Feluda, Bomkesh now share frame in film promo
Aug 31, 2015, at 01:49 am
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS) Cult Bengali private detective characters Feluda and Bomkesh now converse for the first time on screen, in a film promo, joining hunt for the elusive Mr Right who would show women respect.
Natoker Moto is a tribute to the life and works of Keya Chakroborty : Debesh
Aug 23, 2015, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS) Ace playwright-director Debesh Chatterjee has called his debut film on theatre movement of the 1970s as a tribute to group theatre livewire Keya Chakroborty who had died an unnatural death in 1977.
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Piku music director now seeks to create Salil Chowdhury magic in romcom
Aug 23, 2015, at 11:26 pm
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS) 'Piku' music man Anupam Roy now continues his stint with Bollywood by musically collaborating with Pramod Films in their debut Bengali film Jomer Raja Dilo Bar, a surreal romantic comedy featuring Tollywood's Abir 'sleuth' Chatterjee and Paayel Sarkar.
I had wished to release Rajkahini this I-day : Srijit
Aug 19, 2015, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS) With the near-fatal road mishap in Delhi curbing his movement post receiving national award, director Srijit Mukherjee rues his ambitious Rajkahini, based on India-Bangladesh partition, couldn't be released by Independence day.
Fantasy tale wedding on telly for Bengali children
Aug 17, 2015, at 03:43 pm
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS) Bringing back the fantasy tale flavour of 'Thakurmar Jhuli' days and to wean away the Gen Next kids from the staple diet of animated comics and computer games on TV, a premier Bengali channel now hosts the first ever 'rupkathar biye' on sets in the princely state of Achinpur.
Tollywood ex-hot pair Prosenjit-Rituparna team up again after 14 years
Aug 17, 2015, at 03:52 am
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IBNS) In a significant title ''Prakton' (ex), storyline of which both of them are loath to divulge, Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta are teaming up in a film by Belaseshe director duo Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay-Nandita Roy.
Raima Sen upbeat about her new releases
Aug 14, 2015, at 05:27 pm
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IBNS) Equally keeping balance between her careers in Bollywood and Bengali film industry, actor Raima Sen keenly awaits the audience response to her portrayal in Ishq Kabhi Kariyo opposite Prateik Babbar.
My stint with stage came back during shoots of Natoker Moto : Saswata
Aug 13, 2015, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS) Actor Saswata Chatterjee has relived the days of stage rehearsal in upcoming Paoli Dam-Rupa Ganguly-Bratya Basu starrer 'Natoker Mato', where he enacts a veteran playwright, partly real partly fictional.
Leading band singer now makes short film on Gen Next transgender relations
Aug 13, 2015, at 07:52 pm
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS) Cactus frontman Sidhu now turned director with a fictional short film Habab, a tale on transgender relationships.
Paoli Dam shoots in real time stage rehearsal atmosphere in Natoker Moto
Aug 06, 2015, at 08:18 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS) Sporting the late 70s look of hair tied in bun with red ribbon and red colored saree, actor Paoli Dam lends her voice as a stage actor-singer in 'Natoker Moto' (Like a Play) where she portrays the battle of a popular star in the male dominated world of showbiz.
Sunetra crowned Golden Voice, Kolkata, to vie for honours nationally
Aug 06, 2015, at 05:31 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS) Sunetra Banerjee was declared the winner of BIG Golden Voice Season 3 from the eastern metro after a gruelling contest mentored by a jury comprising popular music director Indraadip Dasgupta and band singer Anindya Bose.
Aug 05, 2015, at 05:12 am
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS) Sunetra Banerjee was declared the winner of BIG Golden Voice Season 3 from the eastern metro after a grueling contest mentored by a jury comprising popular music director Indraadip Dasgupta and band singer Anindya Bose.
Baul music is carefree: Parbati baul
Aug 05, 2015, at 05:11 am
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS) Present day generation baul icon Parbati Baul believes while classical music is structured and fettered, baul song is carefree and talks about freedom of soul.
Bengali film invited to Sanfrancisco film fest
Aug 05, 2015, at 05:09 am
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS) Bratya Basu-Debshankar Haldar starrer Kalkijug, a mystery thriller also featuring Tollywood actress Locket Chatterjee, has been selected for the Festival of Globe in San Francisco.
Aug 02, 2015, at 04:25 am
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS) Getting the coveted 'Swarna Samman' award as the first such acceptance for a member of transgender community, Manabi Bandyopadhyay said she is happy that the society is gradually coming to terms with her existence.
Singer Rupankar opens up at felicitation event
Jul 31, 2015, at 05:33 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS) As he completes 20 years of his career as a singer, at a felicitation event, the hugely popular Rupankar Bagchi says he is not sure if getting National Award for his playback in the "Chotuskone" has actually brought him closer to the loyal audiences.
