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Avijit Sen
Avijit Sen () is an Indian film director, editor and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Bengali Film Industry. Known for directing family drama and social drama films which incorporate deep emotions and social message, he is one of the highest paid directors in Bengali Cinema and a recipient of the Best Director Award at Filmfare Awards Bangla, Anandalok Puraskar and others. Sen started his career as a director and writer for popular Bengali reality shows including Didi No. 1 and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla. In 2021 he directed '' Tonic'', making his debut in the Bengali film industry. It earned him critical acclaim and emerged as the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2021. Then he directed '' Projapoti'' in 2022. It became his most successful film as it emerged as the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2022 and one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of all time. This was followed by ''Pradhan'' in 2023, which emerged as the second highest-grossing Bengali film of 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birati
Birati is a neighbourhood in North Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The locality is adjacent to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. History Historical background and origin Birati, formerly known as "Biroti", derives its name from the Bengali word, meaning "taking a break". The area has a rich historical legacy dating back to ancient times. The Nimta-Birati region was a prominent ''Janapada'' during the era of '' Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury''. After his demise in 1649, Birati became the capital of ''Laksmikanta's jagir'' and served as the administrative headquarters until 1716, when the capital was relocated to Barisha. Today, Birati still retains its historical significance as the ancestral home of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family, one of the oldest ''zamindar'' families in Bengal. In ancient India, Birati used to be a part of Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune division. In terms of the total amount of land under its jurisdiction, Pune is the largest city in Maharashtra, with a geographical area of 516.18 sq km, though List of cities in India by population, by population it comes in a distant second to Mumbai. According to the 2011 Census of India, Pune has 7.2 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the List of metropolitan areas in India, seventh-most populous metropolitan area in India. The city of Pune is part of Pune Metropolitan Region. Pune is one of the largest IT hubs in India. It is also one of the most important Automotive industry in India, automobile and Manufacturing in India, manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HT Media
HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media. HT Media's flagship newspaper is the ''Hindustan Times'', the second most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It also publishes ''Mint (newspaper), Mint'', an Indian financial daily newspaper. Other publications include the Hindi-language daily ''Hindustan Dainik, Hindustan'', the Hindi-language literary magazine ''Kadambini'', and Hindi-language children's magazine ''Nandan''. It operates 19 printing facilities across India with an installed capacity of 1.5 million copies per hour. HT's online business, is largely handled by Firefly e-ventures internet business, include the flagship web portal Hindustantimes.com, Livemint.com, Desimartini.com, HTCampus.com and Shine.com. Although a public company listed on both the Bombay Stock Exchange, BSE and National Stock Exchange of India, NSE, HT Media Ltd. is majority owned and controlled by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Bangla Dance
''Dance Bangla Dance'' is a Bengali reality show program, which airs in Zee Bangla. It was later remade in Hindi as '' Dance India Dance''. It first started on 6 April 2007, following ''Dance India Dance'' by Mithun Chakraborty, who had been the show's host from the beginning. This show has made national record in 2012 by Limca Book of Records for making 100 non-stop episodes in the sixth season. According to a news article published in ''Anandabazar Patrika'', ''Ananda Plus'' on 6 December 2013, the 2014 season would not be judged by Chakraborty. In December 2013, it was announced on fellow Zee Bangla show '' Dadagiri'' that Dev would be a judge on it in season 8. Other past judges have included Swastika Mukherjee and Ananya Chatterjee. Seasons Hosts and Grand Masters The show was actually first hosted by Mir. Then, it had various child hosts since its beginning. In its Season 8 and Season 11 the show is hosted by seniors. In Season 11, actor Vikram Chatterjee and An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadagiri Unlimited
''Dadagiri Unlimited'' is an Indian Bengali language quiz show. The programme has been airing on Zee Bangla since 2009. Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the India national cricket team and former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, hosted the first two seasons. Actor Mithun Chakraborty replaced him in the third season, but Ganguly continued hosting the show replacing Chakraborty from the fourth season onwards. The contestants are chosen by a preliminary selection round held in different parts of the state West Bengal, and every contestant represents their respective districts of West Bengal. The show premiered on 27 July 2009. The title track has been penned by Srijit Mukherji. and sung by Arijit Singh. On 20 December 2009, Kolkata won the finale (Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was the celebrity guest in the finale episode of the first season); and in season 2, North 24 Parganas won. ''Dadagiri'' season 3 was organized on 20 October 2011 and ended on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 Idiots
