'Aparajito', 'Jhilli' & 4 other movies nominated in WBFJA Award's Best Film category'Ballavpurer Rupkatha' and 'Lokkhi Chele' also made the cut.
Mithun-starrer 'Projapoti' not finding a slot in state-run cinema complex triggers a controversyDev, .a.k.a Deepak Adhikary who is co-producing the film, however, steered clear of controversy saying the film is already being seen on se...
Sunil Gangopadhyay's novel 'Aranyer Dinratri' will be again adapted into a Bengali film after Satyajit Ray created magic 50 yrs agoActor Jeetu Kamal will play the character of Asim - 1 of the 4 friends.
Eminent personalities voice dissent over Mamata becoming chancellor of state-run varsitiesAmong the 40 signatories are actor Kaushik Sen, directors Anik Dutta and Raja Sen, painter Samir Aich, thespian Bibhas Chakraborty, social ...
Anik Dutta's much-hyped film 'Aparajito' on Satyajit Ray finds no show in two state-run theatresDutta had earlier, too, run into trouble when his anti-establishment satire 'Bhobisyoter Bhoot' was pulled off cinema halls in February 201...
Flim-maker Anik Dutta's 'Aparajito', a tribute to Satyajit Ray, to be screened at Toronto International Film FestivalThe film festival is slated to be held from September 8-22.
Anurag Kashyap's 'Dobaaraa' to get a London Indian Film Festival premiere on June 23The film will release in India on July 1.
Tollywood divided ahead of Bengal pollsThe TMC's influence over the Tollygunge-based film industry, known by its portmanteau Tollywood, since even before Mamata Banerjee's ascend...
KIFF keeps off row, no photo of Didi at venue this yearBarring advertisements across the city, it seems the organisers have stayed away from putting up Banerjee’s photos at the state government-...
Jai Shri Ram vs Jai Maa Kali: BJP, Mamata battle over Bengali Hindu voteAs Modi and Shah up the Hindutva-ante with chants of Jai Shri Ram and accusations of Mamata’s “Muslim appeasement”, the TMC is responding w...
Anik Dutta's ‘Bhobishyoter Bhoot’ off theatres for three days; makers seek clarificationDutta's film was taken off theatres within 24 hours of its release.
No clarification from Mamata government on why the movie was pulled out of theatres: Director Anik DuttaWest Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee however denied comment on the issue when she was asked about it during a press conference on Mon...
Aparna Sen, other Bengali directors support FTII studentsAparna Sen and other Bengali directors came out openly in favour of FTII students demanding dissolution of the institute's governing counci...
Tollywood sees a revival with new genre of directors and multiplexesThe Tollygunge film industry in Kolkata, aka Tollywood, is on a rapid growth track – hang the slowdowns, downturns, depreciations and what ...
- Small-budget Tollywood film, Bhooter Bhobishyot, is the biggest hit in Tollygunge
The offbeat flick has crossed 100 days at in the theatrical circuit. Grossings are placed at Rs 3 crore-plus at the box office, according t...