Bengali film Anubrato Bhalo Achho dwells on the psyche of a cancer patient
Jul 31, 2015, at 05:28 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS) Director Partha Sen says his upcoming film Anubrato Bhalo Achho, starring versatile actors Ritwik Chakroborty and Swastika Mukherjee, deals more with the psychological effect on a patient and his close ones when diagnosed with cancer.
Swastika to host a special screening of 'Anubrato Bhalo Achho?' for Dibakar Banerjee
Jul 28, 2015, at 09:58 pm
Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS) Actress Swastika Mukherjee is keen to show her Bengali film 'Anubrato Bhalo Achho?' to director Dibakar Banerjee.
Audience interest in Bengali stage is returning: Prosenjit
Jul 28, 2015, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS) Tollywood magnate Prosenjit Chatterjee says there is a resurgence of audience interest in Bengali theatre, as he recalls his own association with stage despite a roaring film career.
Mid-career Tollywood leading ladies bond with the best
Jul 24, 2015, at 06:45 pm
Kolkata, July 24 (IBNS) Sleek productions, shoots in foreign locales, Southern style mounting and a new breed of actors with toned up physique define contemporary Tollywood. But when three leading ladies of the industry in their mid-career come together on the sets of a film, the chemistry it seems can take on the newbies.
Saswata now lends voice to burglar institute anthem song
Jul 22, 2015, at 07:46 pm
Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS) In a switch over of roles, actor Tollywood Saswata Chatterjee now lends his voice to a rom com Mon Churi themed on an institute of burglars where he is the lead singer of its 'anthem' song.
Jul 22, 2015, at 03:28 am
Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS):'Kahaani' famed director Sujoy Ghosh, who has come up with a 14-minute-long short film 'Ahalya', said working with veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was his childhood dream and he wrote the story keeping him in mind as playing the character 'Goutam Sadhu'.
The content should click, says Tollywood megastar Jeet
Jul 18, 2015, at 08:37 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS) Having conquered the mass audience's heart as hero for 13 years, Tollywood superstar Jeet says he enjoys doing the formula films with gusto in all these years even if they follow a set pattern.
Do women have a voice till date: Rituparna Sengupta
Jul 18, 2015, at 08:06 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS) Having affirmed how she has changed over the years from the days of her debut making film "Swet Pathorer Thala", actress Rituparna Sengupta says her portrayal of 1890-era character Kadambi in under production "Teen Anka" shows the situation of women has never changed over centuries.
Shyamoshree Gupta's Rabindrasangeet album 'Nibiro Ghono Andharay'
Jul 16, 2015, at 11:27 pm
Kolkata, July 16 (IBNS) Popular bookstore Starmark, in association with Sagarika Music, will host the launch of Shyamoshree Gupta's Rabindrasangeet album 'Nibiro Ghono Andharay' at its South City Mall outlet on July 22.
Romcom is less explored in Tollywood now: Payel Sarkar
Jul 12, 2015, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS) Actor Payel Sarkar, having delivered a string of hits from masala comedy Jamai 420 to arthouse genre Chotuskone, says in Bengali film industry romcom is a less explored genre.
Bengali actor cuts duet elocution-song album on Tagore, D L Roy
Jul 12, 2015, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS) Tollywood actor Biswajit Chakroborty, having carved a niche in both theatre and multiple genre of Bengali films, now turns to elocution cutting a duet album where he mouths the poems of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, poets Dwijendra Lal Ray and Atul Prasad Sen.
My first tryst with Goopy Gyne was in class two : Abir
Jul 07, 2015, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata, July 7 (IBNS) Having first been introduced to the 'Bhooter Raja Dilo Bar' timeless track when he was a student of class two, popular Tollywood actor Abir Chatterjee senses the same fantasy element in the track 'Jamer Raja Dilo Bar' in a new age romantic comedy where he is pitted with actors Payel Sarkar and Rajatava Dutta.
Rajatava Dutta now essays the role of 'Jom Raja' in romcom
Jul 06, 2015, at 04:48 pm
Kolkata, July 6 (IBNS) In the black and white costume of the 'King of Death', popularly known as 'Jom Raja' in the upcoming romcom 'Jomer Raja Dilo Bar', the 'Open Tee Bioscope actor Rajatava Dutta says no two films can be same.
Tollywood veteran Dipankar De roots for money-spinning entertainers
Jul 05, 2015, at 06:33 pm
Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS) Though he misses working in films made by late maestro Satyajit Ray and other stalwarts of yesteryear, veteran Tollywood actor Dipankar De, a favourite of critically acclaimed filmmakers like Goutam Ghosh, pitches for mass entertainers without which the film industry cannot sustain.