Durga Puja gets `filmy` with French help

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 13:07

French and Bengali artists have collaborated to design a Durga Puja pandal in south Kolkata which will depict 100 glorious years of Indian cinema.

Bengali widows from Vrindavan return to Kolkata for Durga Puja

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 19:40

This Durga puja is a homecoming of sorts for 50 Bengali widows from Vrindavan and Mathura.

Khiladi `invades` Bengal turf ahead of pujas

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 11:14

Reinventing the Akshay Kumar comic caper, high on adrenaline and less in emotional quotient, `Khiladi` invades the Bengal turf with hit Tolly pair Ankush-Nusrat Jahan in the lead.

Rituparno Ghosh: Magnanimous genius

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 12:44

Rituparno Ghosh, the quintessential Bengali film director who passed away a couple of months ago, would have turned 50 on Saturday. The award winning filmmaker was possibly one of the best respected of this era.

'Satyanweshi' bears Rituparno hallmark: Abir Chatterjee

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 20:04

Terming `Satyanweshi` `special` as a Rituparno Ghosh swansong, Abir Chatterjee, the other Byomkesh, said there couldn`t have been a better choice than `Kahaani` maker Sujoy Ghosh as the sleuth in Saradindu flick.

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.

Basu Chatterjee`s daughter excited about Bengali directorial debut

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 20:36

Rupali Guha, daughter of veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, has recently directed her first Bengali film "Porichoy", about a father-daughter relationship.

Recipe: Shorshe Ilish Bhapa

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 09:24

Traditional Bengali steamed Hilsa recipe

Superstar Prosenjit to direct a film soon

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 10:09

Planning to direct a film, over three decades into his career, Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee has said it would happen after two ongoing projects.