Not able to process it, says Pritam on KK's demise
Jun 01, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Music director Pritam, whose collaboration with KK has immortalised various Hindi songs, has broken his silence on the demise of the 53-year-old singer.
Singer Rupankar Bagchi slammed for his remark on late singer KK hours before his death
Jun 01, 2022, at 05:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: National award winning Bengali singer Rupankar Bagchi was unsparingly slammed by netizens for questioning the "excitement" over KK's concert hours before the singing icon passed away in Kolkata Tuesday.
After actresses Pallavi-Bidisha, now Bengali actress Manjusha found dead in south Kolkata home
May 27, 2022, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata: The Bengali film industry which is already reeling under two shocking deaths within a span of 10 days, witnessed yet another tragedy on Friday, when model-actress Manjusha Neogi was found hanging at her family home in south Kolkata.
I believe in both destiny and work: Usha Uthup
Mar 05, 2022, at 07:21 pm
The Queen of Indian Pop, a biography on veteran singer Usha Uthup by Vikas Kumar Jha, was launched at Oxford Bookstore in Park Street on Thursday. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh speaks exclusively to her
Homecoming trailer: A tale of youth theatre group from Kolkata reuniting after 7 years
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The trailer of upcoming feature film 'Homecoming' gives a glimpse of a tale of a youth theatre group from Kolkata reuniting in the city after a gap of seven years.
Being not from Bombay has helped me: Imtiaz Ali
Dec 19, 2021, at 04:21 am
Bollywood director, writer and producer Imtiaz Ali in an interview with IBNS Correspondent Nitin Waghela in Kolkata opens up about his experiences in the film Industry, the undying love for travel, and more..
My parents inspired me to do things I believed in ignoring consequences: Kabir Bedi
Nov 17, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bollywood actor Kabir Bedi, who was in Kolkata recently for a signing event for his memoir 'Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life of An Actor', said his parents were ahead of their times and had inspired him to do things that he believed in without caring for the consequences.
Kolkata’s Mohammad Ali Park to house the popular Durga Puja again
Oct 07, 2021, at 04:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: One of Kolkata’s popular Durga Puja mandap (marquee) returns to its famous venue inside Mohammad Ali Park, this year.
Kolkata: Yami Gautam offers prayers at Dakshineswar, Kali Bari Temple amid Lost shooting
Sep 18, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata: Actress Yami Gautam, who has back-to-back releases this year, visited Dakshineswar Mandir and Kali Bari Mandir in Kolkata to seek the blessings of the Goddess.
Actress Swatilekha Sengupta dies in Kolkata
Jun 16, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata: Actress and popular theatre personality Swatilekha Sengupta, who is also remembered for her performance in film maestro Satyajit Ray's Ghare Baire, died on Wednesday here.
FIR registered against Kangana Ranaut in Kolkata over her Instagram post
May 08, 2021, at 03:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Based on a complaint filed by lawyer-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Riju Dutta, the Kolkata Police on Friday registered an FIR with Ultadanga Police Station against Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut over her 'controversial' Instagram post about the ongoing tumult in West Bengal, officials said.
26th KIFF: Mulk and Anubhav Sinha
Jan 12, 2021, at 09:10 pm
Mulk directed by Anubhav Sinha with a track record of 20 years in Bollywood, is the tribute being paid to the memory of the versatile and talented Rishi Kapoor who passed away of cancer last year. Sinha was chosen to deliver the Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture at the 26th KIFF this year. The subject he spoke on was “Social Responsibility and Mainstream Indian Cinema”. So, it was a double whammy for Sinha. He admitted in his address that the main attraction for him to deliver the speech was that his name would appear alongside Satyajit Ray on the posters, announcements and notices.
26th KIFF Bitter Sweet: An explosive film by Ananth Mahadevan
Jan 12, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Ananth Mahadevan, a theatre actor who shifted to television, cinema and OTT platforms and also turned to writing scripts, is now a reputed filmmaker in his own right whose film Mai Ghat/Crime No 203 has been acclaimed across the world including a top award at the 25th KIFF now comes with his latest film Bittersweet which establishes, with documented proof, that the sweetness of sugar disguises the sharp bitterness that consumes the lives of men and women, specially women, who work in the sugar farms in Beed, Maharashtra, which supplies 50% of the sugar produced by Maharasthra.
