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Belaseshe
''Bela Seshe'' (; also written as ''Belaseshe: In The Autumn of my Life'') is an Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee and presented by Atanu Raychaudhuri. It is produced by Windows and distributed by Eros International. Veteran actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Swatilekha Sengupta played the lead roles in this film. This pair was last seen in Satyajit Ray’s iconic film "Ghare Baire", three decades earlier. The film also features Rituparna Sengupta, Aparajita Adhya, Monami Ghosh, Indrani Dutta, Sohini Sengupta, Kharaj Mukherjee, Shankar Chakraborty, Anindya Chatterjee, Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee, Barun Chanda and Sohag Sen in pivotal roles. Belaseshe is the story of the separation of a couple who are on the verge of celebrating their 50th marriage anniversary. It is a tale of relationships that explores the intricacies of married life, life-long companionship, promises and expectations, and the true meaning of love. Currently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Shiboprosad Mukherjee (, Bengali: ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. He, collaborating with Nandita Roy, debuted with their film '' Icche'', which garnered both critical acclaim as well as commercial success. The director duo is known for making socially relevant films which are also entertaining to the viewers. They have also directed some of the popular most new age Bengali films like '' Praktan'', '' Bela Seshe'', '' Icche'', ''Muktodhara'', ''Accident'', '' Alik Sukh'' and '' Ramdhanu'', '' Haami'', '' Konntho'', ''Gotro'' which were critically acclaimed as well as enjoyed commercial success. He also serves as a partner at ''Windows Productions''. His film Praktan, bagged multiple National Awards and '' Alik Sukh'' was premiered at the Marche du Film section in Cannes Film Festival in 2013. His film ''Konttho'' was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. Early life and education Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrani Dutta
Indrani Dutta ( bn, ইন্দ্রানী দত্ত) is an Indian actress and dancer who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. Recipient of a BFJA Award, Dutta shot to fame in 1990s. Early life Dutta was born in Kolkata. She is the youngest child of Dr. Himangshu Jyoti Dutta and Manjushree Dutta. Even as a child while studying in Kamala Girls' High School, She nurtured an ambition to become an actress. Her versatility was reflected in dance and sports. She acquired formal training in dance and music and was a sports topper in her school. Among her favourite hobbies were listening to music and stamp collecting. Dutta became graduate in arts from the Sivanath Sastri College, an affiliated college of the prestigious University of Calcutta. Under the able guidance of her Guru Sumitra Mitra, She was conferred Pravakar in Kathak dance by Allahabad University. Her artistic inclinations are reflected in her love for music, interior design and gardening. Her easygoing, down-to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohini Sengupta
Sohini Sengupta is an Indian film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta, who are also active in theatre, Sohini is one of the leading actors of the Bengali theatre group Nandikar. As a member of the group, she has worked with prominent theatre personalities such as Debshankar Halder, Sumanto Gangopadhyay and Parthapratim Deb, and was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi's 2007 ''Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar'' for contributions to theatre. She also played a supporting role in Aparna Sen’s film Paromitar Ek Din (2000) for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2000 National Film Awards. Personal life Sengupta was born to parents Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta in Kolkata. She was married to actor Goutam Halder till their divorce in 2006. In 2013 she married her co-actor Saptarshi Moulik at a private ceremony. Filmography * ''Paromitar Ek Din'' (2000) * ''Icche'' (2011) * ''Alik Sukh'' (2013) * ''Belases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohag Sen
Sohag Sen (Bengali: সোহাগ সেন) is a Bengali theater actress, director and casting director. Career Sohag Sen is on the visiting faculty of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and Rabindra Bharati University, and is the Head of the Department of the Direction Course in KFTI. She conducts regular film acting workshops for directors such as Aparna Sen, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Rituparno Ghosh, Anjan Dutta and others, and has been the casting director for Mira Nair’s film, The Namesake. She also trains presenters for varied Media houses like Big FM and Kolkata TV. As an actor, Sohag Sen started her career under the guidance of Utpal Dutta, in 1969, and since then, has had a wide variety of roles in Bengali stage plays, also directing a number of them. She has also acted in films, with directors such as Chidananda Dasgupta, Rituparno Ghosh, Anjan Dutta and Roland Joffe. Direction Sohag Sen's association with theater and allied media spans a period o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barun Chanda
Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Ray's '' Seemabaddha''. Biography Chanda was born in Dhaka in present day Bangladesh, but came to Kolkata at an early age to pursue higher education. Chanda acted in the 1971 Bengali movie '' Seemabaddha'', directed by Satyajit Ray. After that he did not appear in any films for over twenty years. In 1992 he again acted in director Rituparno Ghosh's debut film '' Hirer Angti''. Next he acted in ''Kalo Cheetah'' (2004). Since then he has acted in several movies like ''Tolly Lights'', ''Antaheen'', and ''Laptop''. He recently played the role of the landlord father of Sonakshi Sinha in the Hindi Film '' Lootera''. In 2014, he did commercials for CESC Limited with some social messages. In 2019, Barun Chanda starred in an independent psychological thriller, Rakkhosh, which has been touted as India's first POV film to be shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closed-circuit Television
