Saswata's weight is a problem: Arindam Sil
Tiffs and Arindam Sil, the director, are inseparable. Not too long ago, the director was constantly at loggerheads with his Byomkesh, Abir Chatterjee, during the shoot of Har Har Byomkesh. And now,...
View ArticleGovernments should ensure strong Indo-Pak bonding: Shafqat Amanat Ali
A huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan, Shafqat Amanat Ali is overjoyed by the double honour.Ahead of the T20 World Cup clash between India and Pakistan, the singer opens up on cricket, cinema and all things...
View ArticleThe National Award jury has acknowledged fantasy cinema, says Goutam Ghose
Goutam Ghose’s ‘Sankhachil’ is the only Bengali film to have bagged a National Award this year.
View ArticleKaushik Ganguly: Should I return my Fellini UNESCO award for ‘Cinemawala’?
A sarcastic Kaushik Ganguly takes on National Award jury member Sanjib Datta who feels "'Cinemawala' wasn't upto the mark."
View ArticlePoor show by Bengali movies at National Awards
The list of winners of the 63rd National Film Aw ards, released on Monday morning, was a bolt out of the blue for Tollywood. Only one Bengali film -Goutam Ghose's unreleased Sankhachil -has managed to...
View ArticleRibhu Dasgupta's TE3N to promote Bengal tourism
Bengal's filmi pitch to outsiders as an attractive destination for both business and leisure does not begin and end with Shah Rukh Khan. While the Badshah of Bollywood has signed up as the state's...
View ArticleBengali backs two back-to-back National Awards
It's not only cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee who has won two back-to back National Awards. Documentary filmmaker Ranajit Ray, too, has made Bengal proud.
View ArticleBengali director's film goes to Cannes
Abhiroop Basu's short film, titled Afternoon With Julia, starring Neha Panda and Samadarshi Dutt in lead roles, has been officially selected for the prestigious Festival de Cannes 2016, under the Court...
View ArticleSix Bengali shorts make it to Cannes Short Film Corner!
The six selected short films are Anirban Guha’s ‘Elixir’, Abhiroop Basu’s ‘Afternoon With Julia’ (‘Cum Iulia Meridiem’), Aniket Chattopadhyay’s ‘Saubala’, Lubdhak Chatterjee’s ‘In A Free State’,...
View ArticleAudience's love is my real award: Prosenjit Chatterjee
After ruling the Bengali film industry for over three decades, superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee has now settled for experimental films and likes to reinvent himself as an actor with every failure. In a...
View ArticleThis year, National Awards looked like another Bollywood award: Rituparna...
The 63rd National Film Awards have come as a shocker to the Bengali Film industry . Apart from Sankhachil, which was declared the Best Feature Film in Bengali, no other movie has made the cut in...
View ArticleTolly celebs set the political ball rolling
With West Bengal set to go to polls this Monday , political parties are leaving no stone unturned to lure voters through endless election campaigns. Giving them company is a host of Tollywood...
View ArticleWho are our Tolly celebs supporting this T20 WC finals?
West Indies and England are locking horns today for the T20 World Cup. But like most of us, our Tolly celebs, too, seem to have lost interest in the final post India’s exit from the tourney on...
View ArticleAgnidev's next on Ishrat Jahan encounter case
Looks like director Agnidev Chatterjee is on a story-hunting spree. His film based on the Sheena Bora murder incident, Dark Chocolate, is up for release and the director has already started working on...
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