Apeejay Bangla Literary Utsav hosted Samik Bandopadhyay and Anjan Dutt at the Oxford Bookstore for a session of storytelling on the legendary theatre artist, dramatist, civil engineer, and actor Badal Sirkar.
My visit to Guwahati to see Oiendrilla Das’s Bharatanatyam recital was a well-made decision. It was a reward to see a good dancer in the making.
The 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), held from 6–13 November 2025, unfolded a vibrant celebration of world cinema, affirming Kolkata’s enduring love of the moving image.
My opening line for this review: every girl in a relationship or desirous of getting into a relationship should watch this film.
Shudrka Hyderabad production brings on their latest production, Phiribar Poth Nai (No Way Out), to Kolkata.
Malayalam cinema’s treasured pride, fastened at the hip with Mohanlal, is a superstar who blends into every role he plays. Normally, it’s the other way with superstars. Mammootty doesn’t think of himself as a star, let alone a superstar. And he isn’t faking it.
Founded in 2015 by a then-21-year-old Rahul Biswas, Ritu Rangam began as a platform of creativity, encompassing short films, plays, recitations, and audio dramas.
"And the response was unanimous. Every single person whose opinion I trusted said the same thing - that Dominic is incredibly talented."
On a late August evening, the stage of Uttam Mancha came alive as Mitra Manch hosted the Kolkata edition of Millennial Raga, its series of classical music concerts.
‘Chiye Chiye Radha,’ presented by Iman recently, at Gyan Manch, though many-layered, was basically about gender equality based on the works of Rabindranath Tagore.
