It won’t be an exaggeration stating that Konkona reigns supreme amongst the bevy of beauties offered by Bengal. Despite, not being an illustration of Hellenic splendor; the actress’s vibrantly expressive eyes shimmering with natural wonder are possessions worth boasting of. Born on the 3rdof December to the vivacious Bengali actress Aparna Sen & writer cum journalist Mukul Sharma; Konkona had genetic claim to acting and gift of expression. Incidentally, the renowned professor & film critic Chidananda Dasgupta happens to be the scintillating actor performer’s maternal grandfather. With her acting brilliance permea...
- 12/8/2011
- Bollywoodmantra.com
The 17th Kolkata Film festival to be held from November 10-17, 2011 has announced its lineup. Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, Alexander Sokurov’s Faust, Godard’s Film Socialism, Bela Tarr’s The Turin Horse, among others will be presented at the International Cinema section of the festival.
Joram Lürsen’s The Magicians will be the opening film of the festival.
In a Special Tribute to Uttam Kumar—Nayak directed by Satyajit Ray and documentary Mahanayak—a Superstar’s Journey directed by Swapan Das will be screened.
A Retrospective of Japanese director Shohei Imamura will showcase films like Stolen Desire, Black Rain and Vengeance is Mine, among others.
Carlo Lizzani’s Luchino Visconti: Life as in a romance, Chidananda Dasgupta’s Amodini, Mani Kaul’s Uski Roti, Luchino Visconti’s The Innocent and The Leopard will be screened in the Homage section.
Ritwik Ghatak’s Komal Gandhar and...
Joram Lürsen’s The Magicians will be the opening film of the festival.
In a Special Tribute to Uttam Kumar—Nayak directed by Satyajit Ray and documentary Mahanayak—a Superstar’s Journey directed by Swapan Das will be screened.
A Retrospective of Japanese director Shohei Imamura will showcase films like Stolen Desire, Black Rain and Vengeance is Mine, among others.
Carlo Lizzani’s Luchino Visconti: Life as in a romance, Chidananda Dasgupta’s Amodini, Mani Kaul’s Uski Roti, Luchino Visconti’s The Innocent and The Leopard will be screened in the Homage section.
Ritwik Ghatak’s Komal Gandhar and...
- 11/7/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Kolkata Film Festival (Kff) this year aims to be the most glamorous ever by inviting stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Sharmila Tagore, adding a competitive section and screening films at a multiplex.Srk and the veteran Bengali actress will inaugurate the eight-day festival at a gala opening ceremony at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on November 10, officials said.Bollywood film directors Santhosh Sivan, Anant Mahadevan and Ketan Mehta are also expected to attend the fest where altogether 150 films will be screened from 50 countries.For the first time in the 17-year-old history of the non-competitive film festival, a new competition section has been introduced."Twelve Asian films will be competing for a Netpac Award, which will be introduced for the first time. This will give us more visibility and popularity," said veteran actor Ranjit Mullick, chairperson of Kff.To pay homage to Bollywood legend Ashok Kumar on his hundredth birth anniversary,...
- 11/6/2011
- Filmicafe
A Chidananda Das Gupta memorial meeting was held in New Delhi on June 24. In the meeting organized by the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (Netpac), many eminent personalities paid their tributes to the filmmaker, film critic and historian who died last month.
The meeting was followed by the screening of the 1994 Bangla feature Amodini, produced and directed by Das Gupta, which had won him the best National film award in the regional language category for Bengali.
In the meeting, actor-director Aparna Sen described her father Chidananda Das Gupta as a person with ‘elegant thinking’ and a sense of humour which comes out as satire in his writings and his films.
Professor Saugata Roy – who made it clear that he was speaking as a family friend and not as Minister of State for Urban Development – said it was interesting that Das Gupta was never judgmental in his reviews or articles...
The meeting was followed by the screening of the 1994 Bangla feature Amodini, produced and directed by Das Gupta, which had won him the best National film award in the regional language category for Bengali.
In the meeting, actor-director Aparna Sen described her father Chidananda Das Gupta as a person with ‘elegant thinking’ and a sense of humour which comes out as satire in his writings and his films.
Professor Saugata Roy – who made it clear that he was speaking as a family friend and not as Minister of State for Urban Development – said it was interesting that Das Gupta was never judgmental in his reviews or articles...
- 7/7/2011
- by Bhushan Nagpal
- DearCinema.com
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