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Pinaki Chaudhuri

National Film Award Recipient Bengali Film Director Pinaki Chaudhuri Dies At 82

National film award recipient director of Bengali films, Pinaki Chaudhuri, died at his Kolkata residence on Monday following a protracted illness. He was suffering from lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.

25 October 2022

Nirmala Mishra

Renowned Singer Nirmala Mishra Dies At 81 After Massive Heart Attack

Noted Bengali and Odia singer Nirmala Mishra passed away at her residence in Chetla area here in the early hours of Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack, a senior doctor said.

01 August 2022

Tarun Majumdar

Noted Film Director Padma Shri Tarun Majumdar Dies At 91

Bengali Filmmaker and Padma Shri awardee Tarun Majumdar was famous for launching a number of legendary film actors and actresses like Moushumi Chatterjee, Late Tapas Paul, Debasree Roy and Sandhya Roy.

04 July 2022

Model Preeti Jain Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Plotting To Kill Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar On Bengali Film 'Avijatrik’ Winning National Film Awards: A Definite Boost For The Team

Co-producer of the film Madhur Bhandarkar, in an interview with Outlook,  says he is very happy to see the film achieving so much success.

01 October 2022

Tarun Majumdar

Tarun Majumdar Dies At 91: Uncommon Story-Teller Who Depicted The Lives Of Common People On Celluloid

Bengali Filmmaker and Padma Shri awardee Tarun Majumdar passed away in Kolkata on Monday (July 4) at the age of 91.

04 July 2022

Belashuru And Aparajito

Bengali Audiences Return To Theatres As 'Aparajito', 'Belashuru' Register Record Collection

Bengali cinema is once again rising up to have filled theatres with a few recent releases doing well in the region. Filmmaker Anik Dutta's 'Aparajito' and late actor Soumitra Chatterjee-starrer 'Bela Shuru' registered record...

26 May 2022

Film Review Of Dostojee (2021): Friendship In The Time Of Mistrust

Prasun Chatterjee’s debut film focuses on a childhood friendship in the backdrop of communal polarisation to send a strong message

23 September 2022

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Swastika Mukherjee

Swastika Mukherjee: People Weren't Convinced I Could Play Negative Roles

Popular Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee is slowly becoming a big name in the Hindi OTT space. The actress, who has come up with ‘Escaype Live’, speaks up about how filmmakers weren’t convinced before that she could...

24 May 2022

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14 May 2022
Anik Dutta's Film ‘Aparajito’ On Satyajit Ray Finds No Show In Two West Bengal Government-Run Theatres

Anik Dutta's Film ‘Aparajito’ On Satyajit Ray Finds No Show In Two West Bengal Government-Run Theatres

'Aparajito’, which recently received acclaim at a Mumbai film festival, traces filmmaker Satyajit Ray's journey during the making of his cult classic film...


14 May 2022
Timeless Tagore: India’s most Prominent Global Brand Ambassador

Timeless Tagore: India’s most Prominent Global Brand Ambassador

The country celebrated the 161st birth anniversary of 'Kabiguru' Rabindranath Tagore, Indian icon and the first non-European Nobel laureate on May 7. His...


04 May 2022
National Film Award-Winning Director Amartya Bhattacharyya Making A Film On Odisha’s Cyclone Fani

National Film Award-Winning Director Amartya Bhattacharyya Making A Film On Odisha’s Cyclone Fani

Filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharyya, who won a National Film Award in 2016 for his fantasy documentary 'Benaras -- The Unexplored Attachments' is ready with...


27 March 2022
Calligraphy Of Anik Dutta's 'Aparajito' Released

Calligraphy Of Anik Dutta's 'Aparajito' Released

"There is the imagery of Durga and Apu in the first letter and that of Mitchell camera, used by Ray, in the second. A steam engine train, synonymous with an...


28 February 2022
Awaara Maseeha: Who Is Bollywood’s Favourite Writer?

Awaara Maseeha: Who Is Bollywood’s Favourite Writer?

Part 19 of 'Sands of Time' looks at the growing up of Bengali writer Sarat Chandra and his art, which was deeply influenced by the work of Victorian-era...


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09 February 2022
The Political Allegory Of Satyajit Ray’s 'Hirak Rajar Deshe'

The Political Allegory Of Satyajit Ray’s 'Hirak Rajar Deshe'

Ray made this film in 1980 as a sequel to 'Goopi Gayen, Bagha Bayen' (1969). It was his cinematic response to the Emergency in the garb of a children’s film.


30 December 2021
Best Indian Movies Dealing With Dystopia and Post Apocalypse

Best Indian Movies Dealing With Dystopia and Post Apocalypse

We take a look at five popular films, which dealt with the themes of post apocalypse and dystopia.


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