Atanu Sinha Roy

Potterhead, Mohunbagani, literature and film enthusiast.

[Anupama Chopra @anupamachopra]

Six months ago, I got death threats because I didn't like a film. The viciousness scared me. Thank you Gen Z for your courage & irreverence. You have given us all hope & strength to hold on to our voices and speak our truth. More power to all of you!

[Satish Acharya @satishacharya]

The legend! #jantarmanter #DharmendraPradhan

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

Hello @SrBachchan, Uth jao, Subah ho gayi Maamu!

[Vir Das @thevirdas]

Can’t wait for the movie about this week in ten years where bro is embedded into the world of youth protesters to save the nation from a deep state nexus of anti-national NEET giving naxals. Infact the only reason the paper was leaked was to throw them off. It wasn’t incompetence or corruption, it was counter intelligence.

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@Warlock_Aditya Why is that bothering you, asshole?

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@JayanKandath @RShivshankar The governor in that case would ask her to prove her majority and when she fails to do that and the winning party does that, he invites the majority party to form the government irrespective of her resignation. Art 163 & 164.

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@UtdForever7 Let him remain underrated. Don’t want Bayern, PSG or Madrid coming all guns blazing for him.

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

He could speak 8 languages and they said he could recite all 37 of Shakespeare's plays from memory. An award winning playwright & stage artist and one of Satyajit Ray's favourite actors.
Also one of India's finest comic actors in films like Golmaal, and Hirak Rajar Deshe. The irony is that the marvellous comic roles in Golmaal and other films, what most people outside remember him for, is what he regarded as the least important "I have developed a technique of shutting my mind off, switching it off, rather. I will not be able to tell you even the names of the films I have acted in or even the name of the character I have just finished shooting.”
He was also a brilliant writer & regular theatre reviewer. “Mr.Dutt as Othello was rather a pitiable sight, with his voice gone, his breathing laboured and his bulk enormous.” This was Utpal Dutt reviewing his own stage performance using the pseudonym Iago.
He also loved classical art and there is this wonderful story told by his daughter. "When we went to Italy, it meant we would have to spend at least one day on viewing each sculpture. We had hired the services of a guide. But, we found that Baba knew more about the place than the guide. The next day, the guide asked us if we would be ready to go on our own."
A true renaissance man and a principled one, not scared to go to prison for his views. Utpal Dutt was truly one of our greats.
97th birth anniversary today.

[Oliver Kahn @OliverKahn]

Exactly 25 years ago today, I scored my first — and only — professional goal.
Contrary to what I believed at the time, goalkeepers are not allowed to handle the ball in both penalty areas.
The goal was disallowed and I was sent off — still it earned me legendary status. 😉

#otd

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@UtdForever7 @ManUtd @premierleague We’re 4 points clear of 15 where we were last season. I believe in Ruben but sorry can’t call it real progress in terms of in field action, at least not yet.

[Sayan Chakraborty @sayan2024]

Jyoti Basu committed many misdeeds in his lifetime. From the Marichjhapi massacre to several other dark chapters, we know quite a few. But today, let’s talk about one of his most shameful acts — his cruelty toward world-renowned swimmer Mihir Sen.
Yes, the same Mihir Sen who became the first Indian to swim across the English Channel.

After crossing the English Channel in 1958, Mihir Sen went on to swim across seven more seas with the support of the Indian government, proving his extraordinary skill and endurance.
As a result, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959 and the Padma Bhushan in 1967. His achievements even earned him the Blitz Nehru Trophy for exceptional accomplishment.

People often say Bengalis don��t know how to do business — but Mihir Sen proved otherwise.
He ventured into silk export, and soon, thanks to his quality and honesty, his company became India’s second-largest silk exporter, officially recognized by the government.

But fate — or rather, the Left — had other plans.
The year was 1977, the West Bengal Assembly elections were approaching.
At that time, Mihir Sen was instructed to campaign for Jyoti Basu. Along with the request came the lure of a government post. Mihir Sen, a man of integrity, refused — and instead, the very next day, he filed his nomination as an independent candidate.

In that election, Comrade Jyoti Basu won by a massive margin and became Chief Minister.
But he didn’t forget Mihir Sen’s defiance. What followed was sheer vengeance.
He unleashed his goons on Mihir Sen. Strikes, threats, and chaos became routine. If Mihir Sen refused to bow to trade union demands, his offices, shops, and factories were covered in graffiti and slogans. Days-long blockades by CITU (the CPI(M)’s trade union) paralysed his business.
The unrest soon spread to his silk factories in Kidderpore — once thriving units that overnight turned into ghost houses. Even tea stalls replaced textile workshops.

The police, ordered from Alimuddin Street (the CPI(M) headquarters), remained silent spectators.
When Mihir Sen’s factories refused to give in, CITU activists set fire to a truck loaded with export goods, worth lakhs of rupees. The police watched — they didn’t even try to stop it.

Years of union violence destroyed Mihir Sen’s once-prosperous business.
Was Jyoti Basu’s revenge complete now? Not quite.

Next came fabricated cases.
Police raided his home, his company, his factories — everywhere.
His cash, assets, and properties were seized, leaving his family shattered and destitute.
The man who had once made India proud could barely afford food for his family.
Soon after, Mihir Sen suffered a stroke and lost his memory, he was just 50 years old.

He still had to appear in court regularly for those false cases.
In the courtroom, Leftist lawyers would mock and insult him and his wife.
And yet, it wasn’t over.

In 1988, Jyoti Basu summoned the broken man once more and offered him a chance to join the Left Front. Mihir Sen refused outright.
In retaliation,Left-backed thugs made his life even more unbearable.

