Introduction : the early years --The Idea of a 'Bengali' Cinema --Bengal and a 'National' Cinema : New Theatres Ltd --The Transition to a 'Regional' Cinema --Bengali Love-Stories : Uttam-Suchitra and the Golden Era of Bengali Cinema --Common Man's Comedy : the Bhanu Factor --Satyajit Ray and the Bengali Cinema --Changing Context, New Texts : Bengali Cinema and Another Bengaliness --Epilogue.