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Playing Bama's role highly challenging: Actor Sabyasachi Chowdhury

Dec 12, 2020, at 06:28 pm

A self-confessed introvert with limited PR skills, actor Sabyasachi Chowdhury ditched a corporate job for a more treacherous profession like acting, and eventually giving up on his doctoral degree. After a dull start, he has struck a chord with his latest, Mahapith Tarapith, where he essays the role of Sadhok Bamakhyapa. The actor discusses his life and craft in an exclusive chat with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity

Actor Prabhas teams up with KGF Director Prashanth Neel for Salaar

Dec 03, 2020, at 05:58 am

Chennai: Actor Prabhas has teamed up with KGF director Prashanth Neel for their next project Salaar.

Star Media Ventures unveils first poster of Pratiwandi

Nov 23, 2020, at 07:04 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Star Media Ventures, Pratyush productions along with Neo Studios have unveiled the poster look of Pratidwandi (Adversary) at the Oxford book Store of Park Street here on Saturday.

Mimi Chakraborty features in Joy Personal Care's winter-care product

Nov 19, 2020, at 07:22 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty has been signed by Joy Personal Care, an Indian skincare brand from the aegis of RSH Global, to campaign for its winter-care product, Honey & Almonds body lotion.

RIP Legend: Soumitra Chatterjee's last rites performed with full state honours

Nov 16, 2020, at 01:34 am

Kolkata: With full state honours, the last rites of Bengali acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee was performed in south Kolkata's Keoratola crematorium on Sunday.

Soumitra Chatterjee was a father figure to me personally: Prosenjit Chatterjee  

Nov 16, 2020, at 12:07 am

Kolkata: Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee, who has worked with Soumitra Chatterjee in numerous movies in his long career, described the late acting legend as a 'father figure' in his life.

Soumitra Chatterjee is the most sensitive and handsome man I have worked with in Tollywood industry: Rituparna Sengupta 

Nov 15, 2020, at 11:23 pm

Kolkata: Tollywood actor Rituparna Sengupta paid homage to veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee who died in Kolkata on Sunday and described him as the most handsome and sensitive person he has worked with in the Bengali film industry.

Bhalo Theko: Tollywood actors pay final tributes to Soumitra Chatterjee on social media

Nov 15, 2020, at 09:41 pm

Kolkata: A pall of gloom has descended on the Bengali film industry as iconic actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away on Sunday, leaving behind his memorable works that will be cherished by generations to come.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee extremely critical, says Kolkata hospital

Nov 15, 2020, at 12:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been placed on maximum life support as his condition in the last 24 hours has further deteriorated and he is extremely critical, doctors of south Kolkata's Belle Vue Clinic, where the actor is undergoing treatment for almost last 40 days, said on Saturday evening.

SVF releases first poster of Srijit Mukherji's third Kakababu film

Nov 12, 2020, at 07:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: SVF is all set to gift Srijit Mukherji’s third film of Kakababu series to the audience this Christmas.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee's haemoglobin drops due to internal bleeding

Nov 02, 2020, at 04:05 am

Kolkata/UNI: Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been given blood transfusion on Sunday after his haemoglobin count dropped a bit, due to internal bleeding.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee still on ventilator support, first session of his dialysis goes well

Oct 29, 2020, at 11:17 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee is still on ventilator support but the first session of his dialysis went well, and is ready for the second session, said Dr Arindam Kar of Belle Vue Clinic here today.

Actor Soumitra Chatterjee unresponsive to treatment, in ventilation

Oct 27, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The condition of veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee remained very critical as he has been put on full ventilation.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee's health condition remains critical

Oct 26, 2020, at 02:12 am

Kolkata/UNI: The overall health condition of octogenarian thespian Soumitra Chatterjee remained unchanged, according to Dr Arindam Kar of Bellevue Hospital here on Sunday.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay's health condition remains unchanged 

Oct 25, 2020, at 11:49 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The overall health condition of octogenarian thespian Soumitra Chattopadhyay remained unchanged, according to Dr Arindam Kar of Bellevue Hospital here on Sunday.

