Feature Stories - Bengali Cinema
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10 iconic roles of Suchitra Sen – Birth anniversary special
No actress in Bengal has yet scaled the heights of stardom that screen legend Suchitra Sen, born on...
Article Bengali Silent
Remembering Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali cinema – 125th birth anniversary special
The multi-faceted artiste also worked as dialogue writer, screenwriter and make-up artiste and not...
Article Bengali
Happy birthday Jisshu Sengupta: Of failures and unfinished dreams
The actor celebrated his birthday with close family members and friends, including Rudranil Ghosh...
Article Bengali
Aabar Jadi Iccha Karo preview: Wish-fulfilling take on a tragic same-sex love story
Director Debalina imagines a hopeful life for Swapna and Sucheta, who committed suicide in...
Article Bengali Hindi
Pahari Sanyal, last of the singing stars – Birth anniversary special
Sanyal, born on this day (22 February) 112 years ago, gave up his engineering course to pursue his...
Article Bengali
Madhabi Mukherjee explains why Charulata is a crown, not a burden
On her 76th birthday (she was born on 10 February 1942), the legendary Bengali actress recounted her...
Article Bengali
When Tagore closed his eyes and Pankaj Mullick ran away
Mullick's only grandson Rajib Gupta speaks about his days of struggle and the turning points in...
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Valentine's Week special: Top 10 screen couples of Indian cinema
Celebrating the festival of love, we look at some of the enduring silver-screen couples of Indian to...
Article Bengali
Uttam and Suchitra explored the many splendours of love – Valentine's Day special
The favourite on-screen couple of the Bengali film industry not only created some memorable romantic...
Article Bengali Hindi
Ritwick Ghatak and his melodrama of Partition – Death anniversary special
On the director's 42nd death anniversary (he died on 6 February 1976), we see how his style him...
Article Multiple
MIFF 2018: Ima Sabitri, The Cinema Travellers, Tokri win top honours
While Ima Sabitri won Silver Conch for Best Documentary (under 60 minutes), Tokri Animation in...
Article Bengali
Padma Shri awardee and veteran Bengali actress Supriya Devi passes away
The actress passed away in Kolkata on Friday after suffering cardio-respiratory failure...
Article Bengali Hindi
Suchitra Sen, Hindi cinema's greatest Paro – Death anniversary special
Filmmaker Bimal Roy's daughter Rinki recalls her first glimpse of the legendary Bengali star who...
Article Bengali
Doob trailer: Irrfan Khan plays a man lost in love in this compelling drama
As the narration in the trailer describes, the character is a curious artist whose curiousity often...
Article Bengali Hindi
Asit Sen's female leads could have led better: Death anniversary special
Of the director's 14 Hindi films, six revolved around female protagonists. On his 16th death we...
Article Bengali Hindi
Remembering the music legend V Balsara
For his 95th birth anniversary today (22 June), a look at the man who moved from Mumbai to Kolkata...
Article Bengali
4 reasons why you should watch Baastu Shaap at the Habitat Film Festival
Kaushik Ganguly's mellow romantic thriller is playing at the Habitat Film Festival in Delhi on...
Article Bengali Hindi
Mrinal Sen: The filmmaker as ideologue
On the 94th birthday of the master filmmaker, we look at how his films stand out from his other Ray....
Article Bengali Hindi
Pankaj Mullick's gift to Rabindranath Tagore: Birth anniversary special
A composer, innovator, and an actor, Pankaj Mullick was treading thin ice when he dared to set poems...
Article Bengali Hindi
Best films born out of Rabindranath Tagore's stories — Birth anniversary special
Polymath, philosopher, poet, and storyteller, Rabindranath Tagore is to India what Shakespeare was 7...