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Santan (1999 Film)
Santan ( child) is a 1999 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Anjan Choudhury. Plot The film explores the relationship between three sons and their parents. After marriage, the three sons and their wives make the parents and the sister mere servants. Once, one of the children brought one of his colleagues to live in the room in which their parents stayed and asked the parents to sleep on the staircase in the house. The person realised this and was proud to think of their parents as his parents. He made a plan and told the three sons that his father possesses 1.5 lakh rupees and will give it to the child who takes the maximum care of their parents. By this trap, the children start to really love their parents. Ultimately, this person becomes successful in his attempt to reunite the parents with their three sons and their wives. Cast * Ranjit Mallick * Tapas Pal * Chumki Chowdhury * Gita Dey * Biplab Chattopadhyay * Rita Koiral * Subrata Chattopadhyay * Kushal Chakrabort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjan Choudhury
Anjan Choudhury (25 November 1944 – 21 February 2007) was an Indian film director, writer and screenplay writer who worked in the Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema of West Bengal. He had two daughters and one son. The daughters Chumki Chowdhury (elder) and Rina Choudhury became actresses. His son Sandip Choudhury was a T.V. serial and film director. He died on 3 January 2023. His elder son-in-law is named Sajal. His daughter-in-law Bidisha Choudhury is also a film actress. He made Evergreen movies like ''Satru'', ''Jibon Niye Khela'' and ''Choto Bou''. Film career He started his journey as a journalist and Writer for his Film magazine. Filmography Awards * Kalakar Awards References External links * Film directors from Kolkata Bengali film directors 1944 births 2007 deaths Kalakar Awards winners 20th-century Indian screenwriters {{India-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subrata Chattopadhyay
Subrata Chatterjee (18 July 1940 25 February 2004) was an Indian actress, who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Anil Chatterjee Anil Chatterjee (also Chattopadhyay, ; 25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted or performed in about ... were popular. Career Subrata Chatterjee was born on 18 July 1941 in Kolkata, India. She debuted in Bengali movie Sosur Bari in 1953 and acted more than 200 films. She acted as a supporting actress in most of her films. Selected filmography Awards * Won, Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Supporting Actress Award for Chiriakhana (1967) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterjee, Subrata Actresses from West Bengal 1940 births Actresses in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
The year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubrick's posthumous final film '' Eyes Wide Shut'', Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film '' All About My Mother'', the science-fiction film '' The Matrix'', the animated works '' The Iron Giant'', ''Toy Story 2'', '' Tarzan'', and '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'', the Best Picture-winner '' American Beauty'', and the well-received '' The Green Mile''. Other noteworthy releases include M. Night Shyamalan's '' The Sixth Sense'', David Fincher's '' Fight Club'', Sofia Coppola's '' The Virgin Suicides'', Paul Thomas Anderson's '' Magnolia'' and Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's '' Being John Malkovich''. The year also featured George Lucas' top-grossing '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated their 75th anniversaries in 1999. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1999 by worldwide gross are as follows: Awards 1999 films By country/re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Bandyopadhyay
Satya Bandyopadhyay (1925 – 28 July 1997) was an Indian actor, known for his work in Bengali cinema and theatre. He acted in over 300 movies, in numerous plays and performed frequently on the radio. Early life He was born at Kolkata in the year 1925. His parents were Banamali and Charushila. His mother died at a young age. His father also died when he was a teenager. After completing college education from City College, Kolkata, he took up a job at Titagarh paper mill. At this time he was known for his sporting skills on football ground and badminton courts. Acting in theatre His acting career started with acting in amateur clubs. Birendra Krishna Bhadra helped him get roles in plays on All India Radio. His first major role was Shaheeder Daak''', a Gananatya production. He acted in multiple roles in major plays such as ''Ulka, Saheb Bibi Golam, Adarsha Hindu Hotel, Chowringee, Begum Mary Biswas, Asami Hajir, Manjari Opera and Devi Choudhurani''''.'' He started writi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Ghosh
Pandit Shankar Ghosh (10 October 1935 – 22 January 2016) was an Indian Tabla player from the Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music. He has revolutionized both the art of Tabla solo playing as well as Tabla accompaniment. His many compositions have become an intrinsic part of the contemporary Tabla repertoire. He was awarded the 1999–2000 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Tabla, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. Early life and training He started learning training ''taleem'' in 1953 under Jnan Prakash Ghosh of Calcutta (now Kolkata), who pioneered the concept of tabla ensembles, which employed numerous tabla players playing the same pieces; a tradition later taken forward by Shankar himself. Career He started touring the US in the 1960s with sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and won rave reviews, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina Choudhury
