is a Kolkata-based independent journalist. He has been doing freelance work for more than 3 decades and writes on arts & culture, cinema, politics, healthcare and education
Sophia Loren was speaking to Richard Burton while completing shooting for D’Sica’s, Voyage. She asked the iconic actor whether her performance as Adriana in the film could match Burton’s Caesar as he delivered a flawless performance....
The boycott by right-wingers might be one of the reasons, but what happened with Lal Singh Chadda's box office performance in India has an age-long problem with the Indian film industry.
The Aamir Khan starer remake...
Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar, known as Bharat Kumar in Indian cinema has acted in and made the most patriotic theme movies. The 85-year-old Manoj Kumar talked to journalist Ranjan Das Gupta on the eve of...
Before recording Hoke Majboor Mujhe song, Bhupinder Singh was nervous. How could a brand new singer like him match three stalwarts, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey and Talat Mehmood? A discovery of Madan Mohan and Chetan Anand,...
The Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen Pair lit the silver screen with their grounded romanticism and uninhibited performances. Though senior in age to Aparna, Mahanayak adjusted well with her on screen. Uttam Kumar had the...
“Trends of acting in Indian cinema have improved from theatricals to mature, real life performances. If the audience cannot identify with a piece of acting, it fails to impress. “These were words of Sunil Dutt...
In its 75th year of independence, India is the Nation of Honor at the Mecca of film festivals Cannes. Led by Anurag Thakur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting a delegation of reputed personalities like A...
During the shooting of his thirteen-episode telefilm, Kitne Paas Kitne Door, Mrinal Sen said he discovered that the language of television was different from that of cinema. In fact, he stated that television had its limitations but...
“Charulata is my most technically perfect film. Sadgati is my truly fundamental film.” Satyajit Ray.
Ten of Satyajit Ray’s films will be screened at the Cannes classic section this May. It is really difficult to assess...
Simdega/Ranchi: Over hundreds of people hit the streets at Simdega district on Saturday, October 19, chanting slogans like - Justice has to be served...
Kolkata: At a time when the Bollywood fraternity is maintaining a distance from Naseeruddin Shah, intellectuals from Kolkata have expressed their solidarity for the...
