We are inviting select chapters at this stage as majority of the entries for the volume have been finalised. Apart from the topics mentioned below, prospective contributors are free to propose other topics, but if we have already finalised paper/s on said area, we may have to decline such proposals. For details regarding the concept and theme of the volume, please visit the-handbook-of-bengali-cinema, the original CFP for the volume. Priority will be given to quality proposals in the below areas:

Thematic:

Nandan and the Politics of State Support for Culture

Bengal-isms in Cinema in Bengali

Genres/Movements:

Contemporary Bangladeshi Cinema

Chronology/history of Bangladeshi Cinema

Diasporic Cinema in Bengali

New Wave Cinema in Bengali

Industry and Production:

Sound design in Bengali Cinema

Music in Bengali Cinema

Lyrics of Bengali Cinematic Music

Film Festivals (KIFF, DIFF)

Stage and Screen Relationship in Tollywood and Bangladeshi Cinema

Film Journalism in Bengali Cinema

Profiles of Major Studios in Kolkata and Bangladesh

Director Profiles:

Kaushik Ganguly

Aditya Vikram Sengupta

Sumon Mukhopadhyay

Tareque Masud

Tarun Majumdar

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki

Goutam Ghose

Tapan Sinha

Srijit Mukherji

Actor Profiles:

Uttam Kumar

Soumitra Chattopadhyay

Suchitra Sen

Madhobi Mukherjee

Prosenjit Chatterjee

Additionally, we are also interested in proposals that attempt to study the theoretical contributions of Utpal Dutt.

We also welcome interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, producers.

Submission Guidelines

•Abstract (300–400 words) and short bio (100–150 words) to be submitted by: 31 May, 2026

•Accepted contributors will be notified by: 15 June, 2026

•Final papers (max 5,000 words, MLA format) due by: 31 August, 2026

•All submissions and queries should be emailed to: bengalicinemahandbook@gmail.com

Essays should be no longer than 5,000 words, inclusive of notes and works cited, and must follow the MLA citation style (current edition). Contributions may be historical, thematic, theoretical, or practice-based, and are expected to demonstrate critical rigor and originality, and also be accessible to a readership that is expected to be diverse and not always well-versed in cultural studies terminology.