Shah Rukh always praises me: Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh is still asked to sing Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se at every stage show. But Sukhwinder’s repertoire is filled with hit numbers. Name any film — be it Tiger Zinda Hai, …
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I love Satyajit Ray, Mira Nair and Shekhar Kapur’s films: Simon Baker
To the world, he is Patrik Jane, in the high-octane American series The Mentalist. Of course, he enjoys his moments playing Patrik, but then, as someone who has spent so much of time riding…
Bollywood should support art films: Majid Majidi
Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi identifies Kolkata with Satyajit Ray. In fact, the director of films like Children of Heaven, The Color of Paradise and The Song of Sparrows have come to…
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On World Vegan day, explore its health benefits
Did you know Dr Partha Prathim Chakrabarti, principal scientist at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, cultivators and fish traders from east Kolkata wetlands rear 10,000 tonnes…
Rituparno Ghosh: The genius rediscovered through Sangeeta Dutta’s lenses
Just like his films, which always had big stars, late director Rituparno Ghosh’s sexual transformation also made headlines. Even five years after Ghosh’s sudden demise, talks on whether he…
Soumitra Chatterjee, Mamata Shankar unite in Jiit Chakraborty’s Sesher Galpo
Do you know how old Amit Ray, a barrister educated at Oxford, and Labanya of Shesher Kabita would be today? Or how would they react if they cross each other’s path again? In all these years,…
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Director Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s second film Jonaki at MAMI’s India Gold competition section
In recent times, not one Bengali film has managed to strike a chord with Aditya Vikram Sengupta. He makes a point to watch all the latest Bengali releases but if you ask him about the…
We regret when we don’t get what we want, says Bhagyashree
In an exclusive interview, one film wonder actor Bhagyashree talks about her choices that she made regarding her career, her family and how she yarns for make a come back in films It’s been…
I am not cut out for settling in Mumbai, says Bengali film actor Parambrata
Parambrata Chatterjee’s latest Bengali film Shonar Pahar has a strong Bollywood connection. The film brings back veteran Bollywood actress Tanuja on the silver screen after a hiatus,…
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Nila Madhab Panda’s Halkaa wins Grand Prix for best film in Kinolub Festival
I am Kalam filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda’s latest film, Halkaa, won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the Kinolub Festival for Children and Youth in Poland recently. Undoubtedly, the Odisha-born…
Bengal top cop Humayun Kabir has Sushmita, Raveena in mind for film on drug abuse
West Bengal DIG (traffic) Humayun Kabir, who made his directorial debut with the Bengali film Aleya, is working on a script on drug abuse. The yet-to-be-titled multilingual film (Bengali,…
Helping dad with his script is encouraging: Zuni
Zuni Chopra has a rich pedigree to count on. Daughter of filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra and author and film critic Anupama Chopra, 17-year-old Zuni, however prefers to carve her own identity…