Kolkata: Bangladeshi film 'Guerrilla', which recreates the heroic deeds of the valiant freedom fighters of the 1971 liberation war on an epic canvas, today won the best Asian film award at the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) here.
Altogether 12 films were competing in the Asian Select section for the award. This was for the first time that a separate competitive section was added to KFF, which was so far the oldest non-competitive film festival in the country.
Directed by eminent Bangladeshi theatre personality Nasiruddin Yousuf, 'Guerrilla' is regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi movies ever made on the history of liberation and has set the box office on fire in the neighbouring country.
The film is based on Syed Shamsul Haq's novel 'Nishiddho Loban' and the director's personal war-time experiences as a freedom fighter....
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06:18 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Kolkata: The Kolkata Film Festival ended today as the most glamourous one ever with Bollywood 'badshah' Shah Rukh Khan, a display of rare photographs taken by Satyajit Ray and screening of two controversial films 'Rang Rasiya' and 'Meherjaan' being the biggest crowdpullers. The presence of SRK and yesteryears' glamour queen Sharmila Tagore during the inauguration ceremony made thousands flock to Netaji Indoor Stadium, an unusual venue selected by Chief Minister...
05:56 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government plans to felicitate renowned directors and actors of Hollywood and Bollywood in the 2012 Kolkata Film Festival. "From next year we will felicitate and award the famous directors, actors and even good technicians of Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood," she said while addressing the closing ceremony of the 17th Kolkata Film Festival. Balancing glamour and tradition, the festival started Nov...
01:23 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Kolkata: Ketan Mehta's historical film Rang Rasiya, based on the life of 19th century painter Raja Ravi Varma, was screened to an overcrowded theatre at the ongoing Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) today. The film starring Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen is yet to be released commercially and has courted controversy for taking artistic freedom in boldly depicting nudity. Film buffs stood in an hour-long queue at the state-run theatre Nandan...
03:04 PM, Nov 16, 2011
Kolkata: A last-minute change in the screening schedule of the Kolkata Film Festival has left some theatres empty and disappointed filmmakers who have come from different parts of the country to present their award-winning movies. Rajesh Pinjani, who won four National Film Awards including the best debut director, left the screening of his Marathi film Baboo Band Baaja midway on Friday at Priya cinema after he saw only 15 people...
05:18 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Kolkata: 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. The pictures capturing various moments both in India and abroad between late 1950s to late 1960s are on display at the film festival. The exhibition started on Nov 11 and will go on till...
03:38 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Kolkata: With Bollywood's 'Badshah' Shah Rukh Khan and 'Kashmir Ki Kali' Sharmila Tagore by her side, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken the hitherto elite Kolkata Film Festival to the masses while giving the exponents of the popular genre of Bengali films a pride of place in the fest. As the ceremonial extravaganza unfolded at the sprawling Netaji Indoor Stadium, instead of its usual venue, the Nandan Film...
07:04 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Panaji: A Marathi and a Kannada film would premier at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011, to be held in Goa. IFFI would be held from November 23 to December 3. The inaugural function of the 10-day festival would be held in Margao, 35 km from here. 'Bhageerathi', a Kannada film, and Marathi film `Bharat Mazza Desh Aahe' will feature in the Indian Premier Section of the festival,...
02:37 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan today asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not to forget Tamil cinema amidst Bollywood and Hollywood at the ongoing Kolkata Film festival (KFF). "The CM had yesterday spoken of Bollywood, Hollywood and Tollywood while inaugurating the film festival. But I want to also include Kollywood in this list," said Narayanan who studied in Chennai. Tamil film industry is often referred to as Kollywood. In...
02:16 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Kolkata: A Film Mart was inaugurated Friday at the 17th Kolkata Film Festival in an endeavour to create a platform for the Bengali film industry to showcase its movies and promote regional cinema in national and international markets. "Film Mart brings film producer and distributors under one roof. It will help B2B (business to business) interaction and it will in turn promote entertainment business. This will act as a platform...
06:56 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Kolkata: National Award winning actress Sharmila Tagore lamented that despite technological advancements and increased budgets, the real India is not depicted in current films. "Although contemporary films have improved in production, I often find there is a disconnect between the India as it exists today and what is shown," she said at the inauguration of the Kolkata Film Festival here. Pointing out that the face of world cinema has changed...
04:35 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Kolkata: Kolkata produces the best of Indian cinema and is the country's cultural and literary hub, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan said this evening. "I really believe in the cinema of Bengal. We have some of the best cinema coming in from this part of the country," said 'King Khan' at the inauguration of the Kolkata Film Festival, the country's oldest. He said, "I believe that the history of our arts,...
04:20 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Kolkata: With a balance of glamour and tradition, the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) started here Thursday with Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and the popular Sharmila Tagore inaugurating the eight-day fest by lighting the ceremonial lamp. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, host of Bengali film personalities including top star Prosenjit Chatterjee and delegates from across the country and abroad, as also creme de la creme of the culture-loving city...
06:31 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Kolkata: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and yesteryear's actress Sharmila Tagore will inaugurate the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) starting Nov 10, the organiser's said. Veteran actress Supriya Devi will be the guest of honour at the inaugural. Bengali movie star Koel Mullick will be the thali girl for the opening, her father and KFF chairperson actor Ranjit Mullick said here. "The opening film will be The Magican by Holland's Joram...
04:08 PM, Nov 06, 2011
With 225 films on the menu at the 12th Kolkata Film Festival, cinema buffs can have a feast over the next one week. ...
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