Kolkata is fast turning into to 'the city of retired': Jagdeep DhankharHe urged all to contribute to the welfare of the state. “I appeal to all of you to contribute to the welfare of the state…we have witnessed...
24 Jun, 2022, 10.23 PM IST
Remembering Buddhadeb Dasgupta: A poet, professor & film-maker who left teaching to pursue his love for cinemaDasgupta, who had been battling kidney ailments for a while, died in his sleep at his home in Kolkata on Thursday.
10 Jun, 2021, 06.52 PM IST
Academicians seek repeal of farm laws, say these pose major threat to farming communitiesThe 400-odd academicians in their statement said, "The three new laws that have been enacted by the government are aimed at bringing in fun...
03 Feb, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
A Civil Contract: Same sex relationships and marriageBeing married carries along with it the right of maintenance, right of inheritance, a right to own joint bank accounts, etc. But what about...
29 Feb, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Mrinal Sen: The socially conscious auteur who pioneered 'new wave' in IndiaSen, Dadasaheb Phalke award-winning film director, passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with age-related ailments at 95.
30 Dec, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' lesson: Are Indians becoming small-minded, insecure and illiberal?Now dissent is manufactured in 140 characters. And sadly, that could make or mar a Friday release.
26 Oct, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
Is Kamal Haasan giving saffron shades to his Leftist image?Just as he loves image-transforming make-up, Kamal Haasan is donning many public roles, that may not necessarily harmonise.
19 Nov, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
Now, scholars speak out against 'assault on academic freedom'A group of academics and scholars today expressed their outrage and anger against the "assault on academic and constitutional freedom", joi...
30 Oct, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
National Archives to display archival gems to kick off 125th-year celebrationsRepository of some of oldest and rarest records this month-long exhibition will throw open National Archives' year-long calendar of activit...
10 Mar, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
- Supreme Court allows release of Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh with song featuring Tata, Bata
SC allowed Prakash Jha to release his film "Chakravyuh" featuring a controversial song that mentions Tata, Birla and Bata on a special cond...
19 Oct, 2012, 06.33 PM IST
- New lease of life being infused into dying Kolkata film societies
The pioneering society has managed to stay alive on artificial respiration and the resilience of some of its surviving founding members.
31 Oct, 2011, 12.02 AM IST
- Film studios pack up as digital labs steal the show
From Mumbai to Kolkata, film studios of the nation’s dreams and fantasies are turning into residential or commercial complexes.
06 Oct, 2011, 05.37 AM IST
- Mani Kaul, pioneer of new age cinema dead
Agraduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where he was a student of mercurial Bengal film maker Ritwik Ghatak...
07 Jul, 2011, 12.30 AM IST
- Knight Riders taken to court for alleged copyright violation
Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders was on Wednesday taken to court by Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) on alleged copyright infr...
14 May, 2008, 05.05 PM IST
- Indian films to be special attraction in Dubai festival
Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Mira Nair's films have found a place in the Dubai International Film Festival in December.
07 Nov, 2007, 03.21 PM IST
- Big B's corporate paycheck just Rs 2,500 per annum
Amitabh Bachchan is earning in crores through films, but his remuneration as a director in a listed company is just Rs 2,500 for a full yea...
05 Nov, 2007, 04.12 PM IST
- Look who’s cooking
If asked to name the first Bollywood film we could think of with a cook as central character we would probably name Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s ...
09 Jun, 2007, 02.22 AM IST