Satyajit Ray and Raj Kapoor - The Myth of Authenticity

Hello!

I wrote my final year dissertation in film school on this topic and decided to condense it into a video essay! Thank you so much for watching.

What do you think about the problem of authenticity and the work of these artists? Let me know in the comments below!

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Music:
Au dessus de la tête by Jean Toba (Free Music Archive) (CC BY-SA)
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