Bold films? Just look at Mrinal Sen’s work, says veteran actress Mamata Shankar

The last few hours of 2018 have cast a pall of gloom on Bengal’s cinephiles as Mrinal Sen, the last of the troika of great filmmakers with Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, passed away today, aged 95, of cardiac respiratory failure at his home in Bhawanipore. One of the more revered Indian filmmakers across the globe and a … Read more

Srijit Mukherji has managed to retain the essence of novel Chowringhee, says Anjan Dutt

Anjan Dutta has become a constant in Srijit Mukherji’s last few films, including Uma (2018) and Ek Je Chhilo Raja (2018). In Mukherji’s upcoming Shah Jahan Regency, Dutt reprises the character played by the great Utpal Dutt in Pinaki Bhushan Mukherji’s Chowringhee (1968), adapted from Mani Shankar Mukherjee’s eponymous novel. In a press conference, Anjan Dutt expressed … Read more

Vinci Da song ‘Tomar Moner Bhetor’: Smart and edgy track apt debut song for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contestant Noble

‘Tomar Moner Bhetor’ song from Srijit Mukherji’s upcoming thriller Vinci Da marks the debut of Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contestant Nobel. Written and composed by Anupam Roy, the song belonging to the rock music, brings out the suspense elements of the film well. The promising contestant perhaps could not have a better … Read more

Prosenjit Chatterjee in Gumnaami poster has a mysterious aura

Srijit Mukherji and SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd released the poster of Gumnaami on the occasion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s 122nd birth anniversary yesterday. The film is based on the mysterious Gumnaami Baba, who, Bose reportedly spent the last days of his life as in the northern part of the country. Gumnaami will have Prosenjit … Read more

Dipangshu Acharya’s lyrics glorify the eternal power of love

‘Kichhu Chaini Ami’, a song from Srijit Mukherji’s upcoming film Shah Jahan Regency, has been launched online. Actor Anirban Bhattacharya, who essays a pivotal role in the film, has lent his voice for the song composed by Prasen and written by Dipangshu Acharya. A love song, ‘Kichhu Chaini Ami’, originally known as ‘Raajkumarir Gaan’, features … Read more

Now there is no market for films showcased in Indian Panorama section: Jayaraj

The Malayalam film director has said that there is no market for Indian Panorama films these days. He was speaking at a press conference during the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Goa, on 23 November. Jayaraj’s film Bhayanakam was screened in the feature section of Indian Panorama at the festival. The film … Read more