates a mix of all these feelings and more. Some of the locations have changed beyond recognition. Others have not. This BFA cine-tour also registers if the visual landscape of Bengal has been impacted by flux.
Click on the images to see the transformation, if any
Pather Panchali (1955) Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Shooting Location: Boral
Pather Panchali (1955) Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Shooting Location: Boral
Aparajito (1956) Aparajito (1956)
Aparajito (1956)
Shooting Location: Patuatola Lane and Ramanath Mazumdar Street crossing
Apur Sansar (1959) Apur Sansar (1959)
Apur Sansar (1959)
Shooting Location: Tala
Kshaniker Atithi (1959) Kshaniker Atithi (1959)
Kshaniker Atithi (1959)
Shooting Location: Bally Bridge
 Komal Gandhar (1961)  Komal Gandhar (1961)
Komal Gandhar (1961)
Shooting Location: Bhaganbangola, Murshidabad
Kanchenjungha (1962) Kanchenjungha (1962)
Kanchenjungha (1962)
Shooting Location: Darjeeling Mall
Kanchenjungha (1962)
Shooting Location: Keventer's Darjeeling
Chiriakhana (1967) Chiriakhana (1967)
Chiriakhana (1967)
Shooting Location: Dhurjati Dham
Interview (1971) Interview (1971)
Interview (1971)
Shooting Location: Bandbox shop on Jawaharlal Nehru Road