Durga is happy and content to carry forward the legacy of pure kathak among her students. Durga believes this success of her long creative journey has been possible only because of the tapasya and sacrifices made by her not-so-well-off parents.
In the film, Sara Ali Khan and Vijay Verma’s characters get the most screen time other than the detective, and we know why. Oftentimes, their characters’ relationships overshadow the mystery, making the murder the side plot.
Credits for Chitragati Collective go to music designer Sayak Mitra, who also gave the voiceover along with Deepmoy Das. Instruments played were by Mandola Joy, Prabir Chatterjee (percussionist), and Rick Mukherjee (flautist). The lights were designed by Amlan Chaudhary.
In 2007, dancer Alokananda Roy and former ADG Prisons Banshi Dhar Sharma embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to rehabilitate prisoners through the transformative power of culture therapy.
The opening artist, young Kathak danseuse Paromita Bhattacharya, disciple of Guru Madhumita Roy, was impressive from the word go due to the combined effect of power and grace in the mangalacharan ‘Niratata Shankar Parvati sang’.
Although one of the most powerful writers in Indian literature, her works have seldom made it to big screen, barring a few notable exceptions.
Actor, director and activist, Nandita Das is a voice to reckon with. In this freewheeling conversation, she speaks on what has shaped her aesthetic sensibilities and the overt bias against dark skin in our culture and cinema, among a plethora of other issues.
Both the brothers stood with each other in difficult times and have amazing bonding.
An “inspirational” film is one that moves a part of the audience to do something about their lives or careers, which they had not thought seriously about before.
Debut director Nirmal Chakraborty is adapting Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyays Datta to the silver screen. In this candid conversation, he speaks about the period films conception, importance of workshops and Santiniketan as a backdrop.
