Avik Mukhopadhyay

Abhijit Chaudhuri pulls off biggest coup in Bengali cinema with film inspired by diva���s professional life

Tollywood���s busiest DoP, Soumik Haldar, talks to CT about his passions, career and life as it unfolds.

The film may hit theatres soon though technicians are crying non-payment

The actress is set to make her Hindi film debut with Chauranga

He was a man who was a close friend for all, but alas, he only enjoyed a handful of true friends towards the latter years of his life. That is how Debajyoti Mishra, eminent music composer and a very close friend of late National Award winning director Rituparno Ghosh remembers him. "Even if he would meet you for 10 minutes, in those 10 minutes he would make you feel like his best friend," he says. Remembering the man who changed the course of Bengali cinema, on his 50th birth anniversary, Mishra gets nostalgic.

Director's core team of Arghyakamal Mitra, avik mukhopadhyay and Debajyoti Mishra set to interpret his vision for unfinished Satyanweshi

Satyanweshi might not be handed out to another director; The film���s core team has offered to wrap it up with help from the production house

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Director Anik Dutta recounts the experience of shooting a commercial with Team Kolkata

In town to take part in Kolkata Festival presented by The Times of India, Logic Baba Rahul Ram talks about life without Asheem and the song that avik mukhopadhyay has written for the band.

Soon after the release of avik mukhopadhyay���������s Ekti Taraar Khonje, several SMSes are doing the rounds. Not only do they reveal the plot of the film.

Director avik mukhopadhyay tells TOI that art needs a certain degree of ambiguity

Bengali films at international festivals increasingly rely on non-local technicians due to financial constraints and busy schedules of local professionals. Directors often hire Mumbai-based or foreign crews to achieve diverse visual goals, despite criticism from local technicians.

At least nine Rajat Kamals (Silver Lotus) were announced for Bengal’s talents in the Feature and Non-Feature film categories at the 69th National Film Awards on Thursday. This is in addition to a Silver Lotus being given to a centurion production house from Kolkata - Aurora Film Corporation Pvt. Ltd that produced ‘Kalkokkho – House of Time’.​

The article explores the eerie experiences and favorite horror films of four individuals rooted in Bengali culture and literature. Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay recalls a ghostly presence in his childhood home, while Rituparna Sengupta experienced a paranormal encounter during a film shoot. Anik Dutta had a strange coincidence involving names on a truck, and Debanjan Chakrabarti encountered mysterious occurrences in an old mansion. Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee had two eerie experiences, one in his childhood home and another in a hotel. Each individual also shares their favorite horror films and their fascination with Bengali folklore.

Here is the complete winners list from the 67th Wolf777news Filmfare Awards 2022 which premiered on September 9 on Colors TV and Colors Cineplex :

The starry night that commemorated the milestones achieved by the film industry, the bars set by the filmmakers, and the acting prowess shown by the artists has finally come to an end. Though on the one hand, it was hard to get enough of what was served at the 67th Wolf777news Filmfare Awards 2022, on the other hand, it was so enlightening and enriching to experience an event that acknowledged the artistic excellence of the entertainment industry.

Pankaj Tripathi's thriller film 'Kadak Singh' premiered at IFFI 2023. The film, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, follows the story of AK Shrivastav as he battles retrograde amnesia and uncovers conflicting narratives from his past. The film's producer, Viraf Sarkari, revealed that the idea for the film came to him 12 years ago and has evolved over time. He also praised Tripathi's versatility as an actor and shared that the film has a beautiful story with many layers and twists.

Now, a Bengali short film festival called ‘My SHORTS’ will be organized in October as an initiative from a popular app.