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'Bagha Jatin': Balancing academics and films challenging but not impossible, says debutant Sreeja Dutta

Oct 11, 2023, at 02:42 am

Debutant Sreeja Dutta, an Engineering student, was selected through an audition by filmmaker Arun Roy and superstar-producer Dev for Bagha Jatin, a mega Durga Puja release which is based on Indian revolutionary Jatindranath Mukherjee or Bagha Jatin. While Dev plays the titular role, Sreeja joins the team as Bagha Jatin's onscreen wife Indubala. In an interaction with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Sreeja shares her journey to the film industry...

Playing an urban woman in 'Tarokar Mrityu' was refreshing for me: Parno Mittrah

Oct 08, 2023, at 01:07 am

Actress Parno Mittrah features alongside veteran actor Ranjit Mallick and Ritwick Chakraborty in Haranath Chakraborty's thriller 'Tarokar Mrityu'. In an exclusive chat with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Parno speaks on the film, her role and more

'Dawshom Awbotaar': 'Baundule Ghuri' song captures chemistry between Anirban Bhattacharya and Jaya Ahsan

Oct 07, 2023, at 05:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The onscreen chemistry between Anirban Bhattacharya and Jaya Ahsan has been captured in the 'Baundule Ghuri' song from Srijit Mukherji's upcoming Bengali film 'Dawshom Awbotaar'.

Trailer of Ritabhari Chakraborty's debut web series 'Nandini' out now

Oct 06, 2023, at 12:48 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The trailer of actress Ritabhari Chakraborty's debut web series 'Nandini' was released by the maker Addatimes earlier this week.

Koel Mallick returns as detective with Arindam Sil's 'Jongole Mitin Mashi', trailer out now

Oct 05, 2023, at 07:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood actress Koel Mallick is returning to big screens as a detective with Arindam Sil's 'Jongole Mitin Mashi'.

Actors need to be shy of public gaze to create onscreen magic: Prosenjit Chatterjee ahead of 'Dawshom Awbotaar' release

Oct 05, 2023, at 04:17 am

Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee returns as ill-tempered and foul-mouthed cop Prabir Roychowdhury in Srijit Mukherji's Dawshom Awbotaar, a prequel to the filmmaker's Baishe Srabon and Vinci Da produced by Jio Studios and SVF. On a rainy Wednesday morning, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Prosenjit, who recently turned 61, at his South Kolkata residence ahead of the film's mega Durga Puja release...

'Dawshom Awbotaar': Anupam Roy's 'Aami Sei Manushta Aar Nei' launched on Prosenjit Chatterjee's birthday

Oct 02, 2023, at 09:07 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: 'Aami Sei Manushta Aar Nei', a song by Anupam Roy from upcoming Bengali film 'Dawshom Awbotaar', was launched by the makers, Jio Studios and SVF, on the occasion of Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee's 61st birthday last Saturday.

Amitabh Bachchan cheers team 'Raktabeej' ahead of mega Durga Puja release

Oct 02, 2023, at 07:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan on Monday cheered the entire team of 'Raktabeej' ahead of the mega release of the Bengali film, which is directed by filmmaker duo Nandita Roy-Shiboprosad Mukherjee.

'Raktabeej' trailer: Abir Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty probing a blast case; Victor Banerjee as President

Oct 01, 2023, at 08:40 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The trailer of veteran actor Victor Banerjee, Tollywood stars Abir Chatterjee and Mimi Chakraborty starrer 'Raktabeej', which is one of the major Durga Puja releases this year, is now out for the audience.

Hoichoi announces new content slate; Chiranjit Chakraborty, Debasree Roy, Mimi Chakraborty set for OTT debut

Oct 01, 2023, at 05:24 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood veterans Chiranjit Chakraborty, Debasree Roy and actress-MP Mimi Chakraborty are set for their OTT debut with Hoichoi, which has now announced its new content slate for the seventh season. 

'I need to sing to recharge myself': Babul Supriyo launching his Durga puja music video 'Na Na Bhulini'

Sep 30, 2023, at 05:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After a gap of six years, singer-actor-politician Babul Supriyo launched his own music video- titled 'Na Na Bhulini'- weeks ahead of the Durga Puja.

Tollywood superstar Jeet and his wife Mohna expecting their second child

Sep 28, 2023, at 01:28 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film superstar Jeet and his wife Mohna Madnani are expecting their second child, the actor informed his fans and followers on social media on Wednesday.

'Dawshom Awbotaar': 'People wait for this combo,' says Prosenjit Chatterjee on his chemistry with Srijit Mukherji

Sep 27, 2023, at 04:06 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji reunited with Tollywood veteran Prosenjit Chatterjee for his cop universe 'Dawshom Awbotaar', a double prequel of his films 'Baishe Srabon' and 'Vinci Da'.

'Raktabeej': 'Gouri Elo' song from Nandita Roy-Shiboprosad Mukherjee's film launched

Sep 26, 2023, at 04:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: 'Gouri Elo', the song from director-duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee's upcoming Bengali film 'Raktabeej' starring Victor Banerjee, Abir Chatterjee and Mimi Chakraborty in the lead, was recently launched here.

'Dawshom Awbotaar' trailer: 'Cops' Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya in hunt for 'serial killer'

Sep 24, 2023, at 07:33 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji has brought his two distinct cop films 'Baishe Srabon' and 'Vinci Da' to construct 'cop universe', 'Dawshom Awbotaar', which features Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya, Jisshu U Sengupta and Jaya Ahsan in the lead.

