Tag: Bengali Cinema
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Konttho review: A story laced with warmth and hope
Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy have taught themselves to cut out the melodrama and yet tug at the heartstrings of viewers through their latest offering, Konttho
May 18, 2019 -
Natir Puja: Rabindranath Tagore’s tryst with cinema
Natir Puja was the only film Rabindranath Tagore directed. Based on his poem, Pujarini, it marked quite a number of firsts from putting a marginalised woman in the centre of the narrative to the unconventional shooting technique
May 11, 2019 -
Jyeshthoputro Review: Resonating with restrained brilliance
Kaushik Ganguly's new drama Jyesthoputro makes for an engrossing watch from start to finish, and is surely one of the most accomplished films by the director
April 27, 2019 -
Basu Paribar review: A soul-searching journey
Director Suman Ghosh's latest venture leaves one with ample food for thought
April 20, 2019 -
Cinema — caught up in a yarn
From the recent Bengali film Sweater to the classic Kaagaz Ke Phool, the act of knitting has been used for plot development and also, to convey varied emotions in cinema
April 7, 2019 -
Aneek Chaudhari’s Cactus nominated for Rome Independent Film Awards
The film portrays the art forms of Pieta and the Last Supper and creates scenarios in context of the paintings.
April 2, 2019 -
Veteran Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy passes away
Roy died of cardiac arrest at his Salt Lake residence at around 10:20 pm Sunday, they said.
March 18, 2019 -
Taken off cinema screens, future of Bhobishyoter Bhoot still uncertain
A censor board certified Bengali film, Bhobishyoter Bhoot (Ghosts of the Future), which was released on Friday, 15 February, has disappeared from cinema halls in West Bengal.
February 18, 2019 -
Bimal Roy’s unique approach
Bimal Roy is one of the ten most favourite filmmakers so far as this writer is concerned. So, a multi-layered tribute to this great master of Indian cinema, an integral part of the 24th KIFF, is a celebration unto itself.
November 17, 2018 -
India’s narrative can’t be reduced to one colour: Mahesh Bhatt
Bhatt said the festival commits itself only to the idea of India "which says all make it together or none of us makes it together".
November 11, 2018 -
Actor Biswajit to celebrate golden jubilee of his Bollywood work
Chatterjee's maiden Bollywood movie was released in 1958 when he was a junior artist.
September 13, 2018 -
Memorabilia of an iconic film star
To commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of Uttam Kumar, an exhibition in Kolkata showcased a rich layout of still photographs, sketch books maintained by art directors, original screenplays and much more.
September 8, 2018 -
The evolution of Bengali cinema – II
The 'offbeat' genre which Ray, Ghatak and Sen pioneered and nourished has not wilted or withered in the last quarter-century, for over 300 feature films have been made in that category since 1992
August 4, 2018 -
Evolution of Bengali cinema-1
Looking at the current scenario, there has been a rise in independent movies with minimal investment which are being released in diverse digital platforms. A dominant trend nowadays in Tollygunge is the making of detective, scary, adventure and treasure-hunt movies.
July 28, 2018 -
Raina still cherishes memory of Uttam Kumar
Some rare photographs of Uttam Kumar and his wife Gouri Devi grabbed by a local photographer, Sanat Pramanik, can still be seen hanging on the faded walls of a house at Notu village in Raina in Burdwan (East).
July 24, 2018 -
Direction challenges my creative juices to flow: Parambrata Chatterjee
Actor Parambrata Chatterjee gets talking on Sonar Pahar, his venture as a filmmaker, and the inspirations that led him to add another feather to his cap
July 14, 2018 -
And the Oscar goes to…
The Academy Awards, the most coveted accolade worldwide, has been brought to the country by five Indians, not to mention Satyajit Ray, who put Bengali cinema squarely on the world map.
July 7, 2018