Prosenjit-Rituparna comeback film Praktan to be premiered worldwide on May 27
May 22, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata, May 22 (IBNS) Prosenjit-Rituparna starrer Praktan, which marks the coming together of the 'hit jodi' of the 90s after 15 years, will be premiered across 19 states in India and several parts of US and Canada on May 27.
Asha Audio launches Bangla band Alienz's new album Jorimana
May 22, 2016, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata, May 22 (IBNS): Music company Asha Audio on Saturday launched Bengali Rock Band Alienz's latest album titled Jorimana in Kolkata.
Border-themed Sankhachil running to packed houses in both "Bengals"
May 17, 2016, at 07:03 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS) With the best Bengali film National award winner Sankhachil entering into fifth week, director Goutam Ghosh is happy the partition-themed film has got universal acceptance along both sides of the border.
Inox, South City Mall hosts special screening of Dear Dad
May 16, 2016, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS) A special screening of "Dear Dad" was held on Friday, at South City Inox, Kolkata.
I internalized playing Uttam Kumar-inspired role in Mahanayak: Prosenjit
May 12, 2016, at 06:21 pm
Kolkata, May 12 (IBNS) Tollywood big cheese Prosenjit Chatterjee says he feels very excited to portray the matinee idol in the near completed tele soap Mahanayak, largely inspired by the life and times of Uttam Kumar.
Mahanayak serial captures the retro era of matinee idol Uttam Kumar: Ridhima
May 10, 2016, at 05:31 pm
Kolkata, May 10 (IBNS) National award winning director Kaushik Ganguly's 'Laptop' girl Ridhima Ghosh says she finds both small and big screen fascinating.
Maiden full length Bengali flick for digital premiere to feature Parambrata, Raima
May 03, 2016, at 09:26 pm
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): Macneill Engineering Ltd. has taken the initiative to produce and present Mi Amor (My Love), the first full length Bengali movie to be premiered online at Bongflix.com.
After Chander Pahar, now comes Amazon Obhijan in Bengali with Dev in lead role
May 03, 2016, at 08:50 am
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS) Blockbuster 'Chander Pahar', based on Bengali classic writer Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay's best-seller children's adventure novel, will now have a sequel, estimated to be the most expensive film ever made in Bengali, where the protagonist-adventurer Shankar, a.k.a Dev, will traverse through the vast Amazon forest, the land inhabited by anacondas and jaguars.
Mamata remembers Ray on his birth anniversary
May 02, 2016, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata, May 2 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid homage to legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray on the latter's 95th birth anniversary.
Kolkata film maker sets second Cannes date
Apr 29, 2016, at 04:42 pm
Kolkata, Apr 29 (IBNS) Moumita Mondal, a Kolkata based filmmaker , is set to fly down to Cannes for the screening of her second short film Adieu.
Parambrata's Mondobashar Golpo goes on floor
Apr 28, 2016, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): Upcoming Tollywood movie "Mondobashar Golpo", featuring actors Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Paoli Dam, Indrashish Roy, Saayani Ghosh, Anindya (Andy) Chatterjee, Deepankar De and newcomer Dipanwita Bhattacharjee, has gone on floor.
Online selection of UK performers for music festival is unique: Rupankar
Apr 27, 2016, at 09:39 pm
Kolkata, April 27 (IBNS): National Award winning Bengali singer, Rupankar Bagchi, who is selecting online performers from UK for the Harrow Music Festival, said that the concept of such selection for giving them the chance to perform with him at the upcoming music festival in London, is extremely unique and different.
Prosenjit celebrates Rituparna’s birthday at Praktan location
Apr 24, 2016, at 11:22 pm
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS) Breaking the ice, superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee clapped and chanted as ‘Praktan’ co-actor Rituparna Sengupta cut the birthday cake on the sets in-between shots, reigniting the chemistry that was last seen nearly a decade and half ago.
Kolkata corporate communicator excited about Cannes date for role in short film
Apr 21, 2016, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS) Mahul Brahma, a Kolkata-based senior editor tuned corporate communicator, is on cloud nine these days. He is soon to fly down to Cannes Film Festival for his role in a short film by a Delhi based banker friend, which has been for screening in one of the most prestigious film festivals of the world.
Happy to see Prosenjit's progress as actor over years : Soumitra
Apr 21, 2016, at 02:39 pm
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS) Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee is happy that Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee, whom he had cradled in lap as a baby, has evolved over the years as an actor.
No regrets on National Award, biggest appreciation comes from my audience : Prosenjit
Apr 18, 2016, at 12:16 am
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS) With a string of releases this year, from Srijit Mukherjee's Zulfiqar to Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay-Nandita Roy's Praktan, Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee says he was lucky to get the love and appreciation of people even though a National Award may still elude him.