''3 Idiots'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the title roles, while Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Mona Singh and Omi Vaidya co-star. Narrated through two parallel timelines, one in the present and the other set ten years earlier, the story follows the friendship of three students at an Indian engineering college and is a satire about the intrinsic paternalism under the Indian education system. Adapted loosely from Chetan Bhagat's novel '' Five Point Someone'', It is produced by Chopra under the banner Vinod Chopra Films, ''3 Idiots'' incorporated real Indian inventions created by Remya Jose, Mohammad Idris, Jahangir Painter and Sonam Wangchuk, the latter of whom also inspired Khan's character. Upon its release on 25 December 2009, ''3 Idiots'' received widespr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (; translation: ''Keep Going, Munna Bhai'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banner Vinod Chopra Films. A sequel to '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003), the film is the second installment of the ''Munna Bhai'' series. Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi reprised their roles as the titular Munna Bhai and Circuit, respectively. New additions to the cast include Vidya Balan, Dilip Prabhavalkar and Dia Mirza, while several actors from the original, notably Jimmy Sheirgill and Boman Irani, appear in new roles. In this film, the eponymous lead character, a don in the Mumbai underworld, begins to see visions of Mahatma Gandhi. Through his interactions with Gandhi, he begins to practice what he refers to as " Gandhigiri" (a neologism for "Gandhism") to help ordinary people solve their problems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arghyakamal Mitra
Arghyakamal Mitra is an Indian film editor who primarily works in Bengali films. He collaborated with some acclaimed directors like Aparna Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Suman Mukhopadhyay, Anjan Dutta, Anik Dutta, Soukarya Ghosal and Bauddhayan Mukherji. He has won the National Film Award for Best Editing for his work in Rituparno Ghosh's film '' Abohomaan''. Filmography As film editor Awards * Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Editing - ''Aha!'' * National Film Award for Best Editing The National Film Award for Best Editing is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lo ... - '' Abohomaan'' References Living people Bengali film editors Year of birth missing (living people) {{Film-editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar "Raju" Hirani (born 20 November 1962) is an Indian filmmaker known for his works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards. Hirani is referred as one of the most successful filmmakers of Indian cinema. His movies are often lighthearted but revolve around significant societal issues with humour and emotional intelligence. Starting his career as a film editor after graduating from FTII in editing, a bad experience forced him to shift to ad films, where he made several successful ads. His first film as a professional editor was Vidhu Vinod Chopra's action drama '' Mission Kashmir'' (2000). Although Hirani wanted to make films, he took a one-year break and came back with the script of the comedy-drama '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' to Chopra to help him finance it, who agreed. Upon release, the film emerged as a widespread critical and commercial success. It won the National Film Award for Best Popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. History The channel was launched on 15 September 1999 as ''Alpha TV Bangla'', along with Alpha TV Marathi, Alpha TV Telugu and Alpha TV Punjabi. It was the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India. On 19 June 2011, all Zee channels rebranded with a new logo which was like number two instead of alphabet Z. In 2019, Samrat Ghosh became the head of the channel. The channel's new graphics was revealed during ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' on 7 October 2018. In February 2020, it was one of the largest Bengali-language television channels in India by viewership. On 30 September 2021, Bangladesh imposed a blackout on foreign television channels, including Zee Bangla, that broadcast commercials. Two weeks later, Zee Bangla resumed broadcasting in Bangladesh, albeit without the commercials. Current programming Drama series Reality shows Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film And Television Institute Of India
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune. It was established in 1960 and its alumni includes technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry. FTII is a member of the CILECT, International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television (CILECT), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television. The centre will set up a new institute in Arunachal Pradesh as part of an initiative to tap the potential of the North-Eastern region, informed by Jitendra Singh Rana, former Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region. FTI also sponsors a film award show named Global Indie Film Awards/Festival or G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
