Arjun Sengupta is a teacher and an author. He teaches English literature at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, with previous stints at Scottish Church College, and Presidency College. He has co-authored Victorian Literature and Modern Indian Literature. He also co-wrote the authoritative biography of actor and thespian Soumitra Chatterjee titled Soumitra Chatterjee: A Life in Cinema, Theatre, Poetry, and Painting. Shyam Benegal: Film-maker of the Real India, is a monograph written by Arun Sengupta on Bollywood’s one of the most critically acclaimed film directors, who passed away recently.