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Ramdhanu - The Rainbow
''Ramdhanu'' ( en, The Rainbow) is a 2014 Bengali family drama film, adapted from Suchitra Bhattacharya's short story, Ramdhanu Rawng and directed by Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee, the directors of Icche, Muktodhara, Accident and Alik Sukh. The film has been produced by Windows and Jalan International Films. The film is presented by Atanu Raychaudhuri and released on 6 June 2014. The film has done well at the box office. The film has been cinematographed by Sirsha Ray and edited by Moloy Laha. The movie was remade in Malayalam as '' Salt Mango Tree''. Background The Indian Parliament passed ‘The Right to Education Act’ or RTE Act - on 4 August 2009. One of the issues addressed in that was of school interviews. An order was passed that for admission, there should be no interviews of parents or children to ensure smooth enrollment for all. But was this ruling applicable to private schools? As the act came into being, the private schools protested, claiming it violated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandita Roy
Nandita Roy (born April 3, 1955) is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with the film '' Icche'' (2011) along with her co-director Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The two have also directed ''Accident'', '' Muktodhara'', '' Alik Sukh'', '' Ramdhanu'', '' Bela Seshe'', '' Haami'', '' Praktan'' , '' Posto (film), Konntho, Gotro''. She has been a part of several projects and has worked with many renowned directors. Early life Nandita Roy was born on April 3, 1955 in Mumbai. She attended high school at St. Joseph's Convent High School in the suburb of Vile Parle, and is an economics graduate of Parle College. She began work as a primary schoolteacher in St. Joseph's Convent. She later studied for her postgrad in economics from University of Mumbai, Kalina. She married Nitish Roy in 1977. Currently she lives in Kolkata, India with her family. Career Roy began her professional career in 1978, as a glove-puppet operator and co-director on ''Agadoom-Baga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitra Sen
Chitra Sen is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Bengali language films and television series. She has worked mainly in theatres, but she has also worked in films and on television. She started her career under Jnyanesh Mukhopadhyay. She has also worked with Rabi Ghosh. In '' Swapnasandhani'', she has worked with her son Kaushik Sen. Personal life Chitra Sen (Chitra Mandal) was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in a Bengali family. Her father was Panchu Gopal Mandal and her mother was Arati Mandal. Sen took Manipuri and Bharatnatyam dance training from Balkrishna Menan and Shakti Nag. She married Shayamal Sen in 1966 who was also an actor and a student of Utpal Dutt. In the beginning, Chitra Sen worked under Shyamal Sen's direction. Her daughter-in-law Reshmi Sen is a dancer and actress and her grandson Riddhi Sen, son of Kaushik and Reshmi is also an aspiring actor. Filmography *''Joutuk'' (1958) *''Komal Gandhar'' (1961) *''Personal Assistant'' (1959) *'' City of Joy'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * Referred to as the '' Shahenshah of Bollywood'' (in reference to his 1988 film '' Shahenshah''), ''Sadi ka Mahanayak'' (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B''.* * * During the 1970s1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry." Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film '' Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anup Singh (filmmaker)
Anup Singh (born 14 March 1961) is Geneva based filmmaker, born in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa and grew up in a Sikh family of Punjab origin. Biography Anup Singh was born on 14 March 1961 in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. His family fled Tanzania and came to Bombay in 1971. He graduated in literature and philosophy from the Bombay University and from the Film and TV Institute of India, Pune. He directed films for Indian TV, and was a consultant for BBC2. He now teaches at a film school in Geneva. Filmography Director Ekti Nadir Naam (2003) Ekti Nadir Naam (The Name of a River) was Anup Singh's first feature-length film was selected in 30 festivals worldwide and won several awards. The film was based on Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak whom Anup Singh considers as his teacher. Qissa (2013) Qissa ''- The Tale of a Lonely Ghost'' premiered at Toronto 2013, and was critically acclaimed, hailed by the international press: "stuns its audience", "beyond boundaries", "conjure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitish Roy
Nitish Roy is an Indian film art director, production designer, and costume designer in Hindi cinema and a Bengali Film Director, who is also known for his work with art cinema directors, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen and Govind Nihlani, Hindi mainstream cinema, directors like Rajkumar Santoshi, as well as international directors like Mira Nair and Gurinder Chadha. His work (production design, art direction) for Oscar winning Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator fetched international fame for him. Beside art direction, production design and film direction he is an internationally acclaimed architect who has created several film cities such has Ramoji Film City (Hyderabad) Innovative Film city (Bengaluru),Prayag Film City (Kolkata) and several theme parks, amusement parks, museum not only in India but also in countries like Singapore etc. Filmography ; As production designer/ art director * Kharij (1982) * Mandi (1983) * Party (1984) * Khandhar (1984) * Trikaal (1985) * Tasveer Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bariwali
''Bariwali'' (translation: ''The Landlady'', English-language title: ''The Lady of the House'') is a Bengali film released in 2000 directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film features Kirron Kher, Roopa Ganguly, and Chiranjeet Chakraborty. Synopsis The film is a quiet drama about a lonely, sad, unfortunate middle-aged woman. Banalata (Kiron Kher) who has lived a solitary existence since her husband-to-be died the night before their wedding from a snake bite. Never having quite gotten over the tragedy, she rarely ventures out and is clearly very lonely. This changes when she agrees to allow a film production unit to shoot in a wing in her sprawling estate. Suddenly her house is filled with movie stars and glamorous people, including the beautiful actress Sudeshna (Roopa Ganguly) and charming director Deepankar ( Chiranjeet Chakraborty). Though she knows that not only is Deepankar married but that his former lover Sudeshna still holds a torch for him, the lonely woman finds herself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahan (1997 Film)
