better known as ''father'' ,the author is a popular face in popularising serious film culture.This book reolves around our thinking about cinema and a great importance is dedicated to the EARLIER FILMS OF SATYAJIT RAY.This book is recommended to students who have aquired some basic knowlrdge about what is cinema and its purpose in the modern times and are confident enough to continue further studiesin this subject where theory and its practical applicatoin jumble up to create a new form which we cannot accept at the initial stages but we cant deny rather.