Sukalyann in documentary on Pt Uday Shankar
Sukalyann Bhattacharya is on cloud nine.He's delighted to be part of a documentary on Pandit Uday Shankar.
View ArticleHar Har Byomkesh actors share their experiences
Arindam Sil's Har Har Byomkesh is based on the novel, Banhi Patanga, by Saradindu Bondopadhyay that shows the famous sleuth in a new avatar. And according to director Arindam Sil, the film is an...
View ArticleWhy does Tollywood have so few films based on displacement issues?
The buzz surrounding Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Rajkahini’ has thrown up a question. Why has contemporary Bengali cinema largely neglected Partition as a subject? Refugee issues and trauma of displacement have...
View ArticleIs Dev miffed with Arshinagar promotions?
Dev doesn't seem to be too happy with the slack promotions of his upcoming film Arshinagar. In fact, if his recent tweets are anything to go by, the actor-cum-MP seems a mite angry.
View ArticleMy motto is, 'kaam karo aur dafa ho jao': Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddqui shares his experience of working with Amitabh Bachchan in Kolkata, his love for cinema and more
View ArticleCBFC proposes a cut in the lovemaking scene of ‘Har Har Byomkesh’
The Central Board of Film Certification proposed for a cut in Arindam Sil’s “Har Har Byomkesh”. The Abir Chatterjee starrer that is based on Saradindu Bandopadhyay’s “Bonhi Patanga” will now go for a...
View Article'Har Har Byomkesh' to take on 'Bajirao Mastani' and 'Dilwale'
It is the clash of three Titans at the Bengal box-office this week.
View ArticleArindam Sil's Har Har Byomkesh releases today!
Arindam Sil's Har Har Byomkesh, which is based on Saradindu Ban dopadhyay's Bahni Patanga, revolves around what happens when the newly-wed Byomkesh (Abir Chatterjee) and Saytabati (Sohini Sarkar)...
View ArticleI do films for fame and TV for money: Jisshu U Sengupta
Jisshu U Sengupta is a content man. “I have no enemies in the industry , but for that, I don't need to lick people's a**es,“ he says. A self-made man, who rates himself better as an actor than as a...
View ArticleDev knew he was working in an Aparna Sen film, so he surrendered: Aparna Sen
At 10.55 am, Aparna Sen walks in for the interview looking ever the diva.“First let us have breakfast and coffee, then we will start the interview,“ she said. Just then, Dev walks in and they greet...
View ArticleFight for slots as Xmas releases hot up box office
The Christmas box-office has rarely been this hot, leaving film programmers juggling a host of big-banner releases.
View ArticleI'm more of a Bengali now: Harsh Chhaya
Bollywood actor Harsh Chhaya, of Fashion and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag fame, was in town recently to attend the premiere of his latest Tolly project, Har Har Byomkesh. CT caught up with him for a candid...
View ArticleI’ve requested Mamatadi to not invite me as a speaker at KIFF: Amitabh Bachchan
It started with a simple question. Can we get an interview with Mr Amitabh Bachchan? Yes, HIM. The Shahenshah, he with that whiff-of-thunder baritone, he who rules all our hearts. Also he, who has been...
View ArticleI didn't know Mr Bachchan could play the piano so well: Vidya Balan
Yet, there was no iota of discomfort when the two had a chance meeting at a coffee shop in Khar.Some friendships are meant to stay and few know it better than Vidya Balan. Just before leaving Kolkata,...
View ArticleTolly trends of the year
A round a handful of A films managed to hold fort at the box office this year. After a dull 2014, this year not just saw better content and some heartwarming experimentation; quite a few films garnered...
View ArticleIntellectual directors consider me intellectually inferior: Subhasish Mukherjee
Subhasish Mukherjee has played a stellar role in Bengal's tourism minister Bratya Basu's adaptation of Ritwik Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara'.
View ArticleTake-II for stage adaptation of films
Bratya Basu Rediscovers Ritwik Ghatak's `Meghe Dhaka Tara' For Theatre On January 2, the first show of Bra tya Basu's `Meg he Dhaka Tara', which has been adapted from the cult Ritwik Gha tak film, will...
View ArticleSabitri Chatterjee: I enjoyed playing Neeta in ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara’ on stage
Way back in the 1990s, the veteran Tollywood actress had brought alive the character of Neeta in a stage adaptation of ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara.’
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