Bengali cinema

By Express News Service Bengali cinema’s superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee is all set to make his OTT debut with Jubilee. In the series, Prosenjit plays studio head Srikant Roy of the illustrious Roy Talkies. The…

By PTI KOLKATA: Critically acclaimed filmmaker Shoojit Sircar has expressed his desire to direct a Bangla movie, but only after he gets a good grasp over the language. A 'probashi' (non-resident) Bengali who grew up…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Monday, with a reassurance that Bengali cinema has regained its past glory.  “If the Bengali cinema is not shining bright,…

By IANS MUMBAI: She was just a teenager when she secretly wrote a letter to her favorite filmmaker Satyajit Ray, but didn't post it. Naturally, when he passed away suddenly, she felt heartbroken for many reasons.Many…

The actor endeared to Bengali audiences with his roles in films ‘Paari’ and ‘Sagina Mahato’ Dilip Kumar, who passed away on Wednesday, has earned fans across the world for his work in Hindi films, but the ace thespian also dabbled in…

By PTI KOLKATA:  Producers and distributors of Bengali films, still reeling under losses incurred last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, had seen a sliver of hope when the numbers declined around November, but the…