Tag: Bengali Cinema
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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 -
Promising flow of new ideas
After a disastrous experience in 2017, there was some hope of a revival for Bengali cinema in 2018. If the first five months are any indication, the hopes have been, to some extent, belied when just a handful of films have made the grade. Somewhat ironically, this is the month that has brought a few …
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June 2, 2018 -
‘Everybody likes to laugh’
Premendu Bikash Chaki is a veteran cinematographer who has shot every kind of film in contemporary Bengali cinema. With Honeymoon, adapted from Samaresh Basu’s laugh-riot Chhutir Phande, he debuts as a full-fledged director. Honeymoon has been produced by Shyam Sundar Dey. Chhutir Phande was made earlier into a feature film directed by Salil Sen starring …
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March 10, 2018 -
I look up to Soumitra Jethu, he is my guru: Prosenjit Chatterjee
Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee seemed overwhelmed and delighted talking about co-star Soumitra Chatterjee. On his birthday, Prosenjit praised the talented actor and called him his guru. According to a TOI report, Prosenjit said, “I look up to Soumitra jethu — he is my guru. On his birthday today, I wish him good health so he can continue to enthrall us …
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January 20, 2018 -
Mamata Banerjee wishes Soumitra Chatterjee on 83rd birthday
Greetings poured in for the thespian from across the Bengali film fraternity and political circles, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banrejee on Friday wished legendary Bengali actor and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Soumitra Chatterjee on his 83rd birthday. “Wishing Soumitra da (Soumitra Chatterjee) a very happy birthday. May you give us many more memorable characters …
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January 19, 2018 -
Permanent gallery required for depicting hist of Bengali cinema: Ghosh
Renowned film director Goutam Ghosh says a gallery should permanently showcase the history and evolution of Bengali films as it has not been chronicled properly. As a part of the initiative, the recent exhibition at the Kolkata International Film Festival 2017, showcasing vintage cameras and other studio equipment used in Bengali cinema along with other …
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December 28, 2017 -
The master’s touch
All art are imitations of reality. The cinema, by the very uniqueness of its medium, needs to be a “true and bold”representation of reality. If we cannot identify with the moving images on screen, then the film can be considered to have failed with the audience. Some emotion or character within the film, need to …
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December 8, 2017 -
Bengali actress Rita Koiral dead at 58
Bengali film and television actress Rita Koiral died on Sunday after a three-month battle with liver cancer at a private city hospital, her family said. She was 58. Survived by a daughter, Koiral was a popular face on Bengali big and small screens and mostly portrayed negative roles. She worked with directors like Aparna Sen, …
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November 20, 2017 -
Will the festival turn things around?
The expectations revolving around the package of films to be released during the festive week hardly matches the performance of films as a whole in 2017. With the exception of Praktan, there is not much else to inspire confidence. There is so much mediocrity and worse being relentlessly marketed that questions are raised on whether …
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September 23, 2017 -
Lasting love
It is the mark of an undying curiosity about Bengal’s best loved screen hero that a fresh celebration is mounted every year on the day that Uttam Kumar died suddenly 37 years ago. The mortal remains may have been removed from the places associated with his towering presence. But, more than a generation later, the …
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July 24, 2017 -
Keeping alive a broken legacy
Once a year, lovers of Bengali cinema, get an opportunity to be reacquainted with not only a slice of history but with the golden years of romance and music on the screen. However much the cinema in this region, as elsewhere, may have thrived on the technology that has prompted filmmakers to look ahead with …
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July 22, 2017