New Tolly thriller featuring Ray's invention Prakhar Rudra
Apr 10, 2016, at 03:43 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS) Cashing in on the name of Prakhar Rudra, the fictional trigger-happy sleuth of Lalmohan Babu, again the funny man and writer associate of iconic fictional detective hero Feluda penned and filmed by Satyajit Ray, a Bengali film now goes on the floors pitting Rudra in different combat sequences as a battle-resolute army man.
No religion supports violence: Goutam Ghose
Apr 10, 2016, at 03:00 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS) Upset with the trend to mix up religion and politics, 'Moner Manush' director Goutam Ghose says this will never take any nation forward.
Me and Prosenjit have separate fan followings : Jeet
Apr 10, 2016, at 02:58 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS) With his big canvas mainstream flick ‘Power’ slated to hit the screens on the same day as the arthouse genre film Prosenjit Chatterjee-starrer Sankhachil, superstar Jeet is confident there will be no conflict of interest as he and Prosenjit have separate fan following.
Ghatak film festival is a tribute from my side: Arijit Dutta
Apr 10, 2016, at 07:38 am
After hosting Eastern India's first major fashion event, Arijit Dutta, MD, PEPL, is all set to entice cine lovers with a collection of legendary Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's films in the form of a six-day-long film festival. Strangely, the man is yet to see a Ghatak movie. In a chat with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity, Dutta speaks about his plans and how and why he chose to screen some movies of a genius movie maker.
Priya Cinemas organises film festival on Ritkwik Ghatak
Apr 10, 2016, at 07:15 am
Kolkata, Apr 9 (IBNS) : The 'Ritwik Ghatak Film Festival' , which is organized by Ritwik Ghatak Memorial Trust and Priya Entertainments Pvt Ltd to pay tribute Ghatak's works, was inaugurated on Friday at Priya Cinema Hall in south Kolkata.
Priya Cinemas organises film festival on Ritkwik Ghatak
Apr 10, 2016, at 03:10 am
Kolkata, Apr 9 (IBNS) : The 'Ritwik Ghatak Film Festival' , which is organized by Ritwik Ghatak Memorial Trust and Priya Entertainments Pvt Ltd to pay tribute Ghatak's works, was inaugurated on Friday at Priya Cinema Hall in south Kolkata.
Father had God-gifted powers : Amit Kumar
Apr 06, 2016, at 06:13 pm
Kolkata, Apr 6 (IBNS) Singer Amit Kumar pays tribute to his father, the legendary Kishore Kumar, by saying not everybody can be like his father.
Perhaps the motive behind the partition of Bengal was absurd: Goutam Ghose
Apr 04, 2016, at 02:51 am
Kolkata, April 3 (IBNS): National award winning director Goutam Ghose on Friday said that he feels that the motive behind the partition of Bengal was absurd while attending a debate in Calcutta University along with the cast of his upcoming film Sankhachil, themed on the angst of the people living along the border of the two nations- India and Bangladesh.
I hope India and Bangladesh will have a seamless border in future: Goutam Ghose
Apr 01, 2016, at 11:22 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS):National award winning director Goutam Ghose on Tuesday said that he hopes that soon India and Bangladesh will have a seamless border while attending a debate in Jadavpur University along with the cast of his upcoming film Sankhachil, themed on the angst of the people living along the border of the two nations.
Kolkata: Priya Cinema to host Ritwik Ghatak Film Festival
Mar 29, 2016, at 03:28 am
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS) The iconic Priya Cinema will witness a tribute to the master film maker Ritwik Ghatak with a Ritwik Ghatak Film Festival on the occasion of his 40th death anniversary which was on Feb 6.
New kind of cinema needs more backing in our country: Raima Sen
Mar 24, 2016, at 12:51 am
Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS) With 'Bollywood Diaries' not doing so well as expected despite critical acclaims, actor Raima Sen feels while big films get all PR back-ups and help even in Mumbai, there should be something for new people having come up with new independent cinema.
After Casper for big screen in Hollywood, Bhutu debuts in Bengali telly as friendly ghost
Mar 18, 2016, at 07:30 pm
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS) Bengali TV audiences can now have their very own Casper, the friendly ghost residing in a forlorn building with first supernatural serial in Bengali ‘Bhutu’ now warming the cockles of the couch potatoes in evening prime time, another uniquely themed soap with children as main leads.
Open Tee Bioscope man Upal looks forward to to a secular, violence-free society
Mar 11, 2016, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS) Popular contemporary singer, playback artiste, lyricist of Bengali films and Banglaband Chandrabindoo keyman, Upal Sengupta wants to pen a song on the utopia land where there will be no divisions among humans, no caste and religion strife and a land where women won’t be subjected to abuses and violence.
With new directors, films on transgenders toast of the season in Tollywood
Mar 11, 2016, at 05:59 pm
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS) Marking an important phase in Tollywood, two debutante film makers chose to turn the spotlight on transgenders in their films having back to back releases this month.