Bengali Cinema
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Bengali film ‘Jhilli’ provides a scorching view of life in the dumps
Ishaan Ghose’s award-winning first feature follows characters who eke out a living at a garbage disposal site.
Nandini Ramnath
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Sarat Chandra classic is now a film set in the present: ‘Drifters like Srikanto are still alive’
Starring Ritwick Chakraborty, Jyotika Jyoti and Rahul, ‘Rajlokhi o Srikanto’ is based on the four-part novel ‘Srikanto’.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Gold rush: What’s with all these Bengalis hunting for treasure in the movies?
The May 24 release ‘Durgeshgorer Guptodhon’ is the latest Bengali treasure hunt film.
Devarsi Ghosh
Trending
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘A key moment in the history of Bangla’: Prosenjit Chatterjee on the world of ‘Mahalaya’
Prosenjit Chatterjee’s production ‘Mahalaya’, directed by Soumik Sen, will be out on March 1.
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘All Bengali middle-class crises occur indoors’: Mainak Bhaumik on ‘Crisscross’
Mainak Bhaumik has adapted Smaranjit Chakraborty’s bestseller ‘Crisscross’ for director Birsa Dasgupta.
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘Some films are more personal than others’: Parambrata Chatterjee on ‘Sonar Pahar’
Tanuja plays the neglected matriarch who befriends a young boy in the upcoming Bengali movie.
Chandrima Pal
Video
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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Watch: Spectacular timelapse video shows northern lights shining over erupting volcano in Iceland
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Seven Bengali films in a single week: The no-win game of Durga puja releases
Boon or bane? Filmmakers and producers believe that the Bengali box office cannot sustain multiple releases.
Devarsi Ghosh
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The secret of Bengali cinema’s most powerful producers: ‘Keep making mistakes, keep making flops’
The story of how Shree Venkatesh Films, set up by cousins Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni, emerged as one of the powerhouse producers in Kolkata.
Chandrima Pal
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Petition filed against film on Dhananjoy Chatterjee hanging
Anil Kumar Singh has alleged that the film indulges in character assassination of the victim.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee, hanged for rape in Kolkata 13 years ago, gets a retrial through a movie
Arindam Sil’s ‘Dhananjoy’ reopens the case file of the security guard, who was hanged on charges of raping and murdering Hetal Parekh in 1990.
Chandrima Pal
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Why the Bengali films of Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee are always on the money
Behind the uninterrupted run of the hugely successful directing duo, tight budgets, middle class values and aspirations, and a lack of frills.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Hit pair behind ‘Belaseshe’ and ‘Praktan’ score again with ‘Posto’
Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy prove that they know what Bengali audiences pay to watch.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record
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Badminton, Asia C’Ships: Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag to lead Indian challenge in China