Prosenjit`s `Jaatishwar` screened for president

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 22:02

Bengali cinestar Prosenjit Chatterjee`s `Jaatishwar`, which released Friday, was screened in the capital for President Pranab Mukherjee.

Ananya Chatterjee does not like to work with big names only

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 12:11

National-award winning actress Ananya Chatterjee feels that working only with acclaimed directors will not let her fully grow as an artiste.

Wish to portray Kadombori Devi in film: Rituparna Sengupta

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 12:52

Kadombori Devi, the younger sister-in-law of Rabindranath Tagore, remained one of her dream roles she would love to come her way in a feature film one day, `Mukti` protagonist Rituparna Sengupta says.

I badly wanted to do Kakababu`s role: Prosenjit

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 17:51

Terming `Misar Rahasya` as the first film to have been shot extensively in Egypt, Bengal superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee today said super-adventurist `Kakababu` was larger than life.

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.

Could have done better in Bengali films: Elena Kazan

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 11:18

Elena Kazan feels she could have fared better in Bengali films if her understanding of the language and culture were stronger.

For Jisshu Sengupta, Rituparno was his `parents`

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 15:01

Jisshu Sengupta, who has been a part of a number of Rituparno Ghosh`s films, says that post the death of the filmmaker, he feels orphaned.

Ritu da`s passing away still haunts me: Paoli Dam

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 14:39

Paoli Dam is still haunted by the sudden passing away of Rituparno Ghosh and says they were planning to do another film together.

Bengal film celebs disgusted at IPL spot fixing

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 17:01

As the spot fixing scam gets messier, West Bengal’s celluloid celebs expressed disgust at the scandal, calling it a "big crime" and "not acceptable at all."

Five Bengali films left high and dry after chitfund bust

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 12:20

With the bubble bursting for chitfunds financing movie ventures in Tollywood, five Bengali films in the post production stage and scheduled for release in May-June this year have been left high and dry.

`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.

Ghosts the flavour of Bengali film industry : Sandip

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 20:30

Not ruling out a sequel to his spooky `Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy` based on two Satyajit Ray short stories, director son Sandip said ghosts appear to be the flavour of Tollywood at present.