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Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Scottish actor-director Brian Cox says he is a great fan of India's legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray and that "Pather Panchali" is his favourite film."I am an admirer of films made by Satyajit Ray, specially 'Pather Panchali'. I have been to India in the mid-1980s," Cox told mediapersons here. He is here for the screening of a selection of films from his country that began

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Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Bengali film "Antaheen" was declared the best feature film at the 56th National Film Awards announced Saturday.The film bagged two other honours for Shreya Ghosal and Avit Mukhopadhyay who got the best female playback singer award and the best cinematographer award respectively. Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, who directed the film, said: "I am extremely happy. I never expected

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New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Celina Jaitley has already dabbled in Telugu and Kannada films and the former beauty queen now wants to work in a Bengali film, preferably one with Rituparno Ghosh."I have spent a lot of time in West Bengal and this is the reason I can easily associate myself with the place, culture and the language. I would really love to work in a Bengali movie because I feel they make

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Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Well-known Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh skipped the International Film Festival of Marrakech, where his latest offering "Abohoman" was to be screened, because the film's leading lady Mamta Shankar was not allowed to accompany him. "It's true that I wanted Mamta to come along since she's the film's leading lady. And yes, she didn't get to go," Ghosh told IANS.The

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Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Bollywood actress Riya Sen made her Bengali film debut with a small appearance in director Rituparno Ghosh's film "Abohamaan", which was screened here Sunday."I refused every offer I got for Bengali movies as I wanted to start my career in Bengali films with a Rituparno Ghosh film. I was waiting for the right opportunity," said Riya.  "Abohamaan" is the story of a Bengali

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London, Oct 23 (IANS) Shyam Benegal, the noted filmmaker who burst into the film world 26 years ago with a clutch of realistic films about village India, says he finds it easier to shoot in a custom-built village these days than endure the inconvenience of a real one. The acclaimed director of "Ankur", "Nishant" and "Manthan" - a classic trio of grim films based in rural India - says at his age

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New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) National Award winning Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is keen to wield the megaphone and follow in the footsteps of legends like Guru Dutt to make movies that have "intelligence and mass appeal". "Direction is my next career choice. I would make movies of Guru Dutt, Asit Sen and Mani Ratnam style which would have intelligence and yet mass appeal. I would make movies

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New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta rues she hasn't got enough opportunities in Bollywood to showcase her talent despite being around for four years. But the National Award winner is excited about sharing screen space with none other than Shah Rukh Khan - in an ad film. "Yes, Bollywood couldn't recognise my talent to the extent expected," Rituparna, who forayed into

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Name of the Film: Nauka DubiDirector: Rituparna GoshCast: Priyanshu Chatterjee, Riya Sen, Raima SenGenre: Romantic Drama Story: Adaptation of Tagore's novel by the same name Expected Release: 2009 --MP

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Director: Raj Chakraborty Cast: Dev, Subhasree GangulyBanner: Shree Venkatesh FilmsGenre: Romantic ThrillerExpected Release: April 15th, 2009--MP

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Name of the Film: Lakshyabhed Director: Raj MukherjeeCast: Joy, Swastika, Tapas Pal, Rachana, Sabyasachi, Monoj Mitra, Kharaj Mukherjee, Monu Mukherjee Genre: Family Drama, ThrillerStory: Sabyasachi Music: Kalyan Sen BaratBanner: D.M ProductionsExpected Release: 2009 --MP

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Name of the Film: Chaowa Paowa Director: Swapan Saha Producer: Nemai PanjaCast: Prosenjit,Rachana Banerjee, Abhishek Chatterjee, Locket ChatterjeeMusic: Ashok BhadraStatus: Released--MP

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Name of the Film: AsheemaCast: Gracy SinghMusic: Jolly MukherjeeBanner: Z Entertainment EnterprisesRelease: Nov 2008--MP

