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Soumitra: What have I done to deserve accolades?

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:16:36 +0530

Stating that he was overwhelmed by the ecstatic response of the people in the wake of his receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke, Soumitra said, "I sometimes wonder what great have I done to deserve such accolades, such warmth and such unalloyed happiness. This feeling humbles me and I feel it is not me but my people who are in fact being honoured."

Bengali film 'Gandu' leaked online

Tue, 22 May 2012 02:24:03 +0530

Primarily a black and white film, 'Gandu' seeks answers to some of the most important questions of life.

Didn't need to go to Mumbai: Soumitra Chatterjee

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:25:48 +0530

Soumitra Chatterjee, who was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award for lifetime achievement this year, worked with Ray for over three decades and did more than a dozen projects with him.

Why Satyajit Ray wanted to slap Dipankar De

Wed, 02 May 2012 07:25:05 +0530

Bengali actor Dipankar De was one of those actors who were a part of Satyajit Ray's core team whenever he had to showcase complex characters. The actor talks extensively about the creative process of Satyajit Ray.

Never saw Satyajit Ray angry: Mamata Shankar

Wed, 02 May 2012 04:23:57 +0530

Renowned Bengali actress Mamata Shankar started her career with Mrinal Sen, but she got a chance to work with Satyajit Ray on films such as 'Ganashatru', 'Shakha Proshakha' and 'Agantuk'. She describes the differences in the working styles of both the legendary filmmakers.

Satyajit Ray was my leader: Soumitra Chatterjee

Wed, 02 May 2012 01:08:12 +0530

Satyajit Ray and Soumitra Chatterjee are among the finest pairs of director-actor in the world cinema. The actor recalls Satyajit Ray in a candid interview on the eve of Ray's birthday.

Satyajit Ray: The genius extends beyond films

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:41:25 +0530

Many consider the visionary and extremely talented Ray to have inherited the legacy of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Even today Ray remains alive in me: Soumitra

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:11:07 +0530

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who starred in 14 celluloid classics of Satyajit Ray, says working with the master filmmaker was an exciting learning process. And he continues to inspire, even 20 years after his death.

Paanch Adhyay: Dia Mirza's first regional film

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:38:25 +0530

Dia, whose mother is a Bengali, plays Ishita, an English school teacher, in the film co-starring Priyanshu Chatterjee and the legendary Soumitra Chatterjee.

'Kahaani' actor Indraneil to star in 'Doshomi'

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:43:06 +0530

Sengupta, 37, is reinventing himself in Bengali film 'Doshomi' which revolves around five days of Durga Puja.

Arnab Ray's column: The essential Soumitra

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:03:57 +0530

Soumitra Chatterjee. Nurtured by Ray's genius, Soumitra brought to the world of light and shadows the unforgettable character of Apu.

Soumitra Chatterjee wins Dada Saheb Phalke award

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:50:25 +0530

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee talks about his role he played in Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy.

Playlist: The best of actor Soumitra Chatterjee

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:26:50 +0530

He made his film debut in Ray's 1959 film 'Apur Sansar' and went on to act in several other of his masterpieces like 'Devi', 'Charulata' and 'Ghare Baire'.

Soumitra: Right now my mind is on flashback mode

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:54:34 +0530

Iconic Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee said his being named for the Dada Saheb Phalke award - the highest honour in Indian cinema - is a recognition of his hard work in the last 53 years and expressed gratitude to directors like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and others for honing his acting skills.

Soumitra Chatterjee to get Dadasaheb Phalke award

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:23:41 +0530

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee will receive the 2011 Dada Saheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to cinema. Chatterjee, 77, who has won a National Award in 2008 for his film 'Podokkhep', is an iconic actor in Bengali cinema with a career spanning over half a century.

Uncertainty over iconic Star Theatre's future

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:59:04 +0530

With the Kolkata Municipal Corporation deciding to take over the century-old Star Theatre from a private operator, the fate of the heritage cultural institution lies uncertain.

Dutta vs Dutta: Anjan Dutta's new venture

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:08:17 +0530

The spirit of Kolkata in the early '70s when the music of a pioneering rock band was first heard, the arrival of hippies and the naxalite movement together with autobiographical elements will be the thrust of national award winning film director Anjan Dutta's new venture 'Dutta vs Dutta'.

