29th KIFF: Australian filmmakers Bruce Beresford and Rolf de Heer talk about films and culture
Dec 07, 2023, at 01:09 am
Australian filmmakers Bruce Beresford and Rolf de Heer talked about films, culture and the agreement between their country and India at a press conference during the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) at West Bengal film centre Nandan in Kolkata on Wednesday. Australia is the special focus country in this edition of the festival. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
29th KIFF: Prosenjit Chatterjee inaugurates exhibition as centenary tribute to Dev Anand
Dec 07, 2023, at 12:53 am
Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee inaugurated an exhibition at West Bengal film centre Nandan as a part of the centenary tribute to acting legend Dev Anand on the second day of 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) in Kolkata on Wednesday. Painter Subhaprasanna and film director Haranath Chakraborty were also present. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses from star-studded 29th KIFF inaugural ceremony
Dec 06, 2023, at 06:14 am
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, senior actor Anil Kapoor were among the top personalities from tinseltown to inaugurate the 29th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.(Images by IBNS)
29th KIFF: Glimpses from logo launch press meet
Nov 30, 2023, at 06:56 pm
The logo of the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was launched at a press conference in Kolkata on Wednesday. Festival committee chairperson Raj Chakraborty, West Bengal Ministers Aroop Biswas, Indranil Sen, filmmaker Arindam Sil, veteran actor-MLA Chiranjit Chakraborty, actress-MP Mimi Chakraborty and others were present. The festival will run from December 5-12. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Hoichoi unveils trailer of Bodhon 2
Nov 28, 2023, at 03:44 am
The trailer of the second season of Hoichoi web series 'Bodhon' was unveiled by the makers on Monday. The lead cast comprising Sandipta Sen, Indrasish Ray along with director Aditi Roy were present at the trailer launch event. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses from Parnashavarir Shaap 2 announcement
Nov 26, 2023, at 05:40 am
Actor-director Parambrata Chattopadhyay on Saturday announced the second season of his first directorial web series 'Parnashavarir Shaap' at a press conference in Kolkata. Lead cast Chiranjit Chakraborty, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Anindita Bose and Surangana Bandyopadhyay were in attendance. The show is streaming on Hoichoi. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Premiere night of Dhrubo Banerjee's 'Bogla Mama Jug Jug Jiyo'
Nov 23, 2023, at 11:25 pm
The premiere of filmmaker Dhrubo Banerjee's 'Bogla Mama Jug Jug Jiyo', which stars Kharaj Mukherjee, Riddhi Sen, Ditipriya Roy and others in the key roles, was held at a city mall in Kolkata on Wednesday. Tollywood veterans Chiranjit Chakraborty, Debashree Roy were among the stars who were in attendance. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Trailer launch of Hoichoi's web series 'Antormahal'
Nov 18, 2023, at 06:18 pm
The trailer of popular OTT platform Hoichoi's upcoming web series 'Antormahal', starring Ishaa Saha, Saurav Das, Swastika Dutta in the lead, was launched on Thursday. Along with Saurav, director Abhrajit Sen and writer Neel B Mitra were present during the trailer launch. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Vicky Kaushal promotes 'Sam Bahadur' in Kolkata
Nov 18, 2023, at 05:30 pm
Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal was in Kolkata on Friday to promote his upcoming Hindi film 'Sam Bahadur', a biopic of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Vicky played Sam Manekshaw in the Meghna Gulzar directorial film, which is slated for December 1 release. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses from special screening of 'Parnashavarir Shaap'
Nov 12, 2023, at 01:37 am
A special screening of Hoichoi's upcoming web series 'Parnashavarir Shaap', which is directed by Parambrata Chattopadhyay and features veteran actor-politician Chiranjit Chakraborty, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Anindita Bose, Surangana Bandyopadhyay in the lead, was held at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata earlier this week. (Photo courtesy: Hoichoi PR Team)
Ankush Hazra, Srabanti Chatterjee lead Tollywood celebs checked in at 'Raktabeej' success party
Nov 08, 2023, at 07:55 pm
Ankush Hazra, Srabanti Chatterjee, Churni Ganguly, Gourab Chatterjee, Devlina Kumar, Swastika Dutta were among the Tollywood celebrities who on Tuesday graced the party hosted by filmmaker duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee after the successful run of their Durga Puja release, 'Raktabeej', in the box office. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Trailer launch of Hoichoi's web series 'Parnashavarir Shaap'
Oct 31, 2023, at 11:38 pm
The trailer of Hoichoi's upcoming horror web series 'Parnashavarir Shaap', which is directed by Parambrata Chattopadhyay, was unveiled at North Kolkata's Basubati on Monday. Along with the director, lead cast Chiranjit Chakraborty, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Anindita Bose, Arna Mukhopadhyay graced the event. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: 69th National Film Awards
Oct 18, 2023, at 05:49 pm
Bollywood veteran Waheeda Rehman, actors Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri among others were presented the 69th National Film Awards in various categories by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: UNI)
In Images: Poster launch of Srijit Mukherji's 'Durgo Rawhoshyo'
Oct 17, 2023, at 05:28 am
