Kolkata: Refusing to commit if he considered the present trend of Bengali film industry as a real turn-around, Ray's favourite actor, thespian Soumitra
Chatterjee today said but he believed in keeping himself busy in all the genres of flicks.
Averse to tag a label like turnaround or buyoancy to the current spate of releases, including upcoming 'Rupkatha Noy' and 'Kagozer Nouko' by directors of different genres, Soumitra said, "Yes I am involved with the projects of a whole
lot of directors."...
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11:13 AM, May 05, 2013
Mousumi Chatterjee says she is fortunate to have been cast in a full-fledged role in Aparna Sen's next film 'Goynar Bakso'. ...
11:57 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Chayamoy, produced by Rose Valley films, is based on a novel by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. ...
12:11 PM, Mar 16, 2013
A successful practising cardiologist in England, Dr Niharica Raizada, grand-daughter of legendary musician O P Nayyar, has debuted in a hit Bengali romantic comedy 'Damadol' with an item number. ...
01:11 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The Bengali film 'Kangal Malsat' is based on the anarchist novel of Nabarun Bhattacharya and explores the dark underbelly of a city which fights the state power. The part real, part surreal narrative has been made into a movie which has been denied clearance by the Kolkata chapter of Central Board of Film Certification for allegedly being disrespectful towards Stalin and Mamata Banerjee and containing expletives and abusive words. Is...
05:39 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, who is currently shooting his fourth Bengali film, says he is excited to be part of the movie based on the burning issue of land acquisition. ...
12:08 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor will debut in the Bengali film industry by producing the remake of his own 2005 superhit Hindi comedy 'No Entry'. "Jeet, Sahara and I will be soon doing a film and that will be No Entry," Kapoor said at the music launch of Bengali film 'Dewana' starring Jeet. ...
12:52 PM, Jan 14, 2013
The role of a socially responsible journalist in a Goutam Ghosh movie is perfect in many ways since the character is an ideal person, says actress Konkona Sen Sharma about her role in 'Shoonyo Awnko' (Act Zero). ...
05:37 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Kolkata: After trend-setting 'Bhooter Bhabisyat' (Future of Ghosts), director Anik Dutta's next project casts an irreverent look on today's consumerist society. 'Ashchorjyo Prodeep' is the story of an ordinary man who stumbles on a magical lamp and the comic events that follow, Anik said. "It is a modern allegorical tale, but one can take the story either as a simple fairy tale or a layered narrative with references to modern...
02:53 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Kolkata: Director Agnideb Chattopadhyay, whose Bengali movie 'Teen Kanya' was banned in state-run Star theatre for being 'anti-government', Sunday said the theatre has withdrawn its decision. But the theatre authorities rejected Chattopadhyay's claim. "The distributors of my movie said that they have been informed by the Star authorities that the film ('Teen Kanya') will be screened from Sunday evening onwards. I am very happy at the turn of events," Chattopadhyay...
06:37 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Kolkata: With masala flick 'Challenge-2' being opened in 270 screens across the country, the highest number of theatres for a Bengali film, the movie has set a new record, the film's producers said. Starring Dev, 'Challenge-2' is being screened in both single screen and multiplexes in Mumbai, in single screens of Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, MP and Assam. The occupancy rate is over 60 per cent since the October 19 release,...
12:49 PM, Oct 28, 2012
It's been the year of Bengali filmmakers it seems. Apart from Anurag Basu's 'Barfi' being named as India's official entry to the Oscars, filmmakers Sujoy Ghosh and Shoojit Sircar too have managed to set the box office ringing with their films that have a Bengali touch. ...
11:40 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Kolkata: With youth-centric urban films becoming the flavour of new age Bengali cinema, director-duo Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha has come out with a new film which seeks to explore issues affecting today's young people. In the film 'Bapi Bari Ja', Bapi is a confused youngster who is not very confident about himself and is desparate to have a girl friend like other boys do, Abhijit said. He said the...
11:07 AM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: Bengali director Srijit Mukherji is returning to the silver screen after two successful films 'Autograph' and 'Baishe Shraban'. The subject of his latest film 'Hemlock Society' seems different, which explores the lives of people who want to commit suicide. Actually 'Hemlock Society' is an organisation that teaches people how to commit suicide in a unique way. The film showcases the lives of people, who under difficult circumstances, decide...
10:40 AM, Jun 19, 2012
Shah Rukh Khan, the brand ambassador of West Bengal inaugurated the Prayag Film City, which is being developed at a cost of Rs 1000 crore. ...
05:06 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Kolkata: A string of art and experimental movies were commercial success as content-driven and thought-provoking films took centrestage in Bengali cinema this year. The Bengali film industry remained in the limelight the entire year as the flops went overlooked because of active patronage from the new state government. Young director Srijit Mukherji got rave reviews and set the box-office on fire with his second film '22nd Srabon', which means the...
12:20 PM, Dec 30, 2011
"I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying." " thus spoke Charles Spencer Chaplin, the greatest entertainer of all times. He later added, "Humour is a gentle and benevolent custodian of mind which prevents us from being overwhelmed by the apparent seriousness of life." This is the single-most important reason why the films of Charlie Chaplin have been endearing to people " differed by...
11:01 AM, Sep 02, 2011
'Twelve persons, twelve sms-es and twelve months' reads the poster of new Bengali film Uro Chithi (director: Kamaleshwar Mukherjee). The film starts and ends with a year in between for protagonist Aniket, a corporate 'slogger'. No one actually counts if there are 12 sms-es in all but you can rely on the director for this. But definitely the 11 persons who come close to Aniket shape him and control him...
01:16 PM, Aug 24, 2011
Dhaka: Bangladesh High Court today ordered the authorities to clear ancestral house of noted actress Suchitra Sen in Pabna from land grabbers within seven days. Also directing the government to protect the house, a two-member bench of the court asked for a compliance report to be placed before it in 10 days after taking action against illegal squatters. The bench of justices AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Gobinda Chandra Tagore...
01:00 PM, Jul 27, 2011
