Akira Kurosawa is the first venture of publishing books by Gauhati Cine Club

Gauhati Cine Club

Gauhati Cine Club is a registered film society of Assam. It was founded by Dr Bhupen Hazarika on April 26, 1965 along with a handful of film lovers, critics, and writers. It was formed three years after the formation of the first film society of North East India “The Shillong Film Society” founded...

. It is a collection of article about the great Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...

. The book contains articles of premiere critic of Kurosawa, Donald Richie, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...

, Manik Bora etc. The book is written in Assamese

Assamese language

Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...

 in order to cater to the need of Assamese audience. The book is published by Alok Adhikari of N. L. Production on behalf of Gauhati Cine Club

Gauhati Cine Club

Gauhati Cine Club is a registered film society of Assam. It was founded by Dr Bhupen Hazarika on April 26, 1965 along with a handful of film lovers, critics, and writers. It was formed three years after the formation of the first film society of North East India “The Shillong Film Society” founded...

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