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Laptop (2012 Film)
''Laptop'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali language drama Film written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly. It tells different stories of people connected by a single laptop, according to the director, the laptop is the antagonist of the film and not just a common thread between the main characters. It went to the 2011 IFFI ( Indian Panorama) and the 2011 Dubai Film Festival. Cast * Rahul Bose as Indra * Churni Ganguly as Durba * Saswata Chatterjee as Gaurav * Ananya Chatterjee as Subha * Kaushik Ganguly as Partha * Rajesh Sharma as Rakesh * Pijush Ganguly as Tarun * Arindam Sil as Doctor Sengupta * Gaurav Chakrabarty as Jiyon * Ridhima Ghosh as Raya * Arun Guhathakurta as Shital * Aparajita Adhya as Saheli * Anjana Basu as Sumana (guest appearance) * Jojo as Ritu (guest appearance) * Neha Kapoor as Amrita * * Pratyay Basu as Soumya Music * Mayookh Bhaumik - Music Composer * Anirban Sengupta and Dipankar Chaki - Sound Awards 59th National Film Awards The 59th National Film Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaushik Ganguly
Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 1968) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. Multiple National Film Awards winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore various aspects sexuality, like ''Ushnatar Janye'' (2003), which deals with a lesbian relationship, and ''Arekti Premer Golpo'' (2010), which examines transgender identity & ''Nagarkirtan'' (2017), an LGBTQ Movie. In 2019, ''Film Companion'' ranked Ridhi Sen's performance in ''Nagarkirtan'' which was directed by Ganguly, among ''100 Greatest Performances of the decade.'' Life Ganguly was born in Kolkata on 4 August 1968. His father was guitarist Sunil Ganguly (musician), Sunil Ganguly. He attended Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur and later Jadavpur University where he worked on a degree in Bengali literature. While at university, he started a theatre troupe with his future wife actress Churni Ganguly and Suman Mukhopadhyay (who woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pijush Ganguly
Pijush Ganguly (2 January 1965 – 25 October 2015) was a noted Bengali film, television and theater actor. In 2005 he received the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in '' Mahulbanir Sereng''. Life and career Pijush Ganguly started his career as an employee of NABARD but later moved on to pursue a career in acting. He started acting out of passion in the stages of Kolkata. He was actively involved with the Bengali Theatre scene and performed in various plays. During his career, he worked with notable thespians such as Bratya Basu, Bibhas Chakraborty, Arun Mukherjee and Ramaprasad Banik, among others. Ganguly was a well established and popular actor in the Bengali television industry. He appeared in television programmes and films under the direction of the likes of Anjan Dutt, Kaushik Ganguly, Aparna Sen, and others. He was a well-known face in television serials from the mid-1990s till his deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s Bengali-language Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, Numeral (linguistics), numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest Positive number, positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In Digital electronics, digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali-language Indian Films
Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South Asia. With over 242 million native speakers and another 43 million as second language speakers as of 2025, Bengali is the sixth most spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also the second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011. It is the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Kaushik Ganguly
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Films
2012 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2012, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Most notably, Universal and Paramount, the two of America's oldest surviving film studios, celebrated their centennial anniversaries, marking the first time that two major film studios celebrate 100 years. The Dolby Atmos sound format was launched for the premiere of '' Brave''. The ''James Bond'' film series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film, '' Skyfall''. Six box-office blockbusters from previous years ('' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Monsters, Inc.'', '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', '' Titanic'', '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'', and '' Finding Nemo'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Also, the year marked the debut for high frame rate technology. The first film using 48 F.P.S., a higher frame rate than the film indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Music Direction