''Dahan'' (''Crossfire'') (1997) is an Indian Bengali social drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya's story of the same name. Cast *Rituparna Sengupta as Romita Chaudhury *Indrani Halder as Srobona Sarkar, Jhinuk *Pradip Mukherjee as Jhinuk's father * Shakuntala Barua as Jhinuk's mother *Shiboprosad Mukherjee as Jhinuk's brother *Abhishek Chatterjee as Polash Chaudhury *Suchitra Mitra as Jhinuk's thammi *Subhendu Chatterjee as Romita's father *Mamata Shankar as Romita's sister-in-law *Sanjeev Dasgupta as Jhinuk's fiancé *Dibya Bhattacharya as Romita's father-in-law Plot A newly wed couple Romita (Rituparna Sengupta) and Palash (Abhishek Chatterjee) are attacked on the open road. The goons molested Romita, but nobody comes forward to help, except a schoolteacher, Jhinuk (Indrani Halder), who rushes to the spot to help. She is later hailed a heroine by the press. One day, Palash, due to misunderstanding in a feat of rage ends up raping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his second feature film '' Unishe April'' which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Having won 19 National Awards, along with his contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Bengali cinema to greater heights. Ghosh died on 30 May 2013 in Kolkata after a heart attack. Ghosh was also one of the openly homosexual personalities in Indian cinema. Ghosh was influenced by the works of Satyajit Ray and was an avid reader of Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore's works are frequently referenced to in his films. He also made a documentary titled ''Jeevan Smriti'' on the life of Tagore. In his career spanning almost two decades, he won 12 National and numerous International awards. His unreleased Bengali movie ''Sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotro
''Gotro'' () is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language emotional drama film, directed, produced and co-written by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. It stars Anashua Majumdar, Nigel Akkara and Manali Dey, with Ambarish Bhattacharya, Saheb Chatterjee and Badshah Moitra. The film revolves around the relationship between Mukti Debi (Majumdar), a widow who lives alone in her mansion (her son being settled abroad), with her caretaker Tareq (Akkara), an ex-convict and shows how their lives undergo a change. The story for ''Gotro'' was conceived by Roy, when she learned about the relationship between Mukherjee's mother and her caretaker. Roy eventually wrote the film's screenplay, while she and Mukherjee co-wrote the story. This marked their second film after ''Icche'' (2011), focusing on mother-son relationship. ''Supriyo Dutta'' handled the cinematography while ''Moloy Laha'' edited the film. ''Anindya Chatterjee'' composed the film's soundtrack, which received favourable review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konttho
''Konttho'' ( en, Voice) is a 2019 Bengali drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The movie is produced by Windows Production. Plot A story of friendship, a story of struggle, Konttho is about the indomitable human spirit. Arjun Mallick is a popular RJ, who is not only famous but well-loved. His listeners connect with him and his voice is music to their ears. Soon he receives the prestigious "Voice of The Year" award and with a loving wife, Pritha and son, Arjun's life seems full of happiness. But before long, his perfect life comes to an absolute halt when he is diagnosed with Laryngeal cancer. The doctors had to perform Laryngectonomy to save Arjun's life. Arjun's whole life comes crashing down. He feels distanced from everybody. However, as destiny would have it, he is introduced to Romila, a speech therapist. A vibrant character herself, Romila, is a divorcee who with her daughter, Saheli, is all set to return to her country, Bangladesh. However, ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haami
''Haami'' is a 2018 Bengali film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The movie is produced by Windows and is distributed regionally by the same. As per the figures provided by trade magazine. Film Companion, it was the highest grosser in Bengali cinema in 2018. Haami is a tale of two friends, Bhutu and Chini, who comes from entirely different backgrounds. Before Haami, Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee came up with Ramdhanu which also dealt with the story of harried parents and what they go through in order to put their children in good schools. Haami could well be considered as a sequel to this, where Laltu and Mitali's characters are played by the same cast i.e. Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Gargi Roy Chowdhury.The Malayalam rights of this movie have been acquired by Rajesh Nair, who made Salt Mango Tree, based on the same film.. Plot Laltu Biswas (Shiboprosad Mukherjee) and Mitali Biswas ( Gargi Roy Chowdhury) are the parents of Bhutu (Broto Banerjee). M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posto
Poppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the opium poppy (''Papaver somniferum''). The tiny, kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years. It is still widely used in many countries, especially in Central Europe and South Asia, where it is legally grown and sold in shops. The seeds are used whole or ground into meal as an ingredient in many foods – especially in pastry and bread – and they are pressed to yield poppyseed oil. History The poppy seed is mentioned in ancient medical text from many civilizations. For instance, the Egyptian papyrus scroll named Ebers Papyrus, written c. 1550 BC, lists poppy seed as a sedative. The Minoan civilization (approximately 2700 to 1450 BC), a Bronze Age civilization which arose on the island of Crete, cultivated poppies for their seed, and used a milk, opium and honey mixture to calm crying babies. The Sumerians are another civilization that are known to have grown poppy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