Ritabhari Chakraborty set for her web debut with 'Nandini', first look unveiled

Sep 22, 2023, at 10:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actress Ritabhari Chakraborty, whose last theatrical release 'Fatafati' was a major hit, has plunged into the web world, courtesy Addatimes' upcoming web show 'Nandini'.

Dev's 'in disguise' look from 'Bagha Jatin' out now. See it

Sep 22, 2023, at 06:07 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Makers have dropped a new look of Tollywood superstar-producer Dev from his upcoming film 'Bagha Jatin',  which is based on Indian revolutionary Jatindranath Mukherjee or Bagha Jatin.

Jeet unveils first look of his upcoming film 'Manush'

Sep 20, 2023, at 07:28 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood superstar Jeet unveiled the first look of his upcoming action film, 'Manush', on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday.

Makers launch 'Aami Aar O' music video from Kaushik Ganguly's 'Palan'

Sep 19, 2023, at 11:24 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The makers have recently unveiled the promotional music video 'Aami Aar O' from Kaushik Ganguly's upcoming Bengali film 'Palan'.

'Palan': 'For a change, I played a character who resembles me,' says Paoli Dam

Sep 19, 2023, at 08:43 pm

Actress Paoli Dam is one of the leads in Kaushik Ganguly's 'Palan', which pays a birth centenary tribute to late Mrinal Sen with the reprise of the roles from the filmmaking legend's 1982 film 'Kharij'. Ahead of the September 22 release, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Paoli on her debut project with Kaushik Ganguly and more at Tapaste - The Spanish Cafe in Kolkata

'I have no interest in unrealistic films,' says Ranjit Mallick playing an investigating officer in upcoming 'Tarokar Mrityu'

Sep 19, 2023, at 04:37 pm

Veteran Bengali film actor Ranjit Mallick, who came out of his retirement with Honeymoon in 2018, has played an investigating officer for the first time in Haranath Chakraborty's upcoming film Tarokar Mrityu (Death of a Star), which is produced by Surinder Films. On a hot mid-September afternoon, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Mallick, who made his debut in 1971 with Mrinal Sen's Interview and went on to be a commercial success in Tollywood.

'Lady Queen Gents Parlour': Madhurima Basak says 'it's time for me to explore films and OTT'

Sep 15, 2023, at 02:24 am

"I always had the craving to work in films and web series. I search for challenges in the middle of doing daily soaps," says popular television actress Madhurima Basak, who plunged into OTT with Addatimes' 'Lady Queen Gents Parlour', which is directed by Sagnik Chatterjee. In a candid chat with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh at Soul - The Sky Lounge in Kolkata, Madhurima, who had earlier featured in Bratya Basu's 'Dictionary' and Srijit Mukherji's 'X=Prem', talks about patriarchy, her career plans and more...

Abir Chatterjee, Shruti Das give sneak peek into Debaloy Bhattacharya's 'Shri Swapankumarer Badami Heynar Kobole'

Sep 14, 2023, at 05:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor Abir Chatterjee is back as an onscreen detective, courtesy Debaloy Bhattacharya's upcoming Bengali film 'Shri Swapankumarer Badami Heynar Kobole', which is Hoichoi Studios' debut theatrical project.

'Bagha Jatin': 'Indians should know about Bengali revolutionaries,' says Dev at teaser launch

Sep 12, 2023, at 02:41 am

Kolkata/IBNS: After taking the challenge of featuring as onscreen Bengali sleuth Byomkesh in his last film 'Byomkesh o Durgo Rahasya', Tollywood superstar-producer Dev is gearing up for the release of his next, 'Bagha Jatin'.

Chess legends Viswanathan Anand, Surya Sekhar Ganguly mark pre-teaser poster launch of 'Dabaru'

Sep 09, 2023, at 07:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Chess legends Viswanathan Anand, Surya Sekhar Ganguly and others were in attendance when the pre-teaser poster of Pathikrit Basu directorial upcoming Bengali film 'Dabaru' was unveiled on Friday.

Jio Studios and SVF gear up for 'Pokkhirajer Dim', filming begins soon

Sep 09, 2023, at 05:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Jio Studios and SVF, the makers, are set to begin the filming for their upcoming Bengali project 'Pokkhirajer Dim', which will be directed by Soukarya Ghosal.

Jio Studios and SVF announce new film 'Pokkhirajer Dim'

Sep 08, 2023, at 03:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Jio Studios and SVF on Friday announced their upcoming Bengali film, titled 'Pokkhirajer Dim', which will be directed by Soukarya Ghoshal. 

Poster of Ranjit Mallick starrer 'Tarokar Mrityu' out now

Sep 07, 2023, at 02:20 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The official poster of Bengali film 'Tarokar Mrityu' starring Ranjit Mallick, Parno Mittrah, Ritwick Chakraborty has been released by the makers.

'Dawshom Awbotaar': First glimpse and official poster of Srijit Mukherji's film out now

Sep 06, 2023, at 05:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji's 'Dawshom Awbotaar' will be one of the mega Bengali releases in Durga Puja this year, and the makers have already plunged into the promotional timeline.

Mimi Chakraborty keeps her love for saree no secret in this Instagram post

Sep 04, 2023, at 07:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actress-MP Mimi Chakraborty shared a new set of her pictures on her Instagram profile on Monday. The pictures once again reveal Mimi's love for her sarees.