Like many other actors and artists of yesteryears, Suchitra Sen’s coming to Tollywood was a result of Bengal’s partition. Born as Rama Dasgupta, she spent her childhood and early teenage years in a sprawling house at Gopalpur Hem Sagor Lane in Pabna (now in Bangladesh)
“Bards of Passion and of Mirth Ye have left your souls on earth Have ye souls in heaven too Double-lived in regions new?”….. Six years after his death, director Rituporno Ghosh still lives among us through his magnificent creations. His magic on celluloid was outstanding and he can be
Eminent theatre personality Utpal Dutt was not just one of the best actors that Indian stage has ever produced, but also an extremely perceptive individual who often used theatre as a tool of protest and uprising. Dutt believed theatre is a sort of political propaganda
Remember the cinematic magic created by the trio Soumitro Chatterjee, Aparna Sen and Rituparna Sengupta in Paromitar Ekdin? The adda sessions over coffee seemed more like real life conversations which linger in our hearts even today. The duo is all set to recreate this magic
She reigned the celluloid at a time when many of the younger generation were not even born! Her sister Kankabati was quite a known face in the film industry. That had invoked an underlined desire within Chandrabati Devi to take up acting. But who would
Remember the adventure of four high school students on their stay at the Bungalow of Jhantipahar in Ramgarh? That childhood movie that redefined entertainment and humour, as Tenida, their leader guided Kyabla, Pala and Habul through myriad experiences and offered us unadulterated laughter! The man
Shoojit Sircar is up and on with his new production on Udham Singh’s biopic and the shooting is slotted to start off this March. To be released by 2020, it is expected that Sircar will come up with another superhit just like his previous Madras
She had fought poverty, lack of training, scarcity of food, challenges of having six toes on each foot. Yet she excelled and made India proud in the 2018 Asian Games, by winning the Heptathlon, something that no other athlete had done before. Swapna Barman’s inspiring
This is the story of transformation of a housewife, who breaks all shackles to come out as a well-groomed woman. But such feminist roles have been seen on Bengali celluloid before too. However, what was not seen much before is the supportive and suave husband
Ever wondered how the journey of Apu- the central protagonist of Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy, the character brought to life by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s Pather Panchali came to an end? Since childhood, we have perennially been in love with ‘Apu’ and the movies that were milestones