Mumbai, July 19 (Ians) Actor Saswata Chatterjee will be seen playing a quirky cop in the upcoming Bengali series ‘Abar Proloy’. The series, which also stars Saswata Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Paran Bandopadhyay, Ritwick Chakraborty, Koushani Mukherjee and June Maliah in pivotal roles, has been directed by Raj Chakraborty. The trailer of the series was unveiled on Wednesday.
Spanning 10 episodes, this massy Bengali cop drama revives the beloved character of Animesh Dutta (played by Saswata Chatterjee), a special crime branch officer who is sent to Sunderbans to hunt down the deadly mastermind who is invisible for years and is running a wide-spread human trafficking racket. Animesh plunks into a cobweb of crimes to fulfil his mission, starting off by saving a minor Dugga, from the clutches of ‘Hujjas’, a gang of young hooligans ruling the island.
Talking about his character, Saswata Chatterjee said, “Animesh Dutta is a character that is very close to me.
Spanning 10 episodes, this massy Bengali cop drama revives the beloved character of Animesh Dutta (played by Saswata Chatterjee), a special crime branch officer who is sent to Sunderbans to hunt down the deadly mastermind who is invisible for years and is running a wide-spread human trafficking racket. Animesh plunks into a cobweb of crimes to fulfil his mission, starting off by saving a minor Dugga, from the clutches of ‘Hujjas’, a gang of young hooligans ruling the island.
Talking about his character, Saswata Chatterjee said, “Animesh Dutta is a character that is very close to me.
- 7/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Winner of the Aravindan Puraskaram award, special mention jury award as best debutant director in Kerala while and an official selection in Kolkata International Film Festival, “The Eternal” (Ananta) is an intriguing film that focuses on the loneliness people feel for a number of reasons and the ways the use in order to overcome it.
“The Eternal” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
The story revolves around Suvo, a man in his 40s who seems to have given up after his mother’s death, living off the meager rents he receives from the apartment building he owns, and having only one friend who keeps “pestering” him with ideas to earn more money. Mistu is a young woman who teaches in a primary school, but her life is also in shambles. Her mother has also died and her alcoholic father torments her in various ways, one of which...
“The Eternal” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
The story revolves around Suvo, a man in his 40s who seems to have given up after his mother’s death, living off the meager rents he receives from the apartment building he owns, and having only one friend who keeps “pestering” him with ideas to earn more money. Mistu is a young woman who teaches in a primary school, but her life is also in shambles. Her mother has also died and her alcoholic father torments her in various ways, one of which...
- 8/3/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Starting from the 2005 release “Ek Mutho Chabi”, Indranil Roychowdhury has six directorial credits to his name. The most well-known of them is “Phoring” (2013), a moving tale of an adolescent boy, which spent some time in the festival circuit. His latest release is “Debris Of Desire” (2020), adapted from two short stories by iconic Bengali author Manik Bandyopadhyay. It is a co-production of both sides of the Bengal border.
“Debris Of Desire“ is screening at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Two stories create the narrative of the movie: one involves Satya, a petty criminal. He has an on-again-off-again relationship with prostitute Beuti, a Bangladeshi immigrant. In the meantime, he plans to rob the woman and run away. Another involves Chandu, a man with drinking and anger issues which force him to change jobs every now and then, including being a factory worker and an Atm security guard. His wife is Soma,...
“Debris Of Desire“ is screening at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Two stories create the narrative of the movie: one involves Satya, a petty criminal. He has an on-again-off-again relationship with prostitute Beuti, a Bangladeshi immigrant. In the meantime, he plans to rob the woman and run away. Another involves Chandu, a man with drinking and anger issues which force him to change jobs every now and then, including being a factory worker and an Atm security guard. His wife is Soma,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Raktim Nandi
- AsianMoviePulse
KollywoodG Dhananjayan's Creative Entertainers and Distributors will produce this film.Digital NativeThe Bengali film, Vinci Da, that released last year turned out to be a hit. It is a thriller written and directed by Srijit Mukherji and was bankrolled under the banner Svf Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Vinci Da starred Rudranil Ghosh, Ritwick Chakraborty, Anirban Bhattacharya, Riddhi Sen, Gautam Moitra and Sohini Sarkar in important roles. The technical crew of this film comprised Indradeep Dasgupta for composing the background music and Anupam Roy to compose the soundtrack. Sudipta Majumdar and Pranoy Dasgupta handled the cinematography and editing respectively. Following the success of Vinci Da, it is all set to be remade in Tamil. Reports have emerged that ace producer Dhananjayan and director Ram have jointly penned the screenplay and dialogues for the Tamil remake. To be bankrolled by G Dhananjayan's Creative Entertainers and Distributors, this film will go on the floors...