Anirban Bhattacharya, Mimi Chakraborty starrer Dracula Sir hits big screens

Oct 21, 2020, at 08:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Filmmaker Debaloy Bhattacharya’s Bengali film Dracula Sir, which stars actors Anirban Bhattacharya and Mimi Chakraborty in the lead roles, released on Wednesday as cinema halls, which were closed due to Covid-19, have reopened after seven months.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay's condition improves with all his reports satisfactory

Oct 17, 2020, at 03:54 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The health condition veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay has improved as all his reports are satisfactory.

SVF Cinemas’s reopen today with a ticket prize of Rs 11 only

Oct 16, 2020, at 09:20 pm

Kolkata: The movie theatres have started opening in West Bengal as a part of the unlocking steps initiated by the government and keeping the situation in mind SVF Cinema is also re-opening its doors from today across 9 properties and 16 screens.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay's health condition better

Oct 16, 2020, at 07:18 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The health condition of octogenarian thespian Soumitra Chattopadhyay is better on Friday.

Legendary actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay tests negative for Covid-19

Oct 15, 2020, at 04:23 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bengali film actor and Dadasaheb Phalke winner Soumitra Chattopadhyay has tested negative for the Covid-19 and his condition has "comparatively improved," hospital authorities said on Wednesday.

SVF Music releases its festive anthem “Ami Chai Thakte” with Nusraat Faria & Master-D

Oct 14, 2020, at 09:39 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After the explosive success of Pataka, Nusraat Faria is back with a raving single ‘Ami Chai Thakte’, helmed to be the next anthem for the festive season by SVF Music.

Soumitra Chattopadhyay's daughter Poulami appeals to all to show her father 'privacy and respect'

Oct 14, 2020, at 08:59 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay's daughter Poulami Bose has appealed to all to show her ailing father "privacy and respect that he so richly deserves".

Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay put on ventilator support; Mamata Banerjee visits hospital

Oct 14, 2020, at 02:17 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid a visit to the hospital on Tuesday to see octogenarian actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay, who was put on ventilator support.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay put on ventilator support

Oct 13, 2020, at 08:24 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Octogenarian actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay was put on ventilator support on Tuesday.

Jaya Ahsan's Binisutoy to feature in Hawai‘i International Film Festival

Oct 12, 2020, at 02:33 am

Kolkata/Dhaka: Continuing her golden run in the world of movies, Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan's upcoming film 'Binisutoy' is heading for the Hawai‘i International Film Festival.

Soumitra Chattopadhyay shifted to intensive care as Covid-19 symptoms worsen

Oct 10, 2020, at 04:56 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran actor and Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient Soumitra Chattopadhyay, who has tested positive for Covid-19, was on Friday night shifted to intensive care of a city hospital after his health condition deteriorated.

Dracula Sir's first song Raat Pohale out now, film releasing on Oct 21

Oct 07, 2020, at 07:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The first song of upcoming Bengali film Dracula Sir, which stars Mimi Chakraborty and Anirban Bhattacharya in the lead roles, was released by the makers on Wednesday.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay tests Covid-19 positive, hospitalised

Oct 06, 2020, at 04:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bengali actor and Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient Soumitra Chattopadhyay has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, media reports said.

Mimi Chakraborty, Anirban Bhattacharya starrer Dracula Sir to release on Oct 16

Oct 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film Dracula Sir, which stars actors Mimi Chakraborty and Anirban Bhattacharya in the lead roles, is scheduled to release a few days before festival Durga Puja.

SVF Music releases a new single ‘Michael Vidyasagar Sangbad’ with first time collaborators Anirban Bhattacharya and Anupam Roy

Sep 27, 2020, at 04:52 am

Kolkata: SVF Music, known for its freshness and euphonious melodies, is ready to provide the audience with another unusual yet beautiful musical piece - ‘Michael Vidyasagar Sangbad’ - streaming on Saturday on SVF Music YouTube page, to celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.