Theme Devdas at boi mela screen tribute
KOLKATA: It is Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Devdas that binds Dilip Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Shah Rukh Khan and Abhay Deol and if all goes well, the actors will be seen discussing the fictional...
View Article16 movies to be screened at shorts fest
JAMSHEDPUR: The fifth edition of the two-day short film festival "Shorts 2012" kicked off at the SNTI auditorium on Saturday. The festival, which was introduced to promote young filmmakers, will...
View ArticleJamshedpur youth set to make it big in Bollywood
JAMSHEDPUR: For Manas Bhattacharjee, the music director from the Steel City, 2013 will be a year of national recognition. The young man, who is flying high following the success of his latest Bengali...
View ArticleJamshedpur boy set to make it big
JAMSHEDPUR: For Manas Bhattacharjee, the music director from the Steel City, 2013 will be a year of national recognition. The young man, who is flying high following the success of his latest Bengali...
View ArticlePagla Dashu in English
After a glamourous kick-off on Saturday, the 18th Kolkata Film Festival gradually warmed up on a pleasant Sunday afternoon. There were the usual queues for tickets, debates on the films to be watched...
View ArticleKolkata-wood in B-Town?
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetVicky Donor More Pics It looks like a complete Kolkata sweep in Mumbai films, TV ads and music. The year 2012 has to be the finest for Bengali actors and filmmakers in Mumbai...
View ArticleMamata omnipresent at Kolkata film fest
Tweet Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Notwithstanding the presence of Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan that pervaded the 18th Kolkata Film Festival inauguration here Saturday, it was West...
View ArticleStudents' short films create waves on silver screen
KOLKATA: Short films made by students of film studies in campuses like Chitrabani or Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), were common in the Kolkata International Film Festival. However,...
View ArticleKolkata film fest dawns amid starry night
Tweet Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Glamour partnered politics as Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan came together with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate the 18th...
View ArticleAnjan as galileo Anjan Dutt gets selfish and turns to theatre for a fresh...
Anjan as galileo Anjan Dutt gets selfish and turns to theatre for a fresh lease of creative life, by directing (and being) Brecht's Galileo You've been busy with one film after another. Why theatre all...
View ArticleNDA, Naval Academy entrance results declared, Bangalore boy tops
New Delhi: The results for National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy entrance examinations for the year 2011 were declared on Wednesday. Pranav Prakash Tejasvi of Rashtriya Military School,...
View ArticleCBFC blocks anti-Mamata Bengali film
The Censor Board has refused to clear a Bengali film for taking pot-shots at the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Singur movement that forced the Tatas to...
View ArticleBengali film critical of Mamata Banerjee blocked by censor board
KOLKATA: The censor board has refused to clear a Bengali film for taking potshots at the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the Singur movement that forced the...
View ArticleFilm release stalled for ridiculing Mamata, Singur movement
The Censor Board has refused to clear a Bengali film for taking potshots at the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Singur movement that forced the Tatas to exit...
View ArticleGenius storyteller Rituparno Ghosh's dead (Fourth Lead)
Tweet K0olkata, May 30 (IANS) Rituparno Ghosh, one of the best Indian filmmakers in the post-Satyajit Ray period who excelled in analyzing human relationships and societal issues, died here Thursday....
View ArticleFilmmaker Rituparno Ghosh's death shocks industry (Third Lead)
Tweet Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Rituparno Ghosh, one of the strongest Indian filmmakers in the post-Satyajit Ray period who excelled in analyzing human relationships and societal issues, died here...
View ArticleFilmmaker cries foul over 'abrupt' cuts
KOLKATA: Bengali film 'Kangal Malsat', which had run into trouble with the censor board earlier this year, will release on August 2 but with cuts which the audience might feel a little abrupt, said...
View ArticleFour-day fest on Rituparno Ghosh
KOLKATA: There is good news in store for Rituparno Ghosh fans. The Union ministry of information and broadcasting is organizing a four-day festival on the filmmaker at the Satyajit Ray Film and...
View ArticleShort films long on creative thought - Organisers back with second edition...
As Indian cinema turns a young-at-heart 100, its no wonder that school and college students across the country are taking interest in expressing themselves on celluloid. In Jamshedpur, The Society...
View Article24 reel treats for cinema buffs OUR CORRESPONDENT Jamshedpur, Sept. 7: Super...
Jamshedpur, Sept. 7: Super Shorts-2013, a two-day festival of short films, kicked off at SNTI Auditorium in the steel city today. Jusco managing director Ashish Mathur inaugurated the festival...
View ArticleSuper Shorts'13 kicks off (TATA Group - TATA Sons Ltd)
(Source: TATA Group - TATA Sons Ltd) ~Festival offers a wonderful opportunity to the budding talents~ Super Shorts 2013, a festival of short films, was inaugurated today by Mr. Ashish Mathur, MD,...
View ArticleIndia's Film Bazaar Targets Mainstream Projects
2 8 0 0 0 Email Print Comments NFDC-Solaris Images (Left to right): National Film Development Corporation MD Nina Lath Gupta, Ministry of Tourism secretary Parvez Dewan and Prasad Labs deputy GM...
View ArticleKolkata film fest ends; Bipasha, Sushmita, Rani feted
Kolkata, November 18: Bollywood beauties Bipasha Basu, Sushmita Sen and Rani Mukherjee were among renowned women actresses felicitated Sunday at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival which came...