- 10/29/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
By Puja Basu
The repealing of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was definitely a moment of monumental significance in contemporary Indian history. Even though the provision was a legislative relic of the British colonial government, the government of the United Kingdom had revoked this provision in their own country, much before India did the same. The struggle for equal rights and opportunities for people belonging to the LGBTQ+ spectrum in India is far from over; however, the past decade has seen some interesting trends in terms of representation of queer characters in Indian cinema.
For a society that still refuses to condone sex education because the subject continues to be taboo, the cinematic medium becomes an interesting means of initiating conversations on the matter, given its reach and capacity for mass engagement. It’s been over two decades since the release of Deepa Mehta’s “Fire”, which had created...
The repealing of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was definitely a moment of monumental significance in contemporary Indian history. Even though the provision was a legislative relic of the British colonial government, the government of the United Kingdom had revoked this provision in their own country, much before India did the same. The struggle for equal rights and opportunities for people belonging to the LGBTQ+ spectrum in India is far from over; however, the past decade has seen some interesting trends in terms of representation of queer characters in Indian cinema.
For a society that still refuses to condone sex education because the subject continues to be taboo, the cinematic medium becomes an interesting means of initiating conversations on the matter, given its reach and capacity for mass engagement. It’s been over two decades since the release of Deepa Mehta’s “Fire”, which had created...
- 6/24/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
There is a significant amount of films made from the perspective of non-resident Indians and their love for the mother-land. Be it a result of patriotic affiliation or simply a case of treasured memories, similar narratives have been churned out numerous times. As a result, nostalgia has almost become a cliché in itself due to the bourgeois fetishization of memories. “Maacher Jhol” falls in the same vein, yet it is the itched-out performance by Ritwick Chakraborty, which makes one fall for the central character’s plea for sympathy.
Through the film, we get to know about Dev D aka Devdatto (Ritwick Chakraborty) who is a chef in a French restaurant. He comes off as a fairly authoritative figure around the cooks, who seem to have genuine affection towards food than the authority itself. The same person comes home to be greeted with a cupcake made by his girlfriend – Simone, which he enjoys just as dearly.
Through the film, we get to know about Dev D aka Devdatto (Ritwick Chakraborty) who is a chef in a French restaurant. He comes off as a fairly authoritative figure around the cooks, who seem to have genuine affection towards food than the authority itself. The same person comes home to be greeted with a cupcake made by his girlfriend – Simone, which he enjoys just as dearly.
- 6/24/2020
- by Akash Deshpande
- AsianMoviePulse
After grabbing attention for its interesting award nominations and winners’ list last year, Critics’Choice Film Awards are back again with even more intriguing nominations spread across eight Indian languages.
While the first edition of Critics’ Choice Film Awards witnessed Best Film category for varied languages, for the second season the makers have upped the ante by introducing Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film as well as Best Writing across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada.
Offering a surprising twist to the usual nomination lists as usual, this year there are surprises with Best Actor nominations including names like Manoj Bajpayee for SonChiriya and Gulshan Devaiah for Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan for Soni, and Hamid bagging a nomination for Best Writing. Critics’ Choice Film Awards holds its ground to honour cinematic brilliance irrespective of the mass appeal of the films.
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While the first edition of Critics’ Choice Film Awards witnessed Best Film category for varied languages, for the second season the makers have upped the ante by introducing Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film as well as Best Writing across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada.
Offering a surprising twist to the usual nomination lists as usual, this year there are surprises with Best Actor nominations including names like Manoj Bajpayee for SonChiriya and Gulshan Devaiah for Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan for Soni, and Hamid bagging a nomination for Best Writing. Critics’ Choice Film Awards holds its ground to honour cinematic brilliance irrespective of the mass appeal of the films.
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- 3/2/2020
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Life is a quest for the unknown. And as William Shakespeare says, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players”, sometimes the quest is for the perfect role on the platform of life. “Binisutoy” is a movie of two characters who are in search of that role which has all desirable elements, qualities or characteristics. They perform on the great canvas called life as actors to satisfy their inner soul and to connect with the ultimate thread of peace – love!
