A near-complete retrospective of the visionary Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak’s career, will be featured at the prestigious Lincoln Center between November 1-6. The career of director, writer, and actor Ritwik Ghatak was one of constant struggle and as his contemporary Satyajit Ray had once said,
What has world-renowned handwriting expert Carl Baggett say about Gumnai Baba’s letters? Take a look! Whether recluse sadhu Gumnami Baba was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose or not is an old mystery that have been spoken of in various literature. But here is a new twist to
While making Kolkata Cocktail, I kept on remembering that famous quote of legendary film-maker Kurosawa. He had said: “I make films because it is the only form of art where every type of art is mingled together.” For me poetry is that new art form,
Fables are always a kid’s favourite and so are fantasy movies. Fantasy movies based on folk tales are now an attractive section of the film industry with a great appeal to children and their learning years. Nitish Roy’s dream project ‘Buddhu Bhutum’s trailer and poster
Imagine a 60-year-old Sabyasachi Chakraborty playing the role of Feluda at the age of 60! Well, he did it and he did it with elan. Though the fictional sleuth created by Satyajit Ray was actually a young detective, suave, smart and intelligent. But Sabyasachi matched
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
A week before Uttam Kumar died on July 24, 1980, he had wanted to meet ‘his Rama,’ actress Suchitra Sen who has often been compared to Hollywood’s recluse Greta Garbo. He called her after watching the movie ‘Alo Aamaar Alo’ on TV, but Suchitra Sen
Dhurjati Prasad Chaudhuri is an academician and ex-professor of management science. He is also an avid photographer Remember that hilarious Bengali movie Sharey Chuattor (সাড়ে ৭৪)? The budding romance under the glare of a Kolkata mess bari, between Uttam Kumar as Rampriti and Suchitra Sen as
Movie Tarikh has been winning laurels since its release. From winning the National Award to winning international awards, Churni Ganguly’s Tarikh has really made it big! Now it has received the prestigious Los Angeles Film Award 2019, that makes it one of the top 15
Filmmaker-actor Rituparno Ghosh, who was known for both his obsession with his sexual identity as also for his sensitive and sensible handling of stories, might have crossed the line of eternal bond. But he will always be remembered for the quality of his cinema that