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Remembering Asit Sen through the performances of his stars

Yesterday marked the 99th birth anniversary of the filmmaker who made acclaimed and successful films...

25 Sep 2021 9:50 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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Suchitra Sen, the 'Mahanayika' who powered woman-centric films 60 years ago

Suchitra Sen, who would have been 90 today, was one of those rare actresses whose star power could...

06 Apr 2021 17:45 IST — Smita Banerjee

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How Asit Sen transformed his realistic drama Deep Jweley Jai (1959) into the romantic tragedy Khamoshi (1969)

The Bengali original delivered a compact storyline with extraordinary performances, while the Hindi...

26 Apr 2020 18:47 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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Asit Sen, creative artiste par excellence

Asit Sen, who was born on this day (24 September) in 1922 in Dhaka, was one of the early filmmakers...

24 Sep 2019 1:30 IST — Shoma A Chatterji

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Uttar Falguni review: Suchitra Sen does justice playing mother and daughter in milestone film

Part of the 100 Years of Bengali Cinema celebration at the Kolkata festival, Uttar Falguni is a film...

11 Oct 2018 3:30 IST — Shoma A Chatterji

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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...

18 Sep 2018 9:08 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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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...

06 Apr 2018 19:41 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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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...

14 Feb 2018 17:02 IST — The Cinestaan Team

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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...

13 Feb 2018 12:51 IST — Roushni Sarkar

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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...

17 Jan 2018 13:38 IST — Rinki Roy

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IFFI 2017: One life not enough to study Tagore, says Argentinian director Pablo Cesar

Moon Moon Sen credits her mother Suchitra Sen and filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh with intorducing Tagore...

11 Dec 2017 18:45 IST — Mayur Lookhar

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Here's why Suchitra Sen's pairing with Uttam Kumar mystified, charmed millions

An actress treasured for her talent and adored for her beauty, Sen made less than a 100 films in a...

06 Apr 2017 9:39 IST — Shriram Iyengar

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Why Suchitra Sen was a legend

On her third death anniversary today (17 January), a quick glimpse at some of the greatest roles by...

17 Jan 2017 5:48 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Stars on double duty 

A look at actors who took on the dual responsibility of playing parent and child in the same film...

04 Feb 2016 12:07 IST — Sonal Pandya