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Mahalaya trailer: All except episode of public outrage revealed

The period drama is based on the public outrage that broke out when Birendra Krishna Bhadra was by...

11 Feb 2019 14:30 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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Tagore's eternal music and its influence on cinema – Death anniversary special

Cinema offers probably the ideal medium to render a Tagore literary piece for the consumption of a...

07 Aug 2018 18:10 IST — Shoma A Chatterji

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From a passionate photographer to a pioneering filmmaker: Nitin Bose death anniversary special

On his 32nd death anniversary today (he passed away on 26 April 1986), we revisit the contribution...

26 Apr 2018 6:27 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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KL Saigal introduced ‘recitative’ mode in film song and performance: Madhuja Mukherjee

On Kundanlal Saigal's 114th birth anniversary, Mukherjee, associate professor of film studies at...

11 Apr 2018 8:18 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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Soumik Sen begins shooting for his debut Bengali film Mahalaya

The Bengali film is based on the historical incident of 1976 when Akashvani Kolkata faced the public...

15 Mar 2018 12:30 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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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...

19 Feb 2018 12:18 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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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...

10 May 2017 7:01 IST — Shriram Iyengar

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Pankaj Mullick death anniversary: Kolkata once saw two big film music collaborations

Here is why Pankaj Mullick's association with RC Boral and KL Saigal was historic in nature....

19 Feb 2017 4:30 IST — Keyur Seta

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Remembering KL Saigal through a play that explores his funny, entertaining side

Theatre veteran M Sayeed Alam's play looks at the lesser known aspects of the singing star's...

18 Jan 2017 8:30 IST — Keyur Seta

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We bet you didn't know this about SD Burman

From his early days in Calcutta to his position as an established music director in Bombay, here are...

01 Oct 2016 2:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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KL Saigal's greatest hits 

Lata Mangeshkar was in love with him. Kishore Kumar and Mukesh imitated him. Few stars have been to...

13 Apr 2016 10:43 IST — Shriram Iyengar