The bygone era of cinema, its many ups and downs, intricacies and failings, lives on in the memories of those who experienced them. These memories have now become a valuable resource for unearthing many submerged histories. In this episode of the Cinema Memory Project, Cinemaazi welcomes noted professor, writer and critic, Ranjan Bandopadhyay, who remembers growing up amidst a vibrant cinema culture, his experience as a film critic and what set the cinema of the past apart from the present.