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Bohurupi: Shimul Polash song captures Shiboprosad and Koushani's onscreen married life

Sep 13, 2024, at 07:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Shimul Polash, a song from upcoming Bengali film Bohurupi, captured Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Koushani Mukherjee's onscreen married life filled with love and joy.

Actress Soumitrisha set to make OTT debut with Hoichoi's Kaalratri

Sep 13, 2024, at 05:36 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Popular OTT platform Hoichoi has unveiled a new thrilling murder-mystery series Kaalratri starring popular television actress Soumitrisha in the lead.

Shakib Khan, Mimi Chakraborty starrer Toofan set to premiere on Hoichoi on Sept 19

Sep 11, 2024, at 01:27 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan, Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty starrer Toofan is all set to get its digital release.

Directors' body suspends Bengali filmmaker Arindam Sil over sexual harassment allegations

Sep 08, 2024, at 05:01 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Directors Association of Eastern India (DAEI) has suspended popular Bengali filmmaker Arindam Sil following sexual harassment allegations on the sets of one of his films.

Bohurupi teaser impresses audience on social media, film set for Durga Puja release

Sep 08, 2024, at 12:46 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Within 24 hours of its release, the teaser of Nandita Roy-Shiboprosad Mukherjee's upcoming Bengali 'action chase drama', Bohurupi has created quite a ripple effect on social media.

Teaser of Abir, Ritabhari, Koushani, Shiboprosad starrer Bohurupi unveiled

Sep 07, 2024, at 12:43 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Windows Production has officially launched the teaser for its much-awaited film, Bohurupi, marking a significant milestone as 'Bengal’s first action chase drama'.

Hoichoi announces first ever Mahalaya in web series format

Sep 06, 2024, at 09:16 pm

kolkata/IBNS: Streaming platform Hoichoi on Friday announced Mohishashur Mordini, the first ever Mahalaya in a web series format or on an OTT platform.

Paoli Dam to feature in upcoming Hoichoi web series Kaberi

Sep 06, 2024, at 06:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Popular actress Paoli Dam will feature in Hoichoi's upcoming web series, Kaberi, which was announced by the streaming platform on Friday.

Teaser of Abir, Ritabhari, Koushani, Shiboprosad starrer Bohurupi unveiled

Aug 28, 2024, at 10:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After much anticipation, Windows has unveiled the teaser of upcoming Bengali film Bohurupi.

Ritabhari Chakraborty calls Bengali filmdom 'sugar coated brothel' in wake of Hema Committee report, urges Mamata Banerjee for a probe

Aug 27, 2024, at 04:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In the wake of the Hema Committee report that shook Mollywood, Bengali actress Ritabhari Chakraborty has called out the alleged sexual harassment prevailing in her filmdom calling it a "sugar coated brothel".

Kolkata Sings for KK concert postponed to December amid protests over RG Kar horror, singer Supratiek Ghosh announces

Aug 25, 2024, at 06:14 pm

Supratiek Ghosh, the lead singer and composer of Bengaluru-based band Aurko, announced the rescheduling of the "Kolkata Sings for KK" concert, to Dec 28 at Science City. The concert was scheduled to be held on Sunday.

Mimi Chakraborty, who protested against RG Kar incident, receives rape threat on social media

Aug 21, 2024, at 05:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty, who is one of the film personalities to protest against the RG Kar incident, has received a rape threat on social media.

National award-winning Bengali filmmaker Utpalendu Chakrabarty dies at 76

Aug 21, 2024, at 04:03 am

Kolkata/IBNS: National award-winning filmmaker and theater personality Utpalendu Chakrabarty died on Tuesday at his home in Kolkata. He was 78.

Prosenjit, Rituparna, Dev, Mimi, other Tollywood celebs demand justice in RG Kar rape and murder case

Aug 15, 2024, at 12:40 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Some of them kept defeaning silent for days. Some were partly vocal. Some belong to the ruling political dispensation. Some are without any official political affiliation. But as a people's protest break out with a historic night gathering scheduled around midnight to demand justice, leading Bengali film personalities have joined the chorus for the 31-year-old lady trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last week.

Parineeta: It was a big challenge to recreate the unseen world of 1905, says director Aditi Roy

Aug 14, 2024, at 01:02 am

Bengali director Aditi Roy's web series Parineeta, which is based on the novel of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, starring Debchandrima Singha Roy and Gaurav Chakrabarty is set to stream on Hoichoi from August 15. Ahead of the show's premiere, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Aditi Roy on her journey to make Parineeta

Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, other Tollywood personalities mourn Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's demise

Aug 08, 2024, at 09:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Several Tollywood personalities have mourned the demise of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who passed away at the age of 80 following prolonged illness on Thursday.

