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Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey

2021 · 1h 20m · Documentary · Science Fiction

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Overview

What is Bangla kalpavigyan? Is there such a thing as Bangla Science Fiction? Is there such a thing as Indian SF? This is our journey with the genre, captured and presented like never before in film. Beginning with the early work of writers such as Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain (Begum Rokeya) and the speculative mode in Bengal, and ending with the pioneering webzine Kalpabiswa, the film traces the historical arc of kalpavigyan over a century of the genre. From the genre magazines of the 1960s-80s and the writers and editors who ignited the movement by giving it shape and form, the film presents a series of conversations and critical reflections from researchers and scholars who have worked with the genre both in relation to Bengal and kalpavigyan as well as the wider phenomenon of SF.

Cast

Barnita Bagchi

Self

Adrish Bardhan

Self

Sumit Bardhan

Self

Enakhhi Chattopadhyay

Self

Amitananda Das

Self

Anish Deb

Self

Ranen Ghosh

Self

Riju Ganguly

Self

Abhijit Gupta

Self

Anwesha Maity

Self

Sandip Ray

Sandip Ray

Self

Abhijnan Roychowdhury

Self

Moumita Sen

Self

Anindya Sengupta

Anindya Sengupta

Self

J.K. Chattopadhyay

Voiceover

Crew

Details

Release date
September 9, 2021
Status
Released
Original language
Bangla
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Documentary, Science Fiction

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