Dutta vs Dutta: Anjan Dutta's new venture

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:08:17 +0530

Rupa Ganguly did not want to sing: Aditi Roy

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:53:06 +0530

Rupa Ganguly won a National Award for her songs 'Dure Kothao Dure Dure' and 'Aaji Bijan Ghare'. But the director of the movie 'Abosheshey' had to say that quite an amount of serious convincing was needed to get the actress to lend her voice for the songs.

'Flop-e': Mother-son's real life ties on screen

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:25:52 +0530

The leading Bengali actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty portrays the role of a superstar, also called Sabyasachi in the film, caught between personal grief and contractual obligation to endorse a brand even during an hour of grief following the passing away of his mother.

Bengali film's title changed at CBFC prodding

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:43:05 +0530

Days before its release 'Macho Mustafa' has been renamed as 'Macho Mastana' following prodding by the Censor Board.

Column: 'Gandu' director Q on good indie cinema

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:52:49 +0530

The Indian Indie could be mapped back to the beginning, as it always has been, anywhere in the world.

'Nobel Chor': A poor man's discovery of Tagore

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:02:22 +0530

The director, who won acclaim for his award-winning films Podokkhep and Dwando, said it was his way of exploring the relevance of Asia's first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and a man whose towering presence still dominates Indian culture.

Macho Mastana, Rs 7 cr, is costliest Bengali film

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:35:11 +0530

Actress Pooja Bose said she was ecstatic about the most expensive Bengali feature film made till date.

Bengali film inspired by Agatha Christie

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:54:45 +0530

In a whodunit plot, inspired by Agatha Christie thrillers, popular Bengali film actor Tota Roy Choudhury has turned up in a new avatar unravelling the murder mystery of a bar girl.

Bengali cinema has got 'new birth': Rahul Bose

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:01:34 +0530

Actor Rahul Bose today hailed the resurgence in Tollywood, crediting young filmmakers for giving Bengali cinema a 'new birth'. "I call it middle of the road cinema. The (new Bengali) films are not art house nor commercial. They are giving box office revenues but are content driven, which is attracting the masses," Bose, in town to inaugurate a multiplex in neighbouring Howrah, said.

'Old Rooms' is nostalgia for present: Sandeep Ray

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:15:25 +0530

It is Ray's second film on Sarthak's family but he does not call it a sequel. Ray now wants to direct a feature.

Rituparna face of women entertainers campaign

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:47:31 +0530

Eminent actor Rituparna Sengupta has been appointed the face of the BIG Salute to Bangla Women Entertainers Award campaign, the campaign being the first initiative to honour women achievers.

Padmapriya to start innings in Bengali films

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:42:38 +0530

With a string of hits in the south to her credit, actress Padmapriya Janakiraman is all set to start her innings in Bengal.

NRI musician document sounds describing Bengal

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:57:44 +0530

Tracing his Bengali roots, a London-based musician has come up with a unique musical travelogue which records sounds that describe West Bengal and the neighbouring Bangladesh.

'Aparajita Tumi' to be released in January, 2012

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:57:46 +0530

The film dwells on the lives of two NRI couples and the problems in their relationship.

Content-driven Bengali films surprise 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:20:30 +0530

A string of art and experimental movies were commercial success as content-driven and thought-provoking films took centrestage in Bengali cinema this year.

Paoli Dam will sizzle in 'Hate Story': Director

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:21:09 +0530

Paoli Dam didn't have any inhibitions doing bold scenes in 'Hate Story', says director Vivek Agnihotri, who is launching the Bengali actress in Bollywood with the film.

'Feluda' Sabyasachi back in Royal Bengal Rahashya

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:49:35 +0530

Goutam Ghose wants a Indo-Bangla cultural treaty

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:42:31 +0530

Acclaimed film director Goutam Ghose today said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should ensure that a treaty is signed between India and Bangladesh for regular cultural exchanges.

For Kolkata of past, watch films: Aparna Sen

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:34:32 +0530

National Award winning director Aparna Sen says filmmakers wanting to portray the Kolkata of the past have a ready reckoner in the films of the 1960s and 1970s.

