Some movies are immortalized, through story-telling and some by real life actors, who portray the characters with so much of passion and intensity, that they remain sketched down generations. One such role is that of Pather Panchali’s Sarbajaya. It is said author Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay had
With each of my movies, every time is the first time
An all new look iconic Nandan will welcome visitors this Kolkata International Film Festival, with the line between ‘hip-happening’ and ‘surreal royalty’ blurring into the eons of time, as you step inside this state auditorium. Nandan needed this facelift for sure since the time it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y6G27fS-vM We first saw them in Satyajit Ray’s Samapti. And both Soumitro Chatterjee and Aparna Sen were then young, just out of their teens. And when the twain meet again onscreen, their chemistry and acting skills will surely create magic for Bengali cine lovers. After all
It was probably one of the most powerful acting of Shashi Kapoor’s wife Jennifer Kendal Kapoor as the old Anglo Indian woman living in Kolkata. 36 Chowringhee Lane was also a directorial debut for Aparna Sen. The film was very well received upon release. The movie
The 94-minute film Cat Sticks, written and directed by 32-year-old Kolkata boy Ronny Sen will be competing at the KIFF 2019 in the international category. The movie already had its world premiere in the competition section at Slamdance Film Festival this January where it won
Remember Sex Lies and Videotape? The movie that created waves with Hollywood heart-throb Andie MacDowell ruling the screen? Well, if sources are to be believed, KIFF has extended an invite to the American actress Andie and yes, she has agreed to be here! KIFF also
In Hindu culture, one of the manifestations of Brahman is satya (truth). In Christianity, in the process of crucifixion of Jesus, Pontius Pilate exclaims, “What is truth?” For millennia, human beings of all cultures and faiths, have pondered on the nature of what constitutes the
The intellectual capital of India is gearing up for the Kolkata International Film Festival 2019 and this year the theme country is Germany. It is honour for Kolkata to be hosting famous Oscar-winning German filmmaker and director Volker Schlondorff who will be inaugurating the festival.
Kolkata International Film Festival 2019 (KIFF) is round the corner and the intellectual capital of India is truly gearing up for a major show. But this year the organisers will bring in a new magic, the magic of Celluloid format movies. As many as 12