Death of Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay marks the end of an era in Bengali literature. He, along with poet late Sakti Chattopadhyay, initiated uninhibited bohemianism in literature. A......
For would-be filmmakers in Bengal, here's some good news. Kolkata's Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.30 billion) fast moving consumer goods company, Shalimar Chemical Works Ltd, is ready to finance films.The......
IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, with cast members Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Divya Prabha and Kani Kusruti pose on the red carpet before the screening of the film All We Imagine as Light in......
How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Divya Prabha kisses Director Payal Kapadia at the......
On Satyajit Ray's 93rd birth anniversary, his son Sandip Ray discusses his favourite movies. “I don’t need any occasion to think of baba. His memories are my constant companion,”......
Satyajit Ray’s striking 1963 film Mahanagar has recently been digitally restored and re-released in British theatres. While critics there wax enviably about The Big City, we wanted to look......
A Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the least one could have asked for Soumitra Chatterjee.Still slogging it out on the studio floors, this 77-year-old actor has dominated Bengali cinema for years. Many of......