A typographer working out of Serampore, Panchanan Karmakar gave the Bengalis their first printed script.
One of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival is the poster, and it is revealed around three weeks before the 12-day event kicks in on the picturesque French Riviera.
Is Mithya the best film of 2025? Hard to say. It defies any concrete evaluation, as it floats in a world where emotions are alchemised into amorphous spirits.
Filmmaker Jaydip Mukherjee, who has many archival works to his credit, has now embarked on a journey to piece together showman Raj Kapoor’s Calcutta (now Kolkata) connect in Painted Memories: Calcutta Connects Raj Kapoor.
A sequel to Hemlock Society (that I have not seen), which was Chatterjee's movie all the way, Kill Bill Society is headlined by Poorna (Koushani Mukherjee), who appears to be firmly in the saddle.
Interestingly, today Venice is not so much known for its Rialto Bridge, Saint Marks Square, or the gondolas as it is for its film festival, which runs every autumn. This year, the 81st edition will begin rolling on 28 August.
In the theatre arena of Girish Manch, organised by Baguiati Sahajiya Natyasanstha and written and directed by Prasanta Sen, the play Naraseehagatha was seen and applauded by the audience.
A recent exhibition of paintings organised by Surnandan Bharati, a recognised organisation promoting the performing arts, was showcased at the Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshasala Kolkata from 7–10 July 2024.
The Angikam Foundation presented their Mahotsav at Gyan Manch on 15 June 2024. Financially, the Mahotsav was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Avijit Dutta's unabashed passion and search for the buried stories and unravelled legacies of the spaces he inhabits have richly and evocatively surfaced in his art time and again.