View ArticleFilms by local directors to feature at festival
JAMSHEDPUR: The two-day short film festival here will feature movies, including those by local directors, that focus on social problems and day-to-day issues. The sixth edition of SHORTS 2013,...
View ArticleCreating short cuts to success ANTARA BOSE A poster of a short film screened...
Every budding filmmaker dreams of becoming a Yash Chopra or a Prakash Jha. And, GeNext wants to achieve the feat faster. But, instead of running from pillar to post in Mumbai studios for a break,...
View ArticleFilm fest wins hearts OUR CORRESPONDENT They are short in length but long in...
They are short in length but long in impact. As many as 20 short films were screened at Shorts 2013, a festival hosted by Calcutta-based...
View ArticleShort film fest at Jamshedpur to focus on societal issues
JAMSHEDPUR: Global terrorism, child abuse, sexual harassment, pollution are some of the issues which will come alive through protagonists' experience and creative presentation and lens will help weave...
View ArticleCity boy makes heads turn at international film fests
20-year-old city boy Tathagata Ghosh is going places with his music video winning accolades from near and far. His music video, Ashaye, is making heads turn at international film festival being held...
View ArticleMusical stalwarts pay tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar in Kolkata
That the City of Joy is a music lovers' haven was proved yet again at the second edition of Shraddhayanjali. The three-day cultural festival organized as a tribute to legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi...
View ArticleWeek of fun and frolic ends at NITP
PATNA: A week of fun, frolic, dance, music and competition at National Institute of Technology, Patna (NITP), came to an end with curtains drawn on its annual cultural fest, Melange '14, on Monday....
View ArticleRituparno Ghosh's death leaves Kolkata shocked
Tweet Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended on the eastern metropolis Thursday as it woke up to a morning shocker - the sudden demise of National Award winning filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh...
View ArticleBengali movie branded 'anti-government'
Tweet Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) The state-run Star Theatre in Kolkata Saturday stopped the screening of Bengali film 'Teen Kanya' on the premise that it sends out an anti-state message. West Bengal...
View ArticleTollywood mourns Kahaani actor Kunal Padhy's demise
An actor, a travel junkie, a musician — Kunal Padhy was a man of many parts. The industry reacts to his sudden demise Tolly break Kunal was part of two of my films — Cha e Chuti and Bye Bye Bangkok....
View ArticleLook! Mandals go back in time
Durga Puja this year seems to be all about nostalgia. Taking inspiration from the good, old days, mandals are trying to recreate the era by going the traditional way. âThis year the decoration will...
View ArticleAnurag Basu plans English 'Barfi!'
Tweet Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) After treating Hindi-viewing audiences to "Barfi!", director Anurag Basu plans to cook up an English version of the movie for non-Hindi audiences. He says "Barfi!" is his...
View ArticleGirls walk away with 44 out of 69 gold medals
PATNA: As soon as Patna University (PU) vice-chancellor Arun Kumar Sinha, authorized by chancellor D Y Patil, declared the convocation open and announced "I admit you to the degree and charge each one...
View ArticleThree-day poetry fest in Santiniketan
Santiniketan: A three-day poetry festival kicked off at the Lipika auditorium in Santiniketan from Friday. This year, the event is being dedicated to late Bengali author Sunil Gangopadhyay. Organized...
View ArticleRescued from the forgotten bin
Long ago, one of my seniors offered a piece of advice during my trainee days in journalism, ‘Look around, even dustbins have stories in Delhi.’ Over the years, Delhi’s dustbins have literally given...
View ArticleAnustup ignored A STAFF REPORTER Calcutta: Anustup Majumder and Subhomoy Das...
Calcutta: Anustup Majumder and Subhomoy Das have failed to find a place among the Bengal probables for the senior teams. The probables will be pruned down once joint secretary Sourav Ganguly returns to...
View ArticleBachchan clan renews, strengthens ties with Bengal
Kolkata, November 10: Bollywood screen icon Amitabh Bachchan and his family not only fired-up the inaugural ceremony of the 20th Kolkata International Film Fest but they also strengthened and renewed...
View ArticleBachchan clan, SRK, Bollywood fire-up Kolkata film fest's opening
Kolkata, November 10: In a splendid show of Bollywood camaraderie and the mingling of politicians and celebrities, the 20th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) -- India's second oldest movie...
View ArticleSuman adapts Nabarun's novel for the stage
Adapts novel Khelna Nagar for the stage in Hindi; play to be performed by NSD repertory Nabarun Bhattacharya is no more, but theatreperson Suman Mukhopadhyay is ready to extend his association with the...
View ArticleSoumitra Chatterjee frowns at KIFF inauguration venue
Kolkata, Nov 11: Iconic Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee today said the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was "losing its character and seriousness" following the shift of the inauguration...
View ArticleAmitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan inaugurate Kolkata Film Festival
Monday, 10 November 2014 - 9:22pm IST | Agency: PTI Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit The 20th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival today kicked off to a...
View ArticleBest foreign short films to be screened at Kolkata fest
Kolkata , November 01: As many as 157 short films, ranging from animation to independent varieties from 30 countries, will be screened at an international short film fest beginning here Saturday. The...
View ArticleSelection of Feature & Non-Feature Films in Indian Panorama for 45th...
(Source: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Republic of India) Indian Panorama 2014 announced its final selection of Feature and Non-Feature films to be screened at 45th International Film...
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