Rina Choudhury is an Indian actress, director and writer associated with Bengali Cinema, best known for her portrayals of a vivacious and forthright girl in the 1990s. Under the mentorship of her father, the esteemed filmmaker Anjan Choudhury, her illustrious career in Bengali Cinema began as a child actor in the 1984 blockbuster ''Shatru'' starring Ranjit Mallick. She then played a minor role in the 1992 film ''Maya Mamata'' starring veteran actress Sabitri Chatterjee and Rina's elder sister Chumki Chowdhury in the titular roles. However, Rina Choudhury's breakthrough as a leading lady came with the film Geet Sangeet, where she played the character of Rekha, the pampered and obstinate daughter of a rich businessman. In this 1994 film, Rina shared screen with some of the most popular actors of Bengali Cinema, like Ranjit Mallick, Sabitri Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee and her elder sister Chumki Choudhury. The 1996 film ''Puja'' also marks a significa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piya Sengupta
Piya Sengupta (born in Kolkata, India) is an Indian actress and producer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the daughter of Sukhen Das and mother of Bonny Sengupta. As an actress, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Sujit Guha's ''Dadamoni'' (1984). She rose to prominence for her role opposite Joy Banerjee in ''Milan Tithi'' (1985) directed by Sukhen Das. Even though the film was a massive success at the box office, she did not achieve any further significant feat in her career. Family and early life Born on 9 June 1970, Sengupta is the daughter of Bengali actor and director Sukhen Das. She completed her schooling from Kamala Girls School, and then graduated from Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata. She is married to Anup Sengupta Anup Sengupta is a Bengali film director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moumita Gupta
Moumita Gupta is a Bengali film and television actress. Works Films * '' Ebong Kiriti'' (2017) * ''Bhroon'' (Unreleased) * ''Mone Pore Aajo Seidin'' (2011) * ''Bhumiputra'' (2006) * ''Je Jon Thake Majhkhane'' (2006) * ''Nagardola'' (2005) * '' Ek Mutho Chhabi'' (2005) * '' Moner Majhe Tumi'' (2003) * ''Shakti'' (2004) * '' Shubho Mahurat'' (2003) * '' Annadaata'' (2002) * '' Santan'' (1999 film) Television * Checkmate as Supti Roy Burman (2012) * Ek akasher niche as Indra's Mother (2000-2005) * Ekdin Pratidin as Abhimanyu's mother (2005-2007) * Raat Bhor Brishti as Srimati Sen * Khela as Aapa (2006-2008) * Rajpath as Rama Sen (2008-2009) * Erao Shotru as Seema Mukherjee (2006-2011) * Bou Kotha Kao as Neelima (2009-2012) * Saat Paake Bandha as Domoyonti Sen (2010-2013) * @Bhalobasha.com as Rajlekha Chowdhury * Aanchol as Aditi Roy (later replaced by Swagata Mukherjee) * Sokhi as Charu Roy * Kiranmala as Raaj Mata (2014-2016) * Aaj Aari Kal Bhab as Brinda Ganguly * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushal Chakraborty
Kushal Chakraborty (born 21 July 1968) is an Indian actor and film director associated with Bengali cinema. At the age of six, he played the role of Mukul in Satyajit Ray's film ''Sonar Kella'' for which he won National Film Award for best child artist in 1974. He introduced Rituparna Sengupta to showbiz with his directorial venture ''Shwet Kapot'' (1989). He directorial venture ''Dhyatterika'' (2005) was a major success on television. Kushal is a civil engineering graduate from Jadavpur University Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into .... He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role in Sonar Kella Directed by Satyajit Ray (1974). List of work Films TV series Personal life On 11 December 2009, Kushal married Sangita Chakraborty. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Koiral
Rita Koiral or Rita Kayral (3 July 1959 – 19 November 2017) was an Indian Bengali actress, known for her television and film roles. She appeared in several soap opera roles, often as villains and often opposite Monami Ghosh. Directors she worked with included Prabhat Roy, Agnidev Chatterjee and Aparna Sen. She also acted in '' jatra'' (a form of folk theatre). Koiral was born in Kolkata, and was still living there at the time of her death. She obtained a BA and an MA in accountancy from Calcutta University. Later she joined Durdarshan Kendra Calcutta as its newsreader. Her first marriage was an arranged marriage to Soumitra Bannerjee, an actor who died in the year 2000 at the age of 46. Famous actor Jahar Ganguly was her maternal grandfather. She was estranged from her second husband, by whom she had one daughter named Amrita. She also had one son who died at an early age. Career In Anupam Kher's 2000 film ''Bariwali'', Rita Koiral provided the voice for another Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biplab Chatterjee
Biplab Chatterjee is an Indian actor and director of television and films, mostly associated with the Bengali Film industry. Career Biplab started his film career with Satyajit Ray in his film '' Pratidwandi''. He is popular for his antagonistic character in Bengali films. Apart from his career in films, he has also shown interest in socio-political activities. In 1998, he was a candidate for assembly election from Rashbehari constituency and in 2006 from Alipore constituency. Filmography As actor * '' Rajar Kirty'' (2020) * ''Asur'' (2020) * ''Paran Bandhu Re'' (2019) * '' Chaamp'' (2017) * ''Ei Toh Jeebon'' (2017) * '' Rokto'' (2016) * '' Nirbhoya'' (2013) * '' Mrs. Sen'' (2013) *'' Ullas'' (2012) * '' Astra'' (2012) * '' Teen Kanya'' (2012) * '' Khokababu'' (2012) * '' Teen Yaari Katha'' (2012) * '' Gosainbaganer Bhoot'' (2011) * '' Tenida (film)'' (2011) * '' Shotru'' (2011) * '' Royal Bengal Rahasya'' (2011) * '' Wanted'' (2010) * ''Bangal Ghoti Phataphati'' (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
