Feature Stories - Bengali Cinema
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10 memorable Bengali film songs by Salil Chowdhury – Birth anniversary special
The composer-lyricist, who was born on 19 November 1922 and achieved immense popularity in Hindi had...
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The greatest actors are fearless: Phillip Noyce in his filmmaking masterclass
Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce likens the director to a circus ringmaster as he discusses of at...
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KIFF 2018: Celebrating Bengali cinema with an eclectic selection from Alibaba to Unishe April
While some may justifiably argue that Bengali cinema is not yet 100 years old, the choice of films...
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Antony Firingee and his poignant question that haunts us even today
Antony Firingee (1967) will be the opening film at this year's Kolkata International Film which...
Article Bengali Hindi
Excerpt: SD Burman's craze for football and East Bengal – Birth anniversary special
On the music legend's 112th birth anniversary (Sachin Dev Burman was born on 1 October 1906), an...
Article Bengali
10 most popular Bengali film songs sung by Hemanta Mukherjee — Death anniversary special
Mukherjee won two National Awards for Best Male Playback Singer for his solo albums Nimantran (1971)...
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Rainbow Jelly preview: An orphaned special child goes in search of a treasure
Soukarya Ghosal’s Rainbow Jelly is a tribute to eastern folklore....
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About the Bay Area South Asian Films Festival
The festival aims to be a platform to bring South Asian stories to the diaspora in America and also...
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Sandhya Roy remembers 'father figure' Jahar Roy – Birth centenary special
The veteran, who began as a child artiste, recalls how she learnt humanity and respect along with of...
Article Bengali Hindi
Bengal's biggest stars and their Saratchandra moments — Birth anniversary special
Last weekend saw the great writer's 142nd birth anniversary (he was born on 15 September the we...
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Sandip Ray remembers last 'Jatayu' Bibhu Bhattacharya on his 74th birth anniversary
On his 74th birth anniversary today (he was born on 17 September 1944), we remember the actor, who...
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Zara Nazar Utha Ke Dekho preview: Exploring the dynamics of cruising for sex
Director Anindya Shankar Das depicts the covert nature of cruising for sex through personal the...
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Sabyasachi was my only choice for Feluda, says Sandip Ray – Birthday special
Feluda, however, is not the only thing common to the director and the male lead of the iconic series...
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It was like being with a family member: Moushumi Chatterjee remembers actor Anup Kumar
On the beloved actor's 20th death anniversary (he passed away on 4 September 1998), we reached...
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Rituparno Ghosh, pioneering director who addressed issues of gender and sexuality – Birth anniversary special
Ghosh, born on this day (31 August) in 1963, explored unabashedly and with compassion issues hidden...
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Ustad Vilayat Khan's masterful collaboration with Satyajit Ray in Jalsaghar (1958)
The great sitarist, who was born on this day (28 August) 90 years ago, was the artiste Satyajit Ray...
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Utpal Dutt's innovation with Shakespeare – 25th death anniversary special
Dutt took Shakespeare beyond the elite city stage and introduced him, and other leading European to...
Article Bengali Hindi
Birthday special: Rakhee Gulzar the eternal beauty and acting powerhouse
Rakhee was born on the day India got her Independence (15 August 1947). To celebrate her 71st we and...
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'Rabindranath Tagore perhaps the first Indian to theorize on cinema' – Death anniversary special
On his death anniversary today (he died on 7 August 1941), we see how Tagore was the first person to...
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From 'flop master general' to 'Nayak', the artistic journey of Uttam Kumar
On the beloved film star's 38th death anniversary (he died on 24 July 1980), we revisit Satyajit...