With Roots In Bangladesh, Artists Chronicle Partition In Their Works

Noted Bengali filmmmaker, writer and poet Buddhadeb Dasgupta speaks about how the partition of 1947 impacted the Bengali arts, writings and films. The winner of several National Film Awards tells how he still feels connected to Bangladesh, speaking fondly of his grandmother, who wanted to be in Bangladesh till her death. Are the younger generation filmmakers still chronicling the pain and angst of partition? What does the Bengali filmmaker think of today's scenario in Bangladesh? All this and more in this episode of Bangladesh Today.