Actor Rahul’s dream of becoming an author comes true
His first childhood dream of becoming an actor and having a grand film premiere has already come true. Now, Rahul is turning another dream into reality — of releasing his own book at the upcoming...
View ArticleChurni is a better director than an actress: Kaushik Ganguly
He loves it when someone compliments her. She knows many women don’t like to see her enter a party with him. But it seems nothing can come between Churni and husband Kaushik Ganguly. In fact, their...
View ArticleAparna Sen: 'I was never a very good actor'
Excerpts from a freewheeling chat between Aparna Sen and Priyanka Dasgupta, in which the film-maker talks movies, religion and intolerance.
View ArticleRitu to play Khudiram's sister in film on the martyr
He was one of the youngest revolution aries from Bengal.And though Khudiram Bose has found screen time, limited though, in several films across industries, a Hindi movie will now be made on his life....
View ArticleBeporoya is a complete masala film
Five years after he made Kellafate with Ankush in the lead, director-producer Pijush Saha is back with his new action-packed romantic film, Beporoya, starring freshers Sourya and Papri. He speaks to CT...
View ArticleI have shifted focus from acting to writing: Nandana Sen
A series of interviews have been lined up. Nandana Sen, the busybee, still looks beyond. Her mother’s birthday party has to be organized and she has to give in to her niece’s demands. She mixes work...
View ArticleChiranjeet to play Dev's mentor in Dhumketu
They were co-actors in Chotushkone, but now one will be directing the other.
View ArticleHaranath is back on TV with a film
After two years, Haranath Chakraborty is directing a film for the small screen titled Swapno Puron.
View ArticleHindi Rajkahini to be set in Punjab, not Bangla border
He had set his magnum opus, Rajkahini, in a brothel on the Bengal-Bangladesh border. And now, as Srijit Mukherji goes national, the action will move to the Radcliffe Line on the west, separating India...
View ArticleTolly stars shine at Bastushaap premiere
The premiere of Kaushik Ganguly’s Bastushaap was a star studded affair. The film, based on the relevance of vastu in leading a harmonious life, released this Friday and the event saw the who’s who of...
View ArticleGirls living in red light districts compete for docu award
Society calls them daughters of sex workers or brothel-sisters. But these 25 girls living in red light districts dream of being much more than that.
View ArticleThe cast of Bastushaap on each other
Kaushik Ganguly's Bastushaap, revolves around a car accident that completely changes the protagonist, Major Arjun's life. He turns to feng shui vastu in an attempt to bring normalcy back in his family...
View ArticleMimi chases goons, gets them arrested
Actress Mimi Chakraborty not only chased down the car which hit a bike in front of her eyes late on Sunday night, but also beat up the culprits and got them arrested. She is in a state of shock after...
View ArticleSrijit to be paired opposite Rituparna in Churni's next
After casting her as Begum Jaan -a widely applauded role -in Rajkahini, Srijit Mukherji will now be playing Rituparna Sengupta's co-star in Churni Ganguly's next. The film, titled Tarikh, will also see...
View ArticleHero 420, a tale of two beauties and a brat
Sujit Mondol's Hero 420 revolves around Krish (Om), a jobless spoil brat, who is financially dependent on his brother and sister-in-law. He decides to change things by wooing and marrying a girl and...
View ArticleSmall-budget films start rolling, despite the odds
There’s no official announcement yet. But at least four productions have been green-signalled after Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) and the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers...
View ArticleSoumitra Chatterjee : I was supposed to do Komal Gandhar
On Tuesday , when an 82-year 'young' Soumitra Chatterjee celebrated his birthday , it was time to hear the Ray protégé talk about films beyond the oeuvre of Ray.
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