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Name of the Film: Shukno LankaDirector: Gaurav PandeProducer: M&MCast: Mithun Chakraborty, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Roopa GangulyGenre: DramaCamera: Baban RoyMusic: PritamBanner: Chivach Media --MP

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Name of the Film: Ami Yasin Arr Amar Madhubala (The Voyeurs)Director: Buddhadeb DasguptaProducer: Anurradha Prasad Genre: DramaBanner: B.A.G Films and Media Ltd Expected Release: 2008--MP

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Name of the movie: A Japanese WifeDirector: Aparna SenProducer: Sa Re Ga Ma Cast: Rahul Bose, Kunal Basu, Raima Sen, Rudraneel Ghosh, Moushumi Chatterjee, Chigusa Takaku Written by: Kunal Basu Cinematography: Anway Goswami Genre: Love Story, Drama, comedy--MP

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Name of the movie: AntaheenDirector: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Cast: Rahul Bose, Sharmila Tagore, Aparna Sen, Kalyan RayCinematography: Aveek Mukhopadhyay Music: Shantanu Moitra, ChandrabindooGenre: Drama --MP

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Name of the movie: Hello KolkattaDirector: Manoj MichiganProducer: Sandip AgarwalCast: Swastika Mukherjee, Amitabha Bhattacharya, Sreelekha Mitra, Sudip Mukherjee, Moitreyee Mitra, Samapika DebnathGenre: Social Drama Music Director: Abhijit Bose--MP

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Renowned Bengali filmmaker Tapan Sinha has been chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2006. The award given for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema carries cash price of Rs 1 million, a Swarna Kamal citation and a shawl. His films have won a number of National Film Awards and has been recognised with international awards as well. Besides Bengali films, he has

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Bollywood's popular actres Vidya Balan is back with another Bengali film.   This time it would be with director Gautam Haldar with whom she made her debut in films.   Indeed her first film, Bhalo Theko was in Bengali directed by Halder and since then she was longing to act in more Bengali films.   Vidya is all excited to do another project in Bengali since she considers the film industry close

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Anuranan has a great star cast – Rahul Bose, Raima Sen, Rituparna Sengupta, Rajat Kapoor   Shemaroo Entertainment is looking forward to the theatrical release of 'Anuranan' in Hindi – the Bengali film which remarkably ran for 100 days in theatres in Kolkata. Presented by Screenplay Films and Shemaroo Entertainment, this film is the directorial debut of Bengali film-maker – Aniruddha Roy-Chowdhury

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Amitabh's latest experiment was with Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh. He teamed up with Ghosh in his English film The Last Lear, which is based on veteran Bengali actor Utpal Dutt's play Aajker Shahjahan. It revolves around an aging Shakespearean actor who takes on one of the bard's most challenging roles. The film was well received at the Toronto Film Festival last month.

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In an effort to strengthen its senior management team in Kolkata, BIG 92.7 FM India’s no1 Radio station has appointed Bodhayan Roychaudhury as the Station Head, Kolkata. He will head the overall the operations of Kolkata station of BIG 92.7 FM. A Master degree holder in Business Administration from S P Jain Management Institute, Mumbai, Bodhayan brings with him, years of vast experience in Brand

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Rajaa Mukerji, who has honed his skills with television, has chosen to make his directorial debut with a Bengali film. Rajaa has cinema in his genes, what with father Ram Mukerji having produced and directed several Bengali films and sister Rani, one of the top stars of Hindi films. Based on his own story, Bidhataar Lekha is jointly scripted by Rajaa and Kamalesh Kunti Singh with dialogue by

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Meow 104.8 FM, the radio initiative from the India Today Group, is all set to officially launch in Kolkata on September 20, 2007, preceeded by a soft launch on September 15. Meow FM has a programming mix for the ‘she’ listener. Its tagline – ‘Thodi Meethi, Thodi Catty’ – reflects the station’s positioning, conveying its desire to appeal to the myriad moods of a woman. In Kolkata, Meow FM will air

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