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point-to-point (P2P), point-to-multipoint (P2MP), or Mesh networking, mesh wired or Wireless, wireless links. Even though almost all video cameras fit this definition, the term is most often applied to those used for surveillance in areas that require additional security or ongoing monitoring (Videotelephony is seldom called "CCTV"). Surveillance of the public using CCTV is common in many areas around the world. In recent years, the use of body worn video cameras has been introduced as a new form of surveillance, often used in law enforcement, with cameras located on a police officer's chest or head. Video surveillance has generated significant debate about balancing its use with individuals' right to privac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiniketan
Santiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son, Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town with the creation of Visva-Bharati.Pearson, WW.: ''Santiniketan Bolpur School of Rabindranath Tagore'', illustrations by Mukul Dey, The Macmillan Company, 1916 History In 1863, Debendranath Tagore took on permanent lease of land, with two ( Alstonia scholaris) trees, at an annual payment of Rs. 5, from Bhuban Mohan Sinha, the talukdar of Raipur, Birbhum. He built a guest house there and named it ''Shantiniketan'' (the abode of peace). Gradually, the whole area came to be known as Shantiniketan.Basak, Tapan Kumar, ''Rabindranath-Santiniketan-Sriniketan (An Introduction)'', p. 2, B.B.Publication Binoy Ghosh says that Bolpur was a small place in the middle of the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kolkata
North Kolkata encompasses the northern part of Kolkata, including the city's oldest neighbourhood. Shyambazar, Bagbazar, Kumartuli, Shobhabazar, Posta, Jorasanko, Rajabazar, Phoolbagan, Maniktala, Kankurgachi, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Belgachia, Tala, Cossipore, and Sinthee are among its many neighbourhoods. Old heritage buildings and temples are there, as well as Shovabazar Rajbari. Because of its rich cultural heritage, it is commonly referred to as Babu Kolkata. It hosts palatial structures including Laha Bari, Pathuriaghata Ghosh Bari, and Thakur Bari. North Kolkata houses the main campuses of several universities, including the University of Calcutta, Presidency University, and Rabindrabharati University. This area hosts railway junctions and metro stations. It is also the business center hub, stretching from Sinthee Crossing to Chiriamore Crossing to Shyambazar Crossing to Burrabazar. Property values in North Kolkata are above average due to its central location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghare Baire (film)
''Ghare Baire'' () is a 1984 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film directed and written by Satyajit Ray. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel of the same name, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Victor Banerjee, Jennifer Kendal and Swatilekha Chatterjee. Dealing with the subject of the emancipation of women, the film shows what it does to women and to those who love them. Ray prepared a script for it in the 1940s, long before he made his first film ''Pather Panchali''. The film was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. At the 32nd National Film Awards, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. Plot The story is set in 1907 on the estate of the rich and influential Bengali noble Nikhilesh (Victor Banerjee) in Sukhsayar. In the chaotic aftermath of Lord Curzon's partition of Bengal into Muslim and Hindu states, the Swadeshi movement is trying to impose a boycott of foreign goods by claiming that imports are at the roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga Puja
Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasur. It is celebrated all over the world by the Hindu Bengali community but it is particularly popular and traditionally celebrated in the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Tripura, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (eastern parts) and the country of Bangladesh. The festival is observed in the Indian calendar month of Ashwin, which corresponds to September–October in the Gregorian calendar. Durga Puja is a ten-day festival, of which the last five are of the most significance. The puja is performed in homes and public, the latter featuring a temporary stage and structural decorations (known as '' pandals''). The festival is also marked by scripture recitations, performance arts, revelry, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayadashami
Vijayadashami ( sa, विजयदशमी, Vijayadaśamī, translit-std=IAST), also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October. Vijayadashami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. In the southern, eastern, northeastern, and some northern states of India, Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja, remembering goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura to restore and protect dharma. In the northern, central and western states, the festival is synonymously called Dussehra (also spelled Dasara, Dashahara). In these regions, it marks the end of Ramlila and remembers god Rama's victory over Ravana. Alternatively, it marks a reverence f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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