‘Amritakatha’- the book which highlights rich the philosophies of Sri Sri Ramkrishna, Ma Sarada and Swami Vivekananda has been translated into Santhali for the first time by Subhomoy Roy and has been brought out by the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata. The translated
As the lilting song ‘Tumi Akash Ekhon Jodi Hotey’ from the famous Bhanu Bandopadhyay-Ruma Guhathakurta starrer Ashite Ashiona plays in the background, the young fresh romantic actress of the movie who had also sung the chart-topper number is no more. Ruma Guhathakurta, is however, still
Many a times we remain oblivious to the innumerable gems hidden in our city until it comes to the limelight by a cinematic endeavour. One such treasure of Kolkata is Mohan Bhandar Sweet Shop, which shot to fame when Bollywood’s Big B visited the shop
When my teenage son dragged me a couple of months back to meet Sonada of Guptodhoner Sandhaney, I was reluctant to see another ‘naïve’ Bengali detective movie. After all our generation grew up among various Bengali detectives, from Kiriti, to Byomkesh to Feluda. Leaving aside
Modhura Palit of Kolkata has created history at the hub of fashion and glamour this season, on the shores of Cannes. This young cinematographer received the prestigious Angenieux Special Encouragement Award and became the first Indian woman cinematographer to do so. This is an extremely
National Award winning director and Master film maker Goutam Ghose returns to Hindi films after 12 long years. His new Hindi venture is called ‘Rahgir’. The storyline of the film draws inspiration from Prafulla Roy’s book ‘Borshae ek din’. Ghose’s new Hindi film was initially
A hand pulled-rickshaw is an iconic symbol of Old Kolkata, a colonial legacy left by the British Raj. Once, it was almost like a palanquin of the middle class of Kolkata used for short trips. It is a relic of the past which has somehow
• What were the highlights of your documentary on Nazrul Islam? I had made a two hour long documentary film on the poet. I started the project in 2014 and completed it in 2017 and the first premiere show took place in London University. It was
A movie opens with the lines: ‘Many relationships have been destroyed because words were not spoken, many people moved away because silence reigned.’ The same movie ends with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s revolutionary lines: ‘Ami bhogobaan bukey enke debo podocchinho’ (the courage to even challenge
The inspiring journey of the founding father of Bangladesh will soon be portrayed on celluloid. India and Bangladesh will join hands for a film based on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which is to be directed by noted film maker Shyam Benegal. Bongobandhu Rahman fought the Pakistani