Photos by Satyajit Ray displayed at Kolkata fest

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:38:46 +0530

Very few know that Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray was equally at ease with still camera as he was with a movie camera. Rare photographs taken by Ray are on display at 17th Kolkata Film Festival.

Controversial Bangladeshi film to be released

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:07:16 +0530

Victor Banerjee and Jaya Bachchan starrer 'Meherjaan', about a Bangladeshi woman's affair with a Pakistani soldier in the backdrop of the 1971 Liberation War abruptly withdrawn from theaters in the neighbouring country, will soon be released in India.

'Iti Mrinalini' DVD launched

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:14:18 +0530

The DVD also comprises details about the making of the film and first person accounts of the director-actor and her talented daughter-actor Konkona Sen Sharma about their respective roles.

Popular singer Anupam now wants to direct film

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:49:58 +0530

Popular singer song-writer Anupam Roy, who broke fresh ground in Bengali film music with his lyrics and compositions, now wants to graduate to filmmaking, though music will remain his first love.

Tollywood actor Swastika meets with an accident

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:57:57 +0530

Swastika and three others, including the driver of their vehicle were on their way to Durgapur.

Bengali Review: 'Gandu' is a drug induced trip

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:19:04 +0530

This is not a movie. It's a drug-induced hallucinating trip that you take to someone else's reality. The bylanes of an old city, the rickshaw and its Bruce-Lee-obsessed puller, the constant hurl of abuses and the shifting realm of what is and what could be, makes 'Gandu' a kickshaw.

Off beat films keep me grounded: Mithun

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:26:45 +0530

Bengali film 'Ami Aadu' in Sao Paulo film fest

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:24:40 +0530

Bengali film 'Ami Aadu' (I am Aadu), produced by the legendary New Theatres studio, has been officially selected in the competitive section of Sao Paulo international film festival.

Model Sheena Chohan in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's next

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:28:12 +0530

Model-turned-actress Sheena Chohan is all set to turn up in filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta's next project based on Rabindranath Tagore's works.

Tannishtha stars in 'Anna Karenina' adaptation

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:57:43 +0530

Tannistha Chatterjee has been roped in to play a major part in a British production based on Leo Tolstoy's classic 'Anna Karenina'.

'Matir Moyna' is rooted in socio-political space

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:20:52 +0530

Viewers would have had much more to look forward to from the brilliant director Tareque Masud, if he hadn't died.

WB CM visits a cinema hall after 20 years

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:26:05 +0530

The film that finally pulled West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to the silver screen after such a long time was 'Moner Manush'.

Doubting the woman: Paoli Dam in Chatrak

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:34:09 +0530

French auteur Jean Luc Godard once quipped, "Cinema doesn't query the beauty of the woman, it only doubts her heart." Can we replace 'Cinema' with 'Society' here?

'Baishe Srabon' a dark, violent thriller

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:41:08 +0530

Following the success of his first film Autograph, a tribute to Satyajit Ray's Nayak, young director Srijit Mukherjee is now ready with 'Baishe Srabon' - a heady cocktail of thriller, violence, music and Bengali poetry.

SRFTI may get university status soon

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:08:06 +0530

The premier Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) might soon be upgraded to university status besides being recognised as an institute of national importance. "We expect to achieve university status very soon," veteran actor Ranjit Mallick, who is also the president of SRFTI society, said at the institute's convocation today.

Is 'Chatrak' the boldest film ever made in India?

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:26:12 +0530

Vimukthi Jayasundara is a Sri Lanka based filmmaker, whose new film 'Chatrak' (Mushroom) has been selected for several prestigious film festivals.

'Flop-e' to have a London premiere

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:07:26 +0530

The first Bengali film to have a London premiere, it stars Sabyasachi Chakraborty.

Mithun starrer 'Nobel Chor' at BFI London fest

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:52:10 +0530

The screening will be presented as the European premiere of the film

Bengali Review: 'Chaplin', a tale of hope and joy

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:01:54 +0530

Charlie Chaplin is that ray of hope to the struggling individual, that rainbow he can look up to forget his drudgeries. Chaplin - his image of the tramp is an icon, a harbinger of hope and wish-fulfillment in this apparently chaotic existence.