Saswata Chatterjee on Kaantaye Kaantaye: It was important for me to forget Uttam Kumar's image as advocate P.K. Basu

Aug 08, 2024, at 01:42 am

Bengali actor Saswata Chatterjee plays advocate P.K. Basu, a fictional detective character sketched by Narayan Sanyal, in Zee5's upcoming web series Kaantaye Kaantaye. In a candid chat with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Saswata speaks on the series, advocate P.K. Basu who was earlier essayed by legend Uttam Kumar and more...

Hoichoi web series Parineeta: I tried to bring alive my understanding of Shekhar, says Gaurav Chakrabarty

Aug 08, 2024, at 12:33 am

Actor Gaurav Chakrabarty plays Shekhar in Aditi Roy's upcoming web series Parineeta, which is based on the novel of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Ahead of its premiere on Hoichoi on August 15, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Gaurav on the series, his role, guidance from Aditi Roy and exploring different shaded roles onscreen in the recent past...

Dev's 'Commando' co-producer Selim Khan, his son Shanto Khan killed in violence-hit Bangladesh

Aug 06, 2024, at 05:25 pm

Kolkata/Dhaka/IBNS: Tollywood superstar Dev's co-producer from his unreleased film Commando, Selim Khan and his son, actor Shanto Khan, have been killed in Bangladesh, which is reeling under violence following the fall of Sheikh Hasina government, media reports said.

Bohurupi's poster hints at faceoff between Abir Chatterjee and Shiboprosad Mukherjee

Aug 06, 2024, at 04:14 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Windows has just unveiled an intriguing motion poster for their much-anticipated film, Bohurupi, featuring a dynamic face-off between Abir Chatterjee and the director actor Shiboprosad Mukherjee.

Hoichoi unveils trailer of Aditi Roy's new web series Parineeta

Aug 06, 2024, at 04:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The trailer of Aditi Roy's Parineeta, which is based on the novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, was unveiled by the makers, Hoichoi, on Monday.

Srijit Mukherji's Padatik, a biopic on Mrinal Sen, gets its trailer launched

Aug 05, 2024, at 04:28 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The trailer of Srijit Mukherji's upcoming Bengali film Padatik, a biopic on maestro Mrinal Sen, was unveiled on Sunday.

Addatimes reveals look of their next romantic drama series Dekhechi Tomake Srabone

Aug 02, 2024, at 09:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Streaming platform Addatimes has revealed the look of their next romantic drama series, Dekhechi Tomake Srabone.

Saswata Chatterjee starrer web series Kaantaye Kaantaye to release on Aug 15

Aug 02, 2024, at 08:49 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prominent actor Saswata Chatterjee starrer Zee5 web series, Kaantaye Kaantaye, is set to release on August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day.

Bengali directors call off their strike in Kolkata's entertainment industry, Rahool Mukherjee to direct Prosenjit Chatterjee's film

Jul 31, 2024, at 04:28 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali directors called off their indefinite strike in Kolkata's entertainment industry following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's intervention on Tuesday.

Mamata Banerjee's intervention likely to end Tollywood imbroglio; Prosenjit, Dev, Goutam Ghose meet CM

Jul 31, 2024, at 01:03 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengali entertainment industry's shutdown after the directors and producers called a strike over tussle with the film federation is likely to see an end with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's intervention.

Bengali directors refuse to end indefinite strike in tussle with federation, seek 'technically aware' mediator

Jul 30, 2024, at 06:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The stalemate in Kolkata's entertainment industry seems far from over as Bengali directors on Monday said they will continue with their indefinite strike in all mediums, further uniting against the federation over its denial to allow Rahool Mukherjee as the director of Prosenjit Chatterjee starrer film under the banner of production company SVF.

Bengali entertainment industry comes to a halt after directors, producers go on indefinite strike over Rahool Mukherjee issue

Jul 29, 2024, at 04:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali directors, backed by producers, across different mediums went on a strike for an indefinite period of time from Monday as a mark of protest against the technicians' refusal to work with Rahool Mukherjee as the director of Prosenjit Chatterjee starrer SVF's new film.

Mimi Chakraborty's pictures from latest vacation sum up her beach love

Jul 28, 2024, at 07:21 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood superstar Mimi Chakraborty has raised a storm on social media with her latest pictures, which she dropped from her recent vacation on a beach.

Bengali film industry on protest path as deadlock over Prosenjit Chatterjee's new project continues

Jul 28, 2024, at 06:25 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The deadlock over Bengali film superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee's next film continued on Saturday after the film federation remained stubborn over its decision to not accept Rahool Mukherjee as the director.