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Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi and a 'missing Suchitra Sen' share frame in Zeenat Aman's latest Insta post to cheer for movie theatres

Jan 29, 2024, at 08:58 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bengali film legends Uttam Kumar and Supriya Devi featured in the same frame along with the missing screen goddess Suchitra Sen , conspicuous by her empty seat, in a recent black and white post shared by veteran actress Zeenat Aman on her Instagram to cheer for watching cinema in a theatre.

Critically acclaimed Bengali actress Sreela Majumdar dies after prolonged battle with cancer

Jan 28, 2024, at 05:30 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Sreela Majumdar, one of the critically acclaimed actresses of the arthouse genre in India cinema, passed away on Saturday at the age of 65 after a prolonged battle with cancer.

Randeep Hooda to marry long-time girlfriend Lin Laishram on Nov 29

Nov 26, 2023, at 06:37 am

Mumbai: Actors Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram are getting married, their Instagram posts said on Saturday.

IFFI 2023: Union Minister Anurag Thakur announces new incentive for international filmmakers to shoot in India

Nov 22, 2023, at 09:19 am

Panaji: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur Tuesday announced a special incentive to invite big budget international film productions in India, highlighting the Centre’s initiatives to catapult India as a global film destination.

8th Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival invites entries from across India

Oct 13, 2023, at 01:09 pm

Guwahati: The organisers of the eighth edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival (BVFF) have invited entries of films from across India for its competitive and non-competitive categories.

PM Modi remembers legendary singer Mukesh on his 100th birth anniversary

Jul 23, 2023, at 03:56 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday remembered legendary Indian playback singer Mukesh on his 100th birth anniversary.

I get the jitters even today when the camera is about to roll: Shefali Shah

Nov 07, 2022, at 08:50 pm

Shefali Shah is one of the most critically acclaimed actors across the audiovisual media today – cinema, television, OTT platforms and even theatre, where she began her career as a child. In a tete-a-tete with Shoma A. Chatterji she insists that she is an actress and not a star and loves to be identified as one.

Cinema as hope

Oct 11, 2022, at 01:20 am

The Horse from Heaven by Assamese director Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap has recently been selected for the ‘Best Live Action Short Film competition’ at the Oscars. While exploring this genre of films, Shoma A. Chatterji finds that for the director, cinema is also about hope 

Cinema needs women representation outside their skin colours: Priyanka Chopra Jonas at TIFF

Sep 12, 2020, at 06:00 pm

Toronto/IBNS: Hollywood actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who ruled the Indian cinema for years, on Friday said cinema needs women representation irrespective of their skin colours and the selection should be based on their merits.

Advancing technologies are great but the true essence of cinema is getting lost: Kumar Shahani

Nov 13, 2019, at 01:01 pm

IBNS Correspondent Shoma A Chatterji in conversation with filmmaker Kumar Shahani at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) the challenges of digitisation to true essence of cinema  

I fell in love with cinema when I was a kid: Rajumar Rao

Apr 11, 2017, at 07:34 pm

Rajkumar Rao is currently in the news for his work in Vikramaditya Motwane’s sleeper hit Trapped. Among his forthcoming films is Newton that premiered at the Berlinale to a standing ovation. Shoma A. Chatterji in conversation with the versatile actor

Aarya Babbar starts shoot for ‘Zehan’

Oct 12, 2016, at 07:37 pm

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IBNS): Actor Aarya Babbar has commenced shoot for an upcoming psychological thriller titled ‘Zehan’.

TIFF 2016: Fans get irked with Fan Zone rules

Sep 12, 2016, at 01:20 am

Toronto Sept 11(IBNS): With new rules restricting and governing the free fan movement at TIFF 2016, fans are mostly pissed off with the authorities of the ace Film festival.