By the time Mihir Sen died in 1997, he was completely penniless.
The only thing left was a small flat in Alipore, allotted to him by LIC

You might think his suffering ended with death — but no, it continued even after.
His daughter, Supriya, who lived in London, returned a few years later to find the Alipore flat ransacked.
Mihir Sen’s Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan medals, along with several other awards, had been stolen.
She even received threatening calls to vacate the flat.
Despite complaints to the local police station and the Kolkata Police Commissioner, nothing happened.

Thus,this world-famous Bengali swimmer, who once brought glory to India,faded away from public memory, destroyed by political vindictiveness.

We,this generation,have heard only of Mihir Sen’s achievements
but not of how a once-successful sportsman and entrepreneur was ruined and humiliated,step by step,by Jyoti Basu’s arrogance and cruelty.

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@TheCineprism

[Kaushik sengupta @railfan987654]

@drmsdah @srdomsdah @EasternRailway @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva @AshwiniVaishnaw sir, very good responses from daily passengers of rha-sdah & sdah-rha ac local trains.Please introduce more such ac emu services in between sdah to knj & sdah to bnj at the earliest.Thank you.

[Manchester United Forever @UtdForever7]

🥹🫠 #MUFC

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

My Mohunbagani brothers might disagree but this man has always been the understated champion of Indian football.

[Ranjit Bajaj @THE_RanjitBajaj]

🟥 Episode 3 – Part 2: The AFC 2027 Bid Scam – Sold Behind Our Backs 🟥

In this explosive episode, we uncover how Kalyan Chaubey betrayed Indian football by sabotaging the AFC Asian Cup 2027 bid — right when India was in the race to win it.

✅ India was hand-in-hand with Saudi Arabia, one of the frontrunners for the AFC 2027 hosting rights.
✅ Crores were spent preparing the bid — ₹72 lakh on bid presentations alone.
✅ A proud moment was within reach — hosting Asia’s biggest tournament on home soil.

Then, Kalyan Chaubey secretly flew to Saudi, shook hands with their FA, and publicly claimed that India had signed an MoU to support Saudi Arabia’s bid.
Right after that, India withdrew its bid, saying “we want to focus on grassroots.”

But now, the same man has placed a bid for AFC 2031 — without any grassroots revolution in between.

⚠️ So what was the real reason behind the withdrawal?
⚠️ Was it a strategic sellout in exchange for political or personal favours?
⚠️ Why was the Indian football community kept in the dark?

This isn’t reform. This is a backroom deal with long-term consequences.

🟥 Crores wasted
🟥 Fans misled
🟥 Indian football robbed

This is not Kalyan Chaubey the President —
This is Kalyan Horbey the Deal-Maker.

Football in India doesn’t need politicians making secret pacts.
It needs transparency, integrity, and people who truly believe in the game.

#Episode3Part2 #AFC2027Scam #ExposeKalyanChaubey #KalyanHorbey #MoUManipulation #IndiaWithdraws #From2027To2031 #SaveIndianFootball #KickKalyanOut #AIFFCorruption

[Ranjit Bajaj @THE_RanjitBajaj]

🟥 Episode 3 – Part 2: The AFC 2027 Bid Scam – Sold Behind Our Backs 🟥

In this explosive episode, we uncover how Kalyan Chaubey betrayed Indian football by sabotaging the AFC Asian Cup 2027 bid — right when India was in the race to win it.

✅ India was hand-in-hand with Saudi Arabia, one of the frontrunners for the AFC 2027 hosting rights.
✅ Crores were spent preparing the bid — ₹72 lakh on bid presentations alone.
✅ A proud moment was within reach — hosting Asia’s biggest tournament on home soil.

Then, Kalyan Chaubey secretly flew to Saudi, shook hands with their FA, and publicly claimed that India had signed an MoU to support Saudi Arabia’s bid.
Right after that, India withdrew its bid, saying “we want to focus on grassroots.”

But now, the same man has placed a bid for AFC 2031 — without any grassroots revolution in between.

⚠️ So what was the real reason behind the withdrawal?
⚠️ Was it a strategic sellout in exchange for political or personal favours?
⚠️ Why was the Indian football community kept in the dark?

This isn’t reform. This is a backroom deal with long-term consequences.

🟥 Crores wasted
🟥 Fans misled
🟥 Indian football robbed

This is not Kalyan Chaubey the President —
This is Kalyan Horbey the Deal-Maker.

Football in India doesn’t need politicians making secret pacts.
It needs transparency, integrity, and people who truly believe in the game.

#Episode3Part2 #AFC2027Scam #ExposeKalyanChaubey #KalyanHorbey #MoUManipulation #IndiaWithdraws #From2027To2031 #SaveIndianFootball #KickKalyanOut #AIFFCorruption

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@TheCineprism Not on Netflix India

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@TheCinesthetic Hannibal

[Atanu Sinha Roy @greypilgrim90]

@TheCinesthetic If it’s anything other than Pather Panchali, you need to watch this movie. It might change your mind.

[India Wants To Know: India's First Panel Quiz Show @IWTKQuiz]

What’s the first thought that comes to mind when someone says “India winning the World Cup”?

Kapil Dev’s toothy grin lifting the Prudential World Cup? Or MSD’s six at the Wankhede? Perhaps a memory from the T20 World Cup wins?

We probably do not picture a turbaned Sardar hoisted by his teammates with a World Cup in his hand. On this day 50 years ago, India won sadly its only HOCKEY WORLD CUP and a thread dedicated to it. 🧵👇