Jumped from 34th floor at Vatican: Koel Mallick

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 13:08

In the first ever stunt scene by a top heroin without a body-double in a Bengali film, actor Koel Mallick still relives that eerie feeling to jump and hang from the 34th floor in `Rangbaaz`.

Uttam Kumar starrer comes in new avatar

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 18:04

Exploring the dark and mysterious tinsel world in trail of a missing diva director Bappaditya Bandyopadhyay`s `Nayika Sangbad` sharing the name of the late 60s` classic Uttam-starrer, is more a realistic take of showbiz.

Soumitra Chatterjee praised my shot in `Rupkatha Noy`: Radhika Apte

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 19:32

Actor Radhika Apte still recalls how Soumitra Chatterjee had applauded her for a scene.

`Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends` focuses on female bonding

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 14:25

Breaking the stereotype of stories that showcase mainly male bonding, new Bengali film ‘Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends’, set for release later this month, focuses on female bonding, with the director calling it biographical.

Bollywood turns our collective brains into chicken-feed: Director Q

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 19:19

Quashik Mukherjee, a true auteur, expresses his elation about Tasher Desh and his esoteric experimentation with the medium of cinema.

Swanand Kirkire debuts in Bengali cinema

Last Updated: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 18:51

After penning hits like ‘Behti hawaa sa tha woh...’, ‘Bande mein tha dum...’ for Hindi movies ‘3 Idiots’ and ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’, respectively, lyricist Swanand Kirkire makes his debut in Bengali cinema with ‘Paanch Adhyay’.

New wave Bengali cinema a compromise: Adoor

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 12:22

The new wave Bengali cinema has met success at the box office and also won critical acclaim at the same time, but eminent Malayali filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan dismisses the phenomenon as a `compromise`.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta beginning new film this Durga Puja

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 16:46

Buddhadeb Dasgupta, known for films like ‘Tahader Katha’ and ‘Kaalpurush’, is all set to begin shooting his new film ‘Anwarer Aschorjo Kahini’ this Durga Puja with Chandrachur Singh in a lead.

Bengali cinema has got `new birth`: Rahul Bose

Last Updated: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 19:29

Rahul Bose today hailed the resurgence in Tollywood, crediting young filmmakers for giving Bengali cinema a `new birth`.

I still feel the urge to reinvent myself: Prosenjit

Last Updated: Sunday, February 5, 2012, 12:39

He has been ruling the Bengali film industry for the past 30 years but actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, who is returning to Bollywood with "Shanghai", says he still feels the urge to reinvent himself.