Tag: Bengali Cinema

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

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