Kajal Sarkar (Ritwick Chakraborty) meets Sraboni Barua (Jaya Ahsan) while attending an audition of a reality show. While leaving the show, Sraboni faces a freak accident and Kajal helps her and takes her to the doctor. They become friends and with time share two stories from their lives. The narrative flows along the journey of two strangers with some intriguing twists and turns with...
Kajal Sarkar (Ritwick Chakraborty) meets Sraboni Barua (Jaya Ahsan) while attending an audition of a reality show. While leaving the show, Sraboni faces a freak accident and Kajal helps her and takes her to the doctor. They become friends and with time share two stories from their lives. The narrative flows along the journey of two strangers with some intriguing twists and turns with...
- 1/27/2020
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
By Sayandeep Bandyopadhyay
Bauddhayan Mukherji aka ‘Buddy’ is one of India’s leading advertisement film directors based in Mumbai. He is best known for his direction of Bell Bajao, a campaign against domestic violence and feature films like “Teenkahon” and “The Violin Player“.
Bauddhayan’s early years was spent in Gouri Bari Lane in north Calcutta though he studied in South Point School in the south. Bauddhayan imbibed his creative instincts from his dad, who was instrumental in his son’s interest in sports particularly cricket, Bengali literature, Tagore, Rabindrasangeet, films. After finishing his tenth in 1990, Bauddhayan got admission to St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata where he studied till 1995 majoring in Economics. Post that he studied advertising at the Clarion College of Communication. Bauddhayan stays in Mumbai with his daughter Aarsha and wife Monalisa with whom he runs Little Lamb Films.
We speak with Bauddhayan Mukherji about his career, his (professional) relationship with his wife,...
Bauddhayan Mukherji aka ‘Buddy’ is one of India’s leading advertisement film directors based in Mumbai. He is best known for his direction of Bell Bajao, a campaign against domestic violence and feature films like “Teenkahon” and “The Violin Player“.
Bauddhayan’s early years was spent in Gouri Bari Lane in north Calcutta though he studied in South Point School in the south. Bauddhayan imbibed his creative instincts from his dad, who was instrumental in his son’s interest in sports particularly cricket, Bengali literature, Tagore, Rabindrasangeet, films. After finishing his tenth in 1990, Bauddhayan got admission to St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata where he studied till 1995 majoring in Economics. Post that he studied advertising at the Clarion College of Communication. Bauddhayan stays in Mumbai with his daughter Aarsha and wife Monalisa with whom he runs Little Lamb Films.
We speak with Bauddhayan Mukherji about his career, his (professional) relationship with his wife,...
- 8/8/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Srijit Mukherji’s “Vinci Da” deals with two human minds which are oxymoron but create an impact on the system. And sometimes the mind is covered with a mask of flesh and skin and there lies the criminal instinct which has a flow of its own. “Vinci Da” is a never before made psychological thriller in Bengali cinema which has a unique way to portray the conflict between good and evil thoughts and its impact.
“Vinci Da” is screening at London Indian Film Festival
Leonardo Da Vinci was a great painter but with a mind of a scientist. He studied anatomy of human body and attempted to identify the source of emotions and their expressions. “Vinci Da” is a makeup artist who deals with prosthetic makeup. He is knowledgeable and brilliant but does not get enough work or gets rejected for his honesty and intransigence approach. Adi Bose is a...
“Vinci Da” is screening at London Indian Film Festival
Leonardo Da Vinci was a great painter but with a mind of a scientist. He studied anatomy of human body and attempted to identify the source of emotions and their expressions. “Vinci Da” is a makeup artist who deals with prosthetic makeup. He is knowledgeable and brilliant but does not get enough work or gets rejected for his honesty and intransigence approach. Adi Bose is a...
- 6/26/2019
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
Love is sometimes an amazing journey that touches hearts and reflects the emotional quotients of human mind in an abstract or realistic manner. But love cannot be a pseudo-wrapper on the remiss vessels of loveless couples. And that’s exactly where director Suman Mukhopadhyay fails to portray his feelings and has made “Asamapto” really a damp squib with a thoughtless narrative.
The story of “Asamapta” is derived from the novel “Aschorjo Bhraman”, written by famous Bengali novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.
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Indrajit (Ritwick Chakraborty) is searching for his lost childhood. He visits the beautiful range of Himalayas in search of his lost innocence and stays with his old friend Moloy (Bratya Basu) and his wife Tuki (Swastika Mukherjee). With time, Indrajit discovers the disintegrated relationship between Moloy and Tuki and also Tuki’s addiction towards other males for physical and mental needs. Indrajit has a past and quite accidentally,...
