Posto: Trailer

Releasing on 12th May, Posto is the the latest film from the noted director duo of Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. Riding high on the success of back to back blockbusters, Bela Seshe (2015) and Praktan (2016), Posto is produced by Probhat Roy, Ganpati Productions and Windows and has music by Anindya Chatterjee and Anupam Roy. Gopi Bhagat is the DOP and Malay Laha is the editor. The star cast includes Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Mimi Chakraborty, Lily Chakraborty, Paran Bandopadhyay etc. Continue reading “Posto: Trailer”

Zulfiqar: Trailer

Zulfiqar PosterZulfiqar is a forthcoming Bengali crime drama from Srijit Mukherji which is based on adaptation of two of William Shakespeare’s tragedies: Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. Produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, the film has a huge ensemble cast comprising of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Dev, Parambrata Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Ankush Hazra, Koushik Sen, Rahul, Arunoday Banerjee, Kanchan Mullick, Nusrat Jahan, Paoli Dam, Kyra Dutt, June Malia. Soumik Haldar is the DOP while Anindya Chatterjee is the editor. The songs are composed by Anupam Roy while the backgorund score is provided by Indraadip Dasgupta.Continue reading “Zulfiqar: Trailer”

Praktan Movie Review: Life’s a Journey, You Have to Move on at the Right Time

It is but natural to fall in relationships that seem to appear rosy initially, only to appear as a difficult proposition later on. Yes you do tell yourself that you would try and adjust and expect the same out of the other person as well, but then you end up realizing that it is not all that simple eventually. Have you ever gone through any such relationship or heard or know of someone who has gone through it? Chances of hearing a yes from most people are extremely high and I am sure of the same. Ok here are some questions for us to ponder over-when a relationship seems to have probably reached its end what do we do? How sure are we that we gave it a fair chance to succeed? Are we willing to let go of each other amicably if it comes to that? Most importantly do we actually manage to move on in every way possible once the relationship ceases to exist?Continue reading “Praktan Movie Review: Life’s a Journey, You Have to Move on at the Right Time”

Praktan: Trailer

Praktan Still 1The successful director-duo of Nandita Roy and Shiboprasad Mukherjee made their mark with their very first Bengali movie, Icche (2011) and went on to make 6 more films ever since. Their last film Bela Seshe went on to be critically acclaimed but also a major commercial success as well. Now they are ready with their latest film, Praktan which sees the evergreen jodi of Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta coming back together after around 14 years. Produced by Probhat Roy and Windows,the film also features Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Aparajita Adhya, Biswanath Basu, Manali Dey etc. The music is by Anindya Chatterjee and Anupam Roy while Gopi Bhagat is the DOP and Malay Laha is the editor.Continue reading “Praktan: Trailer”

Bela Seshe (2015) Movie Review: A Nostalgic Tale of Love and Relationships

Whenever a long standing relationship breaks down we often tend to take sides, suggesting that it is probably one individual who is at fault. And if the relationship happens to involve a married couple, it is no surprise to see the relationship falling apart from time to time. Irrespective of whether it is a love marriage or an arranged marriage, there is definitely a good possibility of the relationship developing cracks at a point of time, for reasons which could even be extremely trivial at times. Quite often people say that when a marriage fails it could be due to the lack of love and understanding between the couple. Well it could be true indeed, but by and large there are also situations when sometimes there is no acrimony between the couple, yet they drift apart or want to be on their own after a point. Now imagine if this was to happen in case of a couple who have been married to each other for years and who now have an extended family of their own.Continue reading “Bela Seshe (2015) Movie Review: A Nostalgic Tale of Love and Relationships”

Rituparno Ghosh's Satyanweshi (The Truth-Seeker) Movie Review

Satyanweshi PosterBengali literature has had its fair shares of goenda-golpo or detective fiction over the years, whether it be the swashbuckling adventures of Sunil Gangopadhyay’s  Indiana Jones-ish Kakababu, Samaresh Majumdar’s intrepid youthful sleuth Arjun (who could beat the Hardy Boys under the table any day) or Satyajit Ray’s towering Bong Sherlock, Pradosh C. Mitter, aka Feluda. In this private-eye pantheon though, Saradindu Bandopadhyay’s Byomkesh Bakshi holds a unique place of distinction.Continue reading “Rituparno Ghosh's Satyanweshi (The Truth-Seeker) Movie Review”

Bapi Bari Jaa-Sneak Peek

Produced jointly by Shree Venkatesh Films and Ideas Creations ( Prosenjit Chatterjee ), Bapi Bari Jaa is a coming of age Bengali film directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha. Based on a story written by Sudheshna Roy,the screenplay is by Padmanabha Dasgupta while Jeet Ganguly has composed the music.Continue reading “Bapi Bari Jaa-Sneak Peek”