Tollywood film Amazon Obhijaan will hit cinemas on Durga Puja 2017
Kolkata, oct 17 (IBNS): Production House Shree Venkatesh Films on Monday announced that 'Amazon Obhijaan', the much-awaited sequel of 'Chander Pahar', featuring Dev will hit the screens next Durga Puja in 2017.
Audiences will rush to see both new Bengali releases and theme puja pandals,feels Prosenjt
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS) Happy over the audience response to his latest released movie Zulfiqar, where he essayed the title role of a betrayed patriarch on the lines of Julius Caesar, Bengal film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee says he believes audiences flock to see content-rich Bengali films during a festival like Durga Puja as much as they flock to theme-puja pandals.
Want to do non-masala type characters as well : Jeet
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS) Discounting any similarity with the 70s' hit Abhimaan starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri, Tollywood megastar Jeet says the upcoming Bengali film has no similarities with the Hrishikesh Mukherjee classic.
I won't mind flaunting a new gen watch as Byomkesh in a future film: Jisshu Sengupta
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IBNS): Actor Jisshu Sengupta, the new 'Byomkesh Bakshi' in Anjan Dutta's two last portrayals of the popular Bengali sleuth's exploits for big screen, feels the iconic character, trapped in periodicity, should also evolve and start flaunting new gadgets.
Trailer of Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor launched in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): It was a starry evening at the trailer launch of Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor, the very first crime thriller from the celebrated Bengali detective series of the same name.
TV star "Pakhi" says she only represents a normal valued girl in 'Bojhe Na Se Bojhe Na'
Kolkata, July 25 (IBNS) 'Bojhe Na Se Bojhe Na' famed 'Pakhi', a.k.a Madhumita Sarkar, regrets she can't relish 'Phuchka' at Vivekananda Park in Kolkata any more ever since her telly soap character as 'Gharer Meye' (daughter of household) became a runaway hit.
Setting trends never happens in modern fashion: Rituparna Sengupta
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Tollywood actress Rituparna Sengupta, having wooed audiences from Charulata 2011 to Rajkahini to the current hit movie Praktan, says she likes jazzy women's wear but never believes in setting trends.
Praktan to be released in Germany after runaway success locally
Kolkata, June 28 (IBNS) In another feat of Bengali films reaching out to Indian diaspora in abroad, Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay-Nandita Roy directorial venture Praktan will now be released in Germany. It is already being screened in theatres across US.
First look, trailer of Prosenjit Chatterjee's upcoming film Khawto launched
Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): With his last film running successfully in the theaters across the country and compelling every dedicated cine-goer to head back to theatres, Shree VenkateshFilms presented actor Prosenjit Chatterjee in a never seen before bold character of a flamboyant writer in their upcoming next-Khawto.
‘Mahanayak’ clippings unveiled
Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS) In an evening of glitz, Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee, actress Paoli Dam, actor Tanusree Chakraborty and other leading names of the Bengali film industry shared the podium to unveil the select footage of the much-hyped tele serial Mahanayak to be telecast from June 27.
Rituparna now willing to do more films with Prosenjit
Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS) Tollywood queen Rituparna Sengupta, now relishing the success of the recently released Praktan, says she is looking forward to another film with Prosenjit Chatterjee, with whom she has teamed up after over a decade, in the biggest hit in Bengali cinema in recent years.
With new directors, films on transgenders toast of the season in Tollywood
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS) Marking an important phase in Tollywood, two debutante film makers chose to turn the spotlight on transgenders in their films having back to back releases this month.
Orange Corp plans to invest over 100 crores in Tollywood- Bollywood
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS) Orange Corp, a multinational engaged in business and financial advisory services, is planning a large investment that would provide a platform for talented and aspiring directors like Partha Ganguly, who has directed a Bengali feature before and has also worked as a cinematographer in the Hindi film ‘Dahek’, is venturing into Hindi films as a director.
Turned down by a Bengali director as too big and tall as hero 10 yrs back: Dev
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IBNS) Superstar Dev, a fitness freak, recalled how he was turned down by a veteran Bengali director 10 years back.
Mid-career Tollywood leading ladies bond with the best
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.