Siladitya Sen

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Siladitya Sen is an Indian film -critic, -analyst, -journalist, [1] -jury member, [2] based in Kolkata. He writes for the Bengali newspaper, Anandabazar Patrika.

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References

  1. Mukhopadhyay, Dipankar (12 June 2009). Mrinal Sen-60 Years In Search Of Cinema - Dipankar Mukhopadhyay. p. 241. ISBN   9789351360483 . Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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  3. "Archived copy". rrtd.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 May 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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