Feature Stories - Bengali Cinema
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Tabla player Dipankar Acharya revisits fond memories of Manna Dey on his 100th birth anniversary
Acharya, who played with Dey since 1980 in various films and stage shows in and outside the country,...
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Konttho song 'Obak Jole' is well written, but the visuals lack spontaneity
Apart from singer Prasen himself, the rest of the actors seem to have been given cues to go on doing...
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Onek Diner Pore trailer: 4 school friends reunite, come face-to-face with truths of life
The film features Swastika Mukherjee, Sudipta Chakraborty, Rupanjana Mitra and Palomi Ghosh in the a...
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Why did Satyajit Ray choose Barun Chanda for Seemabaddha? The veteran actor recalls
On Satyajit Ray’s 27th death anniversary today, a look at a valuable discussion that throws on...
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Prosenjit Chatterjee reveals how Rituparno Ghosh conceived Jyeshthoputro
The idea of Jyeshthoputro was conceived after his mother’s death, following which Ghosh spent...
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Was quite nervous about stammering: Sohini Sarkar on her character in Vinci Da
Actress Sohini Sarkar said that more than the screen time of her character, she was attracted to its...
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Saradindu Bandopadhyay and his most iconic creation, Byomkesh Bakshi
Saradindu Bandopadhyay, who was born on 30 March 1899, was a prolific writer with several novels to...
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Aparna Sen is still like a guiding lamp for Bengali cinema, says Soumitra Chatterjee
In the forthcoming Basu Paribaar, Chatterjee plays Pranabendu, a retired barrister and scion of an...
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PC Barua's Devdas (1935): A film that revolutionized Indian cinema
Devdas was the first film to represent the social ramifications of a man of so-called high birth his...
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10 special performances by Utpal Dutt: 90th birth anniversary special
Several top filmmakers used Utpal Dutt's craft and unforgettable screen presence in a variety of...
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Vinci Da song 'Shanto Hou' made interesting with Riddhi Sen's visuals and paradoxical lyrics
In the trailer, there was a glimpse of Sen’s character as a cold blooded murderer and it is...
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Anuradha Mukherjee: There is a lot of pressure to be a woman
Actress Anuradha Mukherjee speaks about her upcoming Bengali film Sweater and how she related to her...
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55 years of Jotugriha: This delicate tale of marital breakdown feels contemporary even today
The subject of marital discord has rarely been treated with more finesse in Indian films than in the...
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Anil Chatterjee's 5 best performances — Death anniversary special
On his 24th death anniversary (he died on 17 March 1996), we look back at five of his most memorable...
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Happy birthday Shreya Ghoshal: 10 most popular Bengali film songs
On the playback singer's 35th birthday, we revisit 10 of her most popular Bengali film songs won...
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Women's Day special: 5 bold female characters from Bengali cinema
From Supriya Choudhury in Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) and Rakhee in Parama (1984), to Konkona Sensharma...
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Tathagata Ghosh’s short film Doitto a moving metaphor for disappearing values
Ghosh says that he is trying to create his own distinctive style as he keeps discovering more and of...
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5 unforgettable renditions by Pahari Sanyal – Birth anniversary special
Pahari Sanyal, born on 22 February 1906, was one of the earliest exponents of Atulprasad Sen’s...
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Why Pradipta Bhattacharyya wanted only Madhabi Mukherjee for Bakita Byaktigato (2013)
Madhabi Mukherjee, who turned 77 on Sunday, made her debut in Mrinal Sen's Baishey Shravan and...
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Buddhadeb Dasgupta, poet, filmmaker, thinker, dreamer: 75th birthday special
The works of Buddhadeb Dasgupta, self-taught filmmaker who has won so many awards that they do not...