Directors' body suspends Bengali filmmaker Arindam Sil over sexual harassment allegations
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.
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/IBNS: Bengali directors called off their indefinite strike in Kolkata's entertainment industry following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's intervention on Tuesday.
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.
Saswata Chatterjee to work in Bangladeshi web series Gulmohar
Tollywood or Bengali film industry actor Saswata Chatterjee will soon be seen working in a Bangladeshi web series named 'Gulmohar'.
Popular Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb dies in Kolkata hospital
Popular Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb, who was a popular face in movies and theatre, has died in a Kolkata hospital.
Raima Sen's next Bengali web series to release in Durga Puja
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian actor Raima Sen has revealed she will soon be featuring in a Bengali web series, ending the wait for her fans and followers.
Mumbai never intrigued me, working there was just a bigger exposure: Mimi Chakraborty
Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood's leading actor-MP Mimi Chakraborty was recently in Mumbai to mark her Bollywood debut after cementing her place in the Bengali film industry over the last decade.
Tollywood superstar Jeet tests Covid-19 positive, isolates himself
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film superstar Jeet on Tuesday tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
RIP Legend: Soumitra Chatterjee's last rites performed with full state honours
Kolkata: With full state honours, the last rites of Bengali acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee was performed in south Kolkata's Keoratola crematorium on Sunday.
Soumitra Chatterjee (1935-2020): The last of the Bengali celluloid Mohicans
For Bengalis, a community sold on its icons, Soumitra Chatterjee was not just a thespian who was conferred India's highest film honour, Dadasaheb Phalke. For generations of Bengalis he was a cultural insignia who could effortlessly straddle the world of crass commercialism of mainstream Tollywood and the best of Indian arthouse movies trail-blazed by late Satyajit Ray.
Tollywood superstar Dev's house manager tests Covid-19 positive
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor Dev's house manager Uttam has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, the superstar informed on Tuesday.
Sreelekha Mitra blasts Prosenjit Chatterjee over 'favouritism' in Tollywood
Kolkata/IBNS: In the wake of the nepotism debate triggered by the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra has recently accused Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee of indulging in "favouritism" in the film industry.
Shooting for Bengali movies, serials, web series to begin from tomorrow
Kolkata/IBNS: Your favourite movies and serials will soon be back as the West Bengal government gave permission to start shooting for TV, cinema and web series for OTT platforms from Monday.
Tollywood actress Koel Mallick becomes mother, welcomes baby boy
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actress Koel Mallick on Tuesday morning became a proud mother giving birth to a baby boy at a hospital here.