A Bengali film, Ahana (The Light Within), which will have its special screening on Wednesday, is about breaking taboos. One such issue the film deals with is male infertility and its impact on society.
Actor-turned-director Parambrata Chatterjee’s thirteenth directorial venture is not an easy watch. It is verbose (so either you are fluent in Bengali or a fast reader), deeply tragic and unabashedly resilient in its quest for the essence of life within the marital domain.
The Bengali film industry should take a leaf out of its Telugu counterpart’s handbook to ensure regular commercial releases outside West Bengal, said star actor Abir Chatterjee.
Manikbabur Megh (The Cloud and the Man), a film directed by Abhinandan Banerjee, explores the journey of a socially unfit man, going back to nature—where it all began—to uncover the entire existence of life, attaining a pursuit of purity in the process.
Moderated by Banerjee, a Professor in the Department of English at DCSE, University of Delhi, the conversation was about her latest book, celebrating the everlasting cultural impact of Bengali cinema icons Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar.
Based on the novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, local folk tales and real historical events and characters. Autumn 2024.
After nine consecutive days of war, Goddess Durga defeated Mahishasura on the tenth day, Vijaya Dashami, the day that marks the victory of good over evil.
The crux of the film revolves around Dr. Anirban Roy, who returns to his village after 26 years and finds that everything has changed, his childhood sweetheart also seems very different now.
The crux of the story follows a boy Abhik, son of a renowned scriptwriter of the golden age of Bengali cinema, who passed out from a reputed film institute and is searching for work in films.
The story centers around two characters Vishu, a slum dweller played by Parambrata Chattopadhyay, and Abesh, played by Gaurav Chakrabarty who lives in a multi-story just beside Vishu’s slum.
