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Kali da, played by Paran Bandhopadhyay, is the most profound and earthy character of the movie. He spouts wisdom of the ages, like Oogway from Kungfu Panda, as he has seen life from close quarters. His oft repeated line “Ei toh jibon” as response to questions about morality and ethics that Bob Biswas poses to him, has the much needed calming effect on Bob.
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Let’s be honest here, as a desi audience that’s grown up on Bollywood Masala, we are definitely no strangers to the musical. But in Jagga Jasoos, director Anurag Basu tries to push the envelope by presenting most of the movie in tune and verse, an attempt to bring Broadway to Bollywood, something we probably last saw in Shirish Kunder’s equally befuddling debut effort, Jaan-E-Mann. But with an experienced hand such as Basu at the realm, some stunning cinematography by Ravi Varman, as promised in the promos, a promising soundtrack by Pritam, and an extremely good-looking starcast, does this audacious experiment work?Continue reading “Jagga Jasoos Movie Review: Arrested Development”
Double Feluda is an upcoming Bengali language crime thriller drama film, based on the Bengali sleuth Feluda, created by the acclaimed and renowned Oscar– winning director Satyajit Ray. Directed by the latter’s son Sandip Ray, the film marks the comeback of both Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Saheb Bhattacharya, with the former returning to the iconic of Feluda and the latter playing his sidekick, Topshe. The film is reportedly said to be released for Christmas, 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic creation. After going with Abir Chatterjee as Feluda in Badshahi Angti (2014), Sandip Ray has gone back to Sabyasachi and Eros International has stepped in as the producer. Sirsha Ray is the DOP and Subrata Roy is the editor, the original Feluda theme music by Satyajit Ray has been retained in the film.Continue reading “Double Feluda: Trailer”
After the wonderful Nirbaak earlier this year, Srijit Mukherji is back with his next film Rajkahini which will be released during Durga Puja this year. Featuring an ensemble cast which includes 11 major female characters, Rajkahini is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and is a tale that is based during 1947 when India gains freedom from the British and the Partition happens. The star cast includes Rituparna Sengupta, Jisshu Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen etc. The music is by Indraadip Dasgupta while Avik Mukhopadhyay is the DOP and editing is by Srijit Mukherji and Pronoy Dasgupta.Continue reading “Rajkahini: Trailer”
Anjan Dutta is back with his 3rd Byomkesh Bakshi film, Byomkesh Phire Elo. Featuring Abir Chatterjee once again as Byomkesh, the film is slated to release on 19th December, setting up an interesting clash with Sandip Ray‘s Badshahi Angti. Not only is it a unique case of 2 films based on 2 popular Bengali detectives (Byomkesh and Feluda) releasing on the same day, it is also a unique case of Abir Chatterjee playing the lead in both these films. Byomkesh Phire Elo is based on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay‘s Beni Sanghar and the film also features Saswata Chatterjee (as Byomkesh’s aide, Ajit), Ushasie Chakraborty, Bishwajit Chakraborty, Chandan Sen, Locket Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen etc. The music is by Neel Dutt.Continue reading “Byomkesh Phire Elo: Trailer”
Bengali actress Churni Ganguly turns director with Nirbashito (Banished) which apparently is based on the life and times of Taslima Nasreen,as it talks about an author/poet who is forced to go on exile. Presented by Kaushik Ganguly, the film is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and is written by Churni Ganguly and Kaushik Ganguly. Apart from Churni Ganguly herself the film also features Saswata Chatterjee and Raima Sen. Sirsha Ray is the DOP while music is by Raja Narayan Deb and Bodhaditya Bandopadhyay is the editor. Nirbashito had its World Premiere last evening (20th Oct) at the ongoing 16th Mumbai Film Festival. Continue reading “Nirbashito (Banished): Trailer”
Sandip Ray who has been more popular for his Feluda films went on to make Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012), based on 3 popular ghost based short stories. Emboldened by the success of the film, Sandip is back now with Chaar and as the title suggests,this film is based on 4 popular Bengali short stories. The producers of Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy i.e Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films, have backed Chaar as well. This time the 4 stories chosen are Bateswarer Abodan by Parasuram, Porikkha by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Kagtarua and Dui Bondhu by Satyajit Ray. The film features Saswata Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Koel Mallick, Paran Bandopadhyay, Sreelekha Mitra etc. The music is by Sandip Ray himself while Sirsha Ray is the DOP and Subrata Roy is the editor. Continue reading “Sandip Ray’s Chaar: Theatrical Trailer”
Raj Chakraborty is one of the most prominent names among the new age commercial Bengali filmmakers. While earlier Bengali Cinema was clearly demarcated into two- offbeat films catering to the intellectual audience and commercial potboilers with tacky production values, things have changed for the better for the industry now.Continue reading “Proloy: Trailer”
Kamaleswar Mukherjee, a physician turned ad filmmaker ventured into Bengali feature films recently with films like Natobor Notout (2010) and Uro Chithi (2011). And now he’s got not one but two interesting films in the pipeline.Continue reading “Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013) : Trailer”
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