Sankar Debnath

Tanni Chaudhuri-directed short film ‘Chowkath Periye’ was recently screened at the London Bengali Film Festival (LBFF). The short is a hard take on human narratives surrounding mental health.

A number of new web series of different genres are set to spice up the entertainment quotient of Bengali viewers. Crime thriller, drama, rom-com to psychological thriller, a mixed platter of entertainment is waiting for the audience. The list of promising new series includes ‘Sundarbaner Vidyasagar’, directed by Korak Murmu.

Kader Kuler Bou, which will see TV's golden girl Koneenica Banerjee in a completely new avatar, will premiere on Zee Bangla, on March 22nd.

The film is a romcom that involves a comedy of errors

A flesh trade scene at a state hospital in Mahanagar@Kolkata has come under the scanner what with the Censor Board being flooded with calls for clearing it

Tolly heartthrob Jeet produced ‘Aay Khuku Aay’, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Ditipriya Roy as father-daughter duo, is set for its World TV Premiere this weekend.

Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Gaurav Chakrabarty starrer ‘Ajker Shortcut’ is all set for its premiere on a leading Bengali OTT platform. The movie is based on eminent singer Nachiketa Chakraborty’s story.

The plot revolves around a keysmith who travels to the city with the hope of meeting his long-lost beloved, reluctantly married to one from her same faith, living somewhere as yet for him to find out. ‘Chabiwala' not only weaves a narrative smeared in love and longing but also dismisses posed hierarchy and searches for the inherent notion of truth.

Gulshanara Khatun who juggles between her film, television and theatre roles recently finished shooting for her upcoming film, Arun Roy directed '8/12'.

Joydeep Mukherjee’s film ‘Akash Ongshoto Meghla’ is inspired by two short stories by Swapnomoy Chakrabarty, ‘Potakar Kapor’ and ‘Merudando’, the critically acclaimed film connects apparently disconnected stories of two men who have lost their way of life as a consequence of unexpected lockout of a factory. Actors Rudranil Ghosh and Rahul Banerjee play the two protagonists.

​Inspired by two short stories by Swapnomoy Chakrabarty, ‘Potakar Kapor’ and ‘Merudando’, the critically acclaimed film connects apparently disconnected stories of two men who have lost their way of life as a consequence of unexpected lockout of a factory. Actors Rudranil Ghosh and Rahul Banerjee play the two protagonists. While Basabdatta Chatterjee will be seen opposite Rahul, Ankita Chakraborty plays Rudranil’s wife in the film.

Filmmaker Tanni Chaudhuri’s latest ‘After The Threshold’ is a stark commentary on human narratives surrounding mental health. The story starts in the house of a well-established psychologist who is being interviewed on mental health issues in times of Covid. While the interviewer discusses the trends in India, in a different location in the same house, the psychologist’s associates are waiting for their turn for the interview.

Tollywood is soon going to churn out a tale of locks, keys and different people from various spaces locked in their surroundings.

In many decades no film from this part of the world has been selected as India���s official entry to the Oscars. But every year, Bengal continues to dominate the National Film Awards and religiously keeps a date with the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.

The likes of Tintu Luka and Inderjeet Singh will be seen in action while the lesser-known athletes would aim to seal World Championship berths during the 55th National inter-state athletics championship, starting on Friday.

Asian champion shot putter Inderjit Singh will spearhead a 24-member Indian team's challenge in the three-leg Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series which begins on June 22 in Bangkok.

Beating all other language cinema from the country, only two Bengali films have been selected to represent India in the world competition at Indian International Film Festival (IFFI) this year. These are Kaushik Ganguly's 'Cinemawalla' and Debesh Chattopadhyay's 'Natoker Moto'.

The moot point is why did the other Panorama movies not make the cut for the final selection round of the National Awards? If they didn’t for valid reasons based on merit, the decision is only throwing open a new debate.

Jithin Paul stole the limelight beating 2010 Asiad gold medallist Joseph Abraham to second place in a close 400m hurdles race while earning a ticket for the Asian Games.