The story of “Asamapta” is derived from the novel “Aschorjo Bhraman”, written by famous Bengali novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.
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Indrajit (Ritwick Chakraborty) is searching for his lost childhood. He visits the beautiful range of Himalayas in search of his lost innocence and stays with his old friend Moloy (Bratya Basu) and his wife Tuki (Swastika Mukherjee). With time, Indrajit discovers the disintegrated relationship between Moloy and Tuki and also Tuki’s addiction towards other males for physical and mental needs. Indrajit has a past and quite accidentally,...
- 5/8/2019
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
Love is an expression which can be uttered through different moods of mind. It could be vocal, vibrant and even violent. But love also can be silent, where a thread of silence can bind the motion of love keeping the flow alive. Director Srijit Mukherji deals with this “silent love” in his experiment to portray this basic human feeling on a different canvas with a never told narrative. “Nirbaak” (Bengali) or “Speechless” is one of the best experimental movies happened in Indian cinema in recent times.
Samson Gomes (Anjan Dutt) is a loner for the world but a self-lover. He loves himself the most and finds the shadow of his wife and even mother in himself. He kisses his own reflection in a mirror and even satisfies his lust. Samson sits in a park alone on a bench beneath a big tree. Here comes the woman (Sushmita Sen...
Samson Gomes (Anjan Dutt) is a loner for the world but a self-lover. He loves himself the most and finds the shadow of his wife and even mother in himself. He kisses his own reflection in a mirror and even satisfies his lust. Samson sits in a park alone on a bench beneath a big tree. Here comes the woman (Sushmita Sen...
- 4/17/2019
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s over but it opened L.A.’s newest spring season of unlimited international film screenings all over the city throughout the month of April and into Cannes.
The 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) opened with “Lipstick Under My Burkha” and its impressive ensemble cast of Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in a dramatic, but irreverent and vibrant film about women and faith. The film premiered at the Tokyo Film Festival 2016 and has been lighting up the festival circuit, including just winning the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival. Director Alankrita Shrivastava is confirmed to attend and additional talent to be confirmed.
“Lipstick Under My Burkha”
Iffla concluded on April 9 with a red carpet and gala that featured the Los Angeles premiere of Shubhashish Bhutiani’s “Hotel Salvation” starring Adil Hussain who was in attendance, as well as the...
The 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) opened with “Lipstick Under My Burkha” and its impressive ensemble cast of Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in a dramatic, but irreverent and vibrant film about women and faith. The film premiered at the Tokyo Film Festival 2016 and has been lighting up the festival circuit, including just winning the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival. Director Alankrita Shrivastava is confirmed to attend and additional talent to be confirmed.
“Lipstick Under My Burkha”
Iffla concluded on April 9 with a red carpet and gala that featured the Los Angeles premiere of Shubhashish Bhutiani’s “Hotel Salvation” starring Adil Hussain who was in attendance, as well as the...
- 4/21/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
A pre-midlife crisis occasioned by a creeping sense of bewilderment and remorse besets a single young professional from Kolkata in Suman Mukhopadhyay's Incomplete. Examining familiar relationship issues without much originality or conviction, this overly long feature will struggle to break out beyond the international festival circuit, except perhaps on scattered digital platforms.
Chronically indecisive, mid-30s Indrajit (Ritwick Chakraborty) has managed to drift into adulthood with few commitments. On holiday in the Himalayan foothills to visit Moloy (Bratya Basu), he finds his university friend ensconced in a small cottage among his overflowing shelves of books, wrapped in blankets to ward of the...
Chronically indecisive, mid-30s Indrajit (Ritwick Chakraborty) has managed to drift into adulthood with few commitments. On holiday in the Himalayan foothills to visit Moloy (Bratya Basu), he finds his university friend ensconced in a small cottage among his overflowing shelves of books, wrapped in blankets to ward of the...
- 4/14/2017
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The festival returns this month for its sixth edition. Every year Liff aims to bring audiences some of the very best new Indian independent cinema, which includes features, documentaries and short films by both acclaimed and emerging filmmakers. This year’s line up promises to leave you entertained, informed, thought provoking and even in some cases leaving a screen shocked.
We now present the films that will be screened at this prestigious festival
Umrika | Opening Night | UK Premiere | cert 12A
Hindi with English subtitles | 98 min | India 2015 | Dir. Prashant Nair | with: Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Adil Hussain, Smita Tambe, Prateik Babbar.
