Imagine curating a celluloid cruise, cherry-picking from the treasure trove of monochrome marvels straight out of the swinging ’60s silver screen! It might look like finding a needle in a haystack, but, fear not, because Srijit Mukherji is here to show us how it’s done.
The Uttam Kumar mania, or craze, has not waned even after forty-four years since his demise in 1980. Dubbed at one time the “Mahanayak”, his presence is still felt in the hearts of cinephiles in Bengal even in this new millennium. His film premiere, Oti Uttam, directed by Srijit Mukherji, was screened on Wednesday, 24 March.
Oud and its exotic aromas have enchanted humanity for aeons. It’s today, back with a bang.
One of the biggest follies of Indian cinema is its tendency to stretch—and stretch beyond. Director Blessy's Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) in Malayalam (although it is also available in Tamil, Hindi, etc.) is a classic example of this.
The aesthetically designed studio-theatre of Chidakash Kalalaya, an Ashram-like institution founded by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient scholar-guru Piyal Bhattacharya, is a haven of research, restoration, and practical application of music, dance, and drama as scripted in Bharatmuni's Natyashastra and its precious commentaries by scholars of yore.
The scientific journal Environment International published a study that also indicates that minuscule pieces of plastic from our living environment are absorbed into the human bloodstream.
"We'll have 39 flightworthy engines built by next month, then another month to integrate, so hopefully in May for orbital flight test,"
A hybrid model of school education was expected to deal with post-pandemic issues, after umpteen months of online classes could not meet the expectations.
Since her youth days as a student of sociology at Punjab University in Chandigarh, love and passion for art has been in Kiran’s blood.
The flower beds still smile, but it is a struggle to keep their clean look. They have to be cleared of the dry leaves every day.