The poster of filmmaker Srijit Mukherji's upcoming web series 'Durgo Rawhoshyo' featuring Anirban Bhattacharya as popular Bengali fictional sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi was unveiled by Hoichoi on Monday. (Images:Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Trailer launch of Dev's 'Bagha Jatin'
Oct 11, 2023, at 06:18 pm
The trailer of Tollywood superstar-producer Dev starrer 'Bagha Jatin', a film which is based on Indian revolutionary Jatindranath Mukherjee or Bagha Jatin, was launched at Alipore Museum in Kolkata on Monday. The film, which is directed by Arun Roy, features Dev as Bagha Jatin and debutant Sreeja Dutta as the revolutionary's onscreen wife Indubala. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses from premiere of Bengali film 'Jete Nahi Dibo'
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:44 pm
Tollywood actors including Swastika Dutta attended the premiere of Bengali film 'Jete Nahi Dibo', a film by Prabir Roy on acting legend Uttam Kumar at Bijoli Cinema Hall in Kolkata on Friday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Trailer launch of Ritabhari Chakraborty's 'Nandini'
Oct 05, 2023, at 04:23 am
The trailer of actress Ritabhari Chakraborty's upcoming Bengali web series by Addatimes, 'Nandini', was launched on Tuesday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Trailer of Koel Mallick's 'Jongole Mitin Mashi' launched in Kolkata
Oct 05, 2023, at 03:36 am
The trailer of Tollywood actress Koel Mallick starrer upcoming Bengali film 'Jongole Mitin Mashi', which is directed by Arindam Sil, was launched in Kolkata earlier this week. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Reel and real Muttiah Muralitharan in Kolkata for '800', Sourav Ganguly joins in
Sep 29, 2023, at 05:38 am
Sri Lankan spin bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan was in Kolkata to talk about his upcoming sports biography '800' along with actor Madhur Mittal, who essayed the cricket icon in the film. Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly joined the two at a press conference in Kolkata on Thursday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: 'Dawshom Awbotaar' trailer preview launch at Srijit Mukherji's birthday party
Sep 25, 2023, at 05:32 pm
The preview of the trailer of Srijit Mukherji's upcoming release 'Dawshom Awbotaar' was launched at the filmmaker's birthday party hosted by SVF in Kolkata last Saturday. (Images by IBNS)
'Palan': Celebs under a roof in Kolkata for Kaushik Ganguly's tribute film to Mrinal Sen
Sep 23, 2023, at 05:52 am
Film personalities including Bollywood actress Sayani Gupta, National Award winning actor Riddhi Sen, Tollywood star Ishaa Saha checked in at a city mall on Friday for the premiere show of director Kaushik Ganguly's 'Palan', a birth centenary tribute to filmmaking legend Mrinal Sen. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses from Iman Chakraborty's birthday celebration in Kolkata
Sep 21, 2023, at 03:29 am
National Award winning singer Iman Chakraborty hosted a grand celebration of her 34th birthday at a city mall in Kolkata last week. IBNS brings glimpses from the star-studded birthday party.
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone glam up 'Jawan' success event
Sep 16, 2023, at 05:50 pm
Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone took the centre stage, danced to 'Chaleya' and 'Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya', greeted fans and participated in an interaction at the success event of 'Jawan', which is running in the theatres. (Photo courtesy: UNI)
Kaushik Ganguly's 'Palan' family under a roof to pay tribute to Mrinal Sen
Sep 14, 2023, at 11:33 pm
Filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly was joined by his cast to launch the promotional music video 'Aami Aaro O' from his upcoming Bengali film 'Palan', which will be a birth centenary tribute to legendary filmmaker late Mrinal Sen. 'Palan' is based on Sen's 1982 film 'Kharij'. 'Palan' lead cast Anjan Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Sreela Majumder, Paoli Dam were in attendance. (Photo courtesy: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Sep 14, 2023, at 04:59 pm
Actors Abir Chatterjee, Shruti Das launched the motion poster of Debaloy Bhattacharya directorial, Hoichoi Studios' debut theatrical release, 'Shri Swapankumarer Badami Hyenar Kobole' on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Sep 12, 2023, at 02:49 am
Lost Ladies or Laapataa Ladies by filmmaker Kiran Rao witnessed world premiere at TIFF. Rao’s sophomore romp finds two young brides in rural India in 2001 accidentally swapped triggering a hilarious mistaken identity situation. IBNS images by Suman Das
Teaser launch of Dev’s ‘Bagha Jatin’
Sep 10, 2023, at 12:59 am
The teaser of Tollywood superstar-producer Dev’s upcoming film ‘Bagha Jatin’ was unveiled on Saturday. The entire cast including debutant Sreeja Dutta and filmmaker Arun Roy were present. (Photo courtesy: IBNS)
Viswanathan Anand, Surya Sekhar Ganguly grace pre-teaser poster launch of 'Dabaru'
Sep 08, 2023, at 11:32 pm
Chess legends Viswanathan Anand, Surya Sekhar Ganguly and others graced the pre-teaser poster launch of Rituparna Sengupta, Chiranjit Chakraborty starrer upcoming Bengali film 'Dabaru' on Friday. (Photo courtesy: IBNS)
In Images: Trailer and music launch of 'Onnyo Roopkotha'
Sep 08, 2023, at 11:21 pm
The trailer and music of Ratan Maitra's upcoming film 'Onno Roopkotha' was launched in the presence of Rupankar Bagchi, Pujarini Ghosh, Raj Dey and Biswajit Chakroborty. (Photo courtesy: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
'Jawan' release: Shah Rukh Khan fans rush to theatres in large numbers on opening day
Sep 07, 2023, at 06:52 pm
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's second release of the year, 'Jawan', witnessed packed theatre houses on the opening day as it was anticipated from the trends of advance bookings. IBNS captures SRK's fans' excitement at the theatres.