The Bengali film industry is going through a tricky phase. On one hand, directors are crying hoarse about Bengali remakes of south Indian films ‘ruining’ the taste of the audience. On the other, the audience is hardly welcoming ‘clean and original’ content. Confused? Well, let’s rewind to some years back. 2009- 2013. It was during ...
The Bengali film industry is going through a tricky phase. On one hand, directors are ...
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Is there any Bengali out there who hasn’t had a food item made with posto (poppy seeds) in his/her life? Aloo posto is one self-proclaimed favourite dish of every Bengali. We, who now love to call ourselves bongs, also have copyright over other posto items like posto bora, begun posto, sojane data posto, knacha posto ...
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Music composer Jeet Gannguli is in demand this Eid. And why not? Two of his films Boss 2: Back to Rule and Chaamp, are releasing this Friday. Interestingly, both the films have been produced by two reigning superstars of the Bengali film industry. Jeet, who is also the producer, plays the lead role in Boss 2. ...
Music composer Jeet Gannguli is in demand this Eid. And why not? Two of his ...
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You need nerves of steel to release a film alongside Baahubali. The epic drama was touted as the biggest Indian film of the year (read: the decade). And the release of the film held the answer to the ‘biggest question of the year,’ which the entire nation wanted to know! ‘Kattappa ne Baahubali ko kyu mara?’ (Why ...
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Bengali films have always faced a stiff competition from Bollywood. I am not comparing the budget of the films, but the step-motherly attitude that is meted out to Bengali films even in its own state. Recently, several shows of Kaushik Ganguly’s National Award-winning film Bishorjon were pulled down to accommodate SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali: ...
Bengali films have always faced a stiff competition from Bollywood. I am not comparing the ...
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