This year’s Sundance Audience Award winner is an uplifting, rights of passage tale about two brothers from a small village who have dreams of making it big in Umrika (America). Udai (Pratiek Babbar) is the eldest and adored by his hard-working mum. He leaves their hamlet on a bullock...
We now present the films that will be screened at this prestigious festival
Umrika | Opening Night | UK Premiere | cert 12A
Hindi with English subtitles | 98 min | India 2015 | Dir. Prashant Nair | with: Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Adil Hussain, Smita Tambe, Prateik Babbar.
This year’s Sundance Audience Award winner is an uplifting, rights of passage tale about two brothers from a small village who have dreams of making it big in Umrika (America). Udai (Pratiek Babbar) is the eldest and adored by his hard-working mum. He leaves their hamlet on a bullock...
- 7/8/2015
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Labour of Love
Written by Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta
India, 2014
Few films match elegant aestheticism with sharp political commentary. We might even argue that to focus on style when talking about issues of exploitation is counter-productive, to say the least—attempting to make the hardships of people living in a place identified with poverty, a city trampled by the duress of spiralling recession, the brutal and overpopulated environment of slums into a matter of poetics and lyricism might certainly seem exploitative in itself.
However, in Labour of Love, the painterly images of a couple living in Calcutta, as cinematic as they are, do not shy away from realism (of some sort, at least). A young woman (Basabdutta Chatterjee) leaves home on her way to work when her husband (Ritwick Chakraborty) has just arrived home and is getting ready for bed. Their days are revealed to us in a cross-cut: she works,...
Written by Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta
India, 2014
Few films match elegant aestheticism with sharp political commentary. We might even argue that to focus on style when talking about issues of exploitation is counter-productive, to say the least—attempting to make the hardships of people living in a place identified with poverty, a city trampled by the duress of spiralling recession, the brutal and overpopulated environment of slums into a matter of poetics and lyricism might certainly seem exploitative in itself.
However, in Labour of Love, the painterly images of a couple living in Calcutta, as cinematic as they are, do not shy away from realism (of some sort, at least). A young woman (Basabdutta Chatterjee) leaves home on her way to work when her husband (Ritwick Chakraborty) has just arrived home and is getting ready for bed. Their days are revealed to us in a cross-cut: she works,...
- 2/26/2015
- by Tina Poglajen
- SoundOnSight
The Chicago South Asian Film Festival, to be held between September 18th and 21st, will open with Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice. The film has Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Geetanjali Thapa in lead roles and was screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout will be the centerpiece film of the festival. Agneya Singh’s M Cream will be screened as the Friday night feature. Rajat Kapoor’s Ankhon Dekhi will close the Festival on Sunday evening.
Here is the complete lineup of the festival:
A Boy Called Boris (Director: Ashok Vish): World Premiere; Short Film; United States; Max Kolby, Brian Gildea, Jose Amor
Algorithms (Director: Ian McDonald): U.S. Premiere; Documentary; India
Ankhon Dekhi (Director: Rajat Kapoor): Chicago Premiere; Feature; India; Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Pahwa
Are You Listening! – Shunte Ki Pao! (Director: Kamar Ahmad Simon): U.S. Premiere...
Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout will be the centerpiece film of the festival. Agneya Singh’s M Cream will be screened as the Friday night feature. Rajat Kapoor’s Ankhon Dekhi will close the Festival on Sunday evening.
Here is the complete lineup of the festival:
A Boy Called Boris (Director: Ashok Vish): World Premiere; Short Film; United States; Max Kolby, Brian Gildea, Jose Amor
Algorithms (Director: Ian McDonald): U.S. Premiere; Documentary; India
Ankhon Dekhi (Director: Rajat Kapoor): Chicago Premiere; Feature; India; Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Pahwa
Are You Listening! – Shunte Ki Pao! (Director: Kamar Ahmad Simon): U.S. Premiere...
- 9/9/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Aditya Vikram SenGupta was named the Best director of a debut film for Bengali film Labour of Love (Asha Jaoar Majhe) in Venice Days, an independent sidebar of the Venice International Film Festival.
The Best Film award went to One on One by Kim Ki-duk.
Featuring Ritwick Chakraborty and Basabdutta Chatterjee, the film has been produced by Jonaki Bhattacharya ( For Films) and Sanjay Shah (Salaam Cinema). Labour of Love marks the debut of both the director and the two production companies.
Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, the film is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiralling recession.