Jan 08, 2021, at 11:46 pm
This year, the Asian Competition (Netpac Jury) features six films of which three are from India. Among them is the Bengali film with the intriguing title – Priyo Chinar Pata Iti Segun which translates into English as Fire of Teak, Flame of Chinar which symbolises the tragic closure to a very unusual love story where two “outsiders” meet in Kolkata, fall in love but the boy cannot come back to marry the girl.
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'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.
See you in next semester: Sunny Leone on topping merit list of Kolkata college
Aug 28, 2020, at 07:24 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Hindi film actress Sunny Leone's name has appeared in the merit list of Kolkata's Ashutosh College for BA Honours admission, to which the Bollywood star reacted rather in a hilarious manner.
Rachel White shares experience of facing stigmatisation as Covid-19 patient in Kolkata
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actress Rachel White on Monday shared an experience of getting stigmatised as a Covid-19 patient in Kolkata.
Anindita Sarbadhicari's social thriller 'Every 68 Minutes' screened in Kolkata
Mar 09, 2020, at 01:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The social thriller short film, 'Every 68 Minutes', directed by Anindita Sarbadhicari, conceptualised by Lal Bhatia and Imran Zaki, and produced by David and Goliath Films, in association with Adil Hussain, was premiered here Kolkata on Mar 3.
Kolkata's 'Queen of Cabaret' Miss Shefali passes away
Feb 06, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran dancer and actress Arati Das, one of the most popular entertainers in the cabaret space of Calcutta in the 60's and 70's with Miss Shefali stage name, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday at her residence in Sodepur area in Kolkata's neighbouring North 24 Parganas district, her family members confirmed.She was 76.
Bengali movie lovers remember iconic actress Suchitra Sen on sixth death anniversaryÂ
Jan 17, 2020, at 05:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Bengal on Friday remembered iconic beauty of Indian cinema ‘Mahanayika’ ((supreme actress) Suchitra Sen on her sixth death anniversary.
25th Kolkata International Film Festival(KIFF) inaugurated in a star-studded event
Nov 08, 2019, at 08:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The 25th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival(KIFF) was inaugurated today evening at the Netaji Subhash Indoor Stadium in the presence of national and international cine stars.
Bollywood biggies to inaugurate 25th KIFF today
Nov 08, 2019, at 12:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bollywood stars will be in the city on Friday to inaugurate the 25th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).
SVF and hoichoi celebrate womanhood in a unique manner!
Mar 08, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): SVF’s upcoming film, Mon Jaane Na deals with women trafficking, forceful drug abuse along with prostitution which drives a simple family apart.
Sun TV Network Limited announces its Bengali general entertainment channel
Jan 29, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): SUN TV Network Limited on Tuesday announced its Bengali general entertainment channel Sun Bangla.
Kolkata Traffic Police releases Thugs of Hindostan meme- cum-traffic advisory for public
Nov 11, 2018, at 06:26 pm
Mumbai/Kolkata, Nov 11 (IBNS): One of the most awaited movies of the year- Thugs of Hindostan- did not impress fans and critics much and it is evident from the number of memes going viral on the social media since Thursday.
Kolkata dances to tune of NH7 Weekender Express
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS): The fever of music had crept Kolkata, the eastern city of the country, last week as the third edition of NH7 Weekender Express was held at Nicco Park here.
Third edition of NH7 Weekender Express to kick start in Kolkata today
Nov 03, 2018, at 11:54 am
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IBNS): The third edition of NH7 Weekender Express is all set to kick start in the city on Saturday.
The official trailer of Ek Je Chhilo Raja launched in Kolkata
Sep 10, 2018, at 05:38 pm
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IBNS): The official trailer of SVF Entertainment and Srijit Mukherji’s much awaited Pujo release Ek Je Chhilo Raja was launched amidst reminiscence at 112 Ripon Street, the Kolkata residence where Bhawal Raja resided during his visits to the city and where he spent his last few days in trials and tribunals before succumbing to death.
Mir launches film and website Tiyashar Khoj on Kolkata girl's dream
Jul 10, 2018, at 05:54 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Radio Jockey (RJ)-turned actor, singer Mir on last Saturday launched a short film and a website- Tiyashar Khoj- as a tribute to a taxi driver's daughter's quest to become a doctor.