Way back in 1862, Kaliprasanna Singha penned Hootum Pyanchar Naksha (The Observant Owl Hootum’s Vignettes of Nineteenth-century Calcutta) which occupies a special place in Bengali literature; it continues to be read for its witty sketches of people and places of the city. Through this book,
Tollywood is currently inundated with bright sparks and ideas with directors willing to take risk and venture into areas not treaded so far. They are opening new vistas and the audience is definitely not complaining. The latest one to join this fray is Premangshu Roy’s 'Chilekotha'. 'Chilekotha'
Remember Byomkesh Parbo? Bengal’s two brilliant contemporaryactors Abir Chatterjee and Ritwick Chakraborty came together as Byomkesh-Ajit and their easy chemistry rocked the silver screen. Both are method actors with a solid theatre background, and that surely gets reflected when they perform in movies. They do
Director Pratim D.Gupta’s Macher Jhol comes on your platter today. After Saheb Bibi Golaam, Pratim decided to explore various facets of Bangaliana, and what could be more fascinating and intriguing than to target a quintessential Bengali obsession revolving around maach (fish) and machher jhol (fish