The National Film Award for Best Music Direction (the Silver Lotus Award) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards by the National Film Development Corporation of India to a musician who has composed the best score for films produced within the Indian film industry. The award was first introduced at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967. At the 42nd National Film Awards, an award for "Best Background Score" was instituted. It was however discontinued after that, and it was not until 2009 that the category was re-introduced. Later, during the 70th National Film Awards both the categories — Best Background Score and Best Background Music were clubbed together and named as "Best Background Music". A total of 51 awards—including award for Best Background music—to 40 different composers. Although the Indian film industry produces films in around 20 languages and dialects, the recipients of the award include those who have worked in seven major languages: H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th National Film Awards
The 59th National Film Awards, presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals, honoured the best of Indian cinema for 2011 and took place on 3 May 2012 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Awards were presented in 38 categories in the Feature Films section, 20 categories in the Non-Feature Films section and two categories for the Best Writing on Cinema section; 41 jury members chose the winners from 392 entries. The ceremony was hosted by actors Vinay Pathak and Saumya Tandon. Awards were presented by the Vice-President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari. The ceremony was broadcast live on three television channels, eleven All India Radio stations, and webcast live. '' Deool'', a Marathi film, and '' Byari'', the first and only Beary film, shared the award for the Best Feature Film. The award for the Best Non-Feature Film was given to the Hindi-English documentary ''And We Play On''. The book, ''R. D. Burman: The Man, The Music'', co-authored by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". "Composer" is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who work in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or 'singer-songwriter' are more often used, partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Kapoor
Neha (Hindi and ; ) is a popular Hindi/ Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, often found in the Hindu community. It means 'love' / 'affection', 'rain' / ' downpour', and is sometimes translated as 'beautiful eyes'. Etymology The name Neha has multiple origins. It may mean one of the following: * 'love' or 'affection', when derived from ''Sneha'' (); * 'rain' or 'downpour', when derived from '' Nehal'' (); or * 'beautiful eyes', when referencing common beliefs across Indian baby naming sites. Notable people named Neha * Neha Aggarwal (born January 11, 1990), Indian table tennis player. * Neha Ahuja (born September 27, 1981), Indian alpine skier. * Neha Joshi, (born 7 December 1986), Indian actress. * Neha Bamb (born May 9, 1985), Indian actress. * Neha Bhasin (born November 18, 1982), Indian musician and presenter. * Neha Devi Singh (born August 9, 1981), Indian actress and writer. * Neha Dhupia (born August 27, 1980), Indian actress and model. * Neha Hinge (born 1986), Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjana Basu
Anjana Basu is an Indian actress. She started her acting career with modelling, and gradually with a serial "Robir Aloy" which aired on Alpha Bangla (presently known as Zee Bangla), she came into the limelight. The year was 2003. In 2005, she was a part of a horror film, ''Raat Barota Panch''. She has appeared in Aniket Chattopadhyay's '' Chha-e Chhuti'' and '' Bye Bye Bangkok''. She has also worked in television mega-serials like '' Gaaner Oparey'', ''Shonar Horin'', '' Debdas'', ''Bidhir Bidhan, Bodhuboron'' etc. Anjana has worked with Amol Palekar in ''Krishnakali''. Early life Anjana spent her childhood in a joint family in Howrah in West Bengal. Her father didn't want her to come into theater or acting, and thus she concentrated in her studies. She learned Bharatnatyam in her childhood. Her father was a member of an amateur theater group. She studied in Howrah Girls' School and Bijoy Krishna Girls' College, and pursued with psychology. After completing her studies she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparajita Auddy
Aparajita Adhya (born ) is an Indian actress who works primarily in the Bengali film and television industry.She achieved popularity after starring in the film Praktan. She has been an actress for many years. In 1997 she met her husband, Atanu Hazra, who was assisting at a shoot. They married despite her family's disapproval. She has been nominated for an acting award and she stars in the TV show '' Lokkhi Kakima Superstar''. She is a Vice President of the "West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum" along with fellow actors Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Kaushik Sen, Bharat Kaul and Sumanta Mukherjee. Filmography Television Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Auddy, Aparajita Actresses in Bengali cinema Living people Bengali television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Kolkata 1978 births Filmfare Awards East winners Filmfare Awards Bangla winners 21st-century Indian actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
