'I am happy showing my age. I don't want to look 20 years younger than my age. Neither have I done any cosmetic surgery nor do I want to.'
Rajbaris are a link to Bengal's rich past, of grand mansions, classical fine dining, and allow guests to be pretend zamindars for those few hours or days that they stay.
Former journalist and event manager Yajnaseni Chakraborty pays a tribute to late Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh.
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Here's our pick of the maverick director's best works.
A four-day festival to pay homage to filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh has been organised in Kolkata.
Rituparno Ghosh defends his film, Antarmahal.
Award winning director Rituparno Ghosh passed away in Kolkata on the morning of May 30. He was 49. His unexpected death left his colleagues and fans stunned.
After Satyajit Ray died and Mrinal Sen retired, Bengali cinema was no longer what it used to be - until Rituparno Ghosh triggered its revival.
Raima Sen talks about her relationship with the multi-award winning director, who passed away on May 30.
Ghosh was reportedly suffering from pancreatitis.
The film marks the acting debut of Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh.
The filmmaker lauded West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi for his 'courageous statement' indicting the state government and the ruling Left for Nandigram incidents.
Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, who plays Byomkesh Bakshi in the film, was also present at the screening held in Kolkata on September 6.
The acclaimed Bengali filmmaker, 49, breathed his last this morning in Kolkata.
Bachchan, Raakhee Gulzar, Saumitra pay tributes to Rituparno Ghosh.
The director turns actor in Just Another Love Story where he plays the role of a gay director working on a documentary on the life of veteran theatre actor Chapal Bhaduri.
Satyanweshi will release on August 30.
In a career spanning two decades, Begali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh directed movies that spoke volumes of his deep understanding of human emotions and relationships. Hailed as one of the most important Indian directors of his time, Ghosh's journey to cinematic greatness was abruptly cut short when he passed away in his sleep early Thursday morning. Raja Sen remembers the late maverick.
Rituparno Ghosh's neighbour Sujoy Naskar talks to us about his famous filmmaker.
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
Rituparno Ghosh's swansong Satyanweshi is a bit of a letdown, according to Indrani Roy.
Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
'I guess things happen when they have to happen.' 'And the film got delayed by COVID a little bit. But yeah, it's been a decade which I do not regret.' 'I feel like I have grown so much, as an artist, as well as just a human being.' 'So much life experience to channel into films that I think is an advantage almost.'
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
It is a Marathi film, directed by the prolific director Gajendra Ahire.
'But Telugu has done that.' 'The film that I'm doing right now is called Tiger Nageswara Rao, where I play a villain.' 'After this film releases, I guess things will be different.'
While we still recover from her glitzy allure as a 10th century royal in all her Chola era bedecked glory, Sukanya Verma looks at the many times she made our jaws drop as silver screen's undisputed jewel queen.
Subhash K Jha celebrates Ajay Devgn as the movie star turns 53.
Mithun Chakraborthy on Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and working in his Tahader Katha, for which he won his second National Award.
Nandita Das was originally supposed to star in Choker Bali. Then, she heard rumours that director Rituparno Ghosh had signed on Aishwarya Rai.
Baby Yoda's latest adventures, spirits of all shapes and sizes, NRIs in vendetta mode, catch all this and more on OTT in Sukanya Verma's weekly recommendations.
Subhash K Jha gives us an insight into Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya, as it completes 13 years in November.
'I never allow myself to look anxiously over my shoulder at what my co-star is doing.'
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