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Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey

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.

Top Cast

  • Barnita Bagchi

    Barnita Bagchi

    Self

  • Adrish Bardhan

    Adrish Bardhan

    Self

  • Sumit Bardhan

    Sumit Bardhan

    Self

  • Enakhhi Chattopadhyay

    Enakhhi Chattopadhyay

    Self

  • Amitananda Das

    Amitananda Das

    Self

  • Anish Deb

    Anish Deb

    Self

  • Ranen Ghosh

    Ranen Ghosh

    Self

  • Riju Ganguly

    Riju Ganguly

    Self

  • Abhijit Gupta

    Abhijit Gupta

    Self

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.

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