Sujata Day My parents were born and raised in Kolkata, India, and experienced the golden age of Bengali cinema. They could see themselves in characters onscreen solving mysteries like Soumitra Chatterjee in “Feluda,” courting like legendary stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and living everyday village life as seen through the poignant lens of Satyajit Ray.As a first generation Bengali-American girl, I grew up with two different cultures in a suburban, Irish-Catholic neighborhood.
I went to Catholic school for six years, but I also went to Hindu temple camp and spent most of my summer vacations in Kolkata.
I speak fluent Bengali and slayed my AP English exam. I danced Bharatnatyam for over 10 years while taking ballet and hip-hop.
I watched a handful of Bollywood films growing up, but I didn’t speak or understand Hindi and couldn’t really connect to the stories.
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