The deaths in 'Iti Mrinalini'

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:37:07 +0530

The deaths hence of 'Iti Mrinalini' are laden with self-indulgence, big philosophies and prophecies.

Uro Chithi: The unbearable heaviness of soul

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:16:17 +0530

Bengali film Uro Chithi starts and ends with a year in between for protagonist Aniket, a corporate 'slogger'.

Bengali Review: 'Ichchhe', if parents wished less

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:59:21 +0530

Ichchhe deals with a reality which is a perceived reality of the Bengali middle class.

Bengali Review: 'Iti Mrinalini' is disappointing

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:49:41 +0530

For a movie like this to work the central character needs to be very clearly etched out. Mrinalini, sadly, is a meek and a rather unremarkable woman.

Much awaited 'Gandu' film screening cancelled

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:18:28 +0530

Gandu, the third full length feature film of director Quashik Mukherjee (he prefers the moniker Q ) has been made to question, protest, provoke, shock, shock and then shock some more (you can watch the trailer on the internet).

Bangla govt to take over Suchitra Sen's house

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:00:32 +0530

The court has ordered authorities to clear the house from land grabbers in 7 days.

System: First Bengali film on Kolkata underworld

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:41:40 +0530

Making the first Bengali film on the underworld modus operandi in the eastern metropolis, based on interviews with real life convicts and undertrials, young director Ringo plans to show the human side of the gangsters who always live life on the edge.

Mimoh signs film riding on Mithun's popularity

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:17:21 +0530

The son of the legendary actor signs Bengali film with Shree Venkatesh production

'Gandu' bags jury prize at Seattle Film Festival

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:06:29 +0530

After winning the National Award this year for his film 'Love in India', director Qaushiq Mukherjee has bowled over critics at the 37th Seattle International Film Festival with his film 'Gandu'.

Tollywood makes grand plans...

Fri, 27 May 2011 01:48:30 +0530

...and is hopeful that the new state govt. will help the Bengali film industry

'Moner Manush' captures the life of Bengal poet

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 10:52:30 +0530

'Moner Manush' bagged the Golden Peacock award for the best film at the International Film Festival of India in Goa.

The National Awards to be presented on Friday

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:21:58 +0530

The 57th National Film Awards will be presented by President Prathibha Patil in the capital later on Friday.

Moments of Durga Puja captured on celluloid

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:45:37 +0530

In a bid to freeze the moments of Durga Puja, filmmakers have often captured the mood on the silver screen.

Who is National Award winner Ananya Chatterjee?

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:14:42 +0530

Ananya Chatterjee won Best Actress at the 57th National Film Awards for her role in Rituparno Ghosh's "Abohoman". We take a look at some of the roles she has played over the years.

National Awards for 'Kutty Srank', Rituparno, Big B

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:44:54 +0530

The 57th National Film Awards were announced on Wednesday afternoon in New Delhi with Bengali film 'Abohoman' being the big winner.

Rituparna invited to Montreal Film Festival

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:01:19 +0530

Her Bengali film 'Aarohan' will be screened at the festival

Suchitra Sen responds to treatment and is stable

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:55:29 +0530

The yesteryears actress complained of breathing problems

'Antaheen' only Indian entry at Shanghai fest

Wed, 19 May 2010 10:44:20 +0530

Seven films were sent to the festival out of which only 'Antaheen' was chosen

Satyajit Ray's son coming up with Feluda film

Mon, 03 May 2010 02:05:18 +0530

Feluda is a fictional detective developed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker

Rebirth of Regional Cinema in India

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:51:11 +0530

Films made in Marathi, Punjabi and Bengali are wooing mainstream audiences

I'm game for glamorous roles: Raima Sen

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:47:17 +0530

'The Japanese Wife' actress tells more...

Aparna Presents 'The Japanese Wife' Show

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:19:41 +0530

Aparna Sen and Rahul Bose speak on their latest film

Aparna Sen is brilliant: Rahul Bose

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:08:43 +0530

The actor talks about his next film, 'The Japanese Wife'