Read: I want to engage viewers as participants, not mere spectators: Labour of Love Director...
Aditya Vikram SenGupta was named the Best director of a debut film for Bengali film Labour of Love (Asha Jaoar Majhe) in Venice Days, an independent sidebar of the Venice International Film Festival.
The Best Film award went to One on One by Kim Ki-duk.
Featuring Ritwick Chakraborty and Basabdutta Chatterjee, the film has been produced by Jonaki Bhattacharya ( For Films) and Sanjay Shah (Salaam Cinema). Labour of Love marks the debut of both the director and the two production companies.
Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, the film is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiralling recession.
Read: I want to engage viewers as participants, not mere spectators: Labour of Love Director...
- 9/6/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A still from “Labour of Love”
Bengali-language film Asha Jaoar Majhe (Labour of Love), a debut feature by Aditya Vikram Sengupta , has been selected for the 11th edition of Venice Days, an independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.
Featuring Ritwick Chakraborty and Basabdutta Chatterjee, the film has been produced by Jonaki Bhattacharya ( For Films) and Sanjay Shah (Salaam Cinema). Labour of Love marks the debut of both the director and the two production companies.
Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, Labour Of Love is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiraling recession. The film will compete for the Venice Days Jury Award, Venice Days Public Award, and Award for the First Feature (Luigi De Laurentiis Award – Lion of the future).
Aditya Vikram Sengupta studied at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad. Thereafter he worked at Channel V for three years making promotional films.
Bengali-language film Asha Jaoar Majhe (Labour of Love), a debut feature by Aditya Vikram Sengupta , has been selected for the 11th edition of Venice Days, an independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.
Featuring Ritwick Chakraborty and Basabdutta Chatterjee, the film has been produced by Jonaki Bhattacharya ( For Films) and Sanjay Shah (Salaam Cinema). Labour of Love marks the debut of both the director and the two production companies.
Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, Labour Of Love is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiraling recession. The film will compete for the Venice Days Jury Award, Venice Days Public Award, and Award for the First Feature (Luigi De Laurentiis Award – Lion of the future).
Aditya Vikram Sengupta studied at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad. Thereafter he worked at Channel V for three years making promotional films.
- 7/23/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Anurag Basu best known for the recent success of his film Barfi, has apparently acquired the rights to remake the Bengali film Shabdo. The national award winning film which was directed by Kaushik Ganguly revolved around the life of a foley (sound recording specialist) artist and featured Ritwik Chakraborty, Raima Sen, Churni Ganguly, Victor Banerjee and Srijit Mekherji. As for the Hindi remake, Anurag will be producing as well as directing the film, while Kaushik will be assisting him in scripting the same. Currently, under scripting process, the film's shoot should commence by December.
- 8/3/2013
- BollywoodHungama
Writer-Director: Kaushik Ganguly, Cinematographer: Shirsha Ray Editor: Mainak Bhoumik, Cast : Churni Ganguly, Kaushik Ganguly, Raima Sen, Ritwik Chakraborty, Srijit Mukherje, Victor Banerjee
Shobdo is a tribute to all the unsung heroes of the film industry on 100 years of Indian cinema. Kaushik Ganguly has chosen to highlight the Foley artists who go unheard despite creating accurate and effective ambience sounds that pour life into every frame and scene.
Shobdo tells the story of Tarukh, a foley artist who holds his work in high esteem. He considers himself a master craftsman recreating sounds of the universe dressed in his underwear and confined to a sound studio. Tarukh’s work soon becomes his obsession where his mind starts registering only the ambience sounds, drowning out human voices and making him oblivious to the reality around him. Tarukh’s wife (Raima Sen) and his psychiatrist ( Churni Ganguly) have to fight for Tarukh against him.
Shobdo is a tribute to all the unsung heroes of the film industry on 100 years of Indian cinema. Kaushik Ganguly has chosen to highlight the Foley artists who go unheard despite creating accurate and effective ambience sounds that pour life into every frame and scene.
Shobdo tells the story of Tarukh, a foley artist who holds his work in high esteem. He considers himself a master craftsman recreating sounds of the universe dressed in his underwear and confined to a sound studio. Tarukh’s work soon becomes his obsession where his mind starts registering only the ambience sounds, drowning out human voices and making him oblivious to the reality around him. Tarukh’s wife (Raima Sen) and his psychiatrist ( Churni Ganguly) have to fight for Tarukh against him.
- 12/16/2012
- by Hiral Sachde Thakkar
- DearCinema.com
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