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.
This year, GD Birla Centre for Education hosted its much-awaited ‘Winter Carnival 2.0’ to celebrate the immense contributions of retired teachers, as well as students, parents and alumni, all held within a day filled with fun and festivities on 7 December.
Currently serving as the chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the W20 of G20 India, Sandhya Purecha is steering Indian culture onto a global stage with unprecedented vigor.
Pori, directed by Tapan Dutta, whose storyline conceptualisation introduces spooks, superstition, spirit possession and reincarnation, was screened at its premiere show on 22 November 2024 at Padmashree in Garia, south Kolkata.
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) on its fourth edition, which is now on at the Saudi city of Jeddah, has invited many actors and actresses, quite a few from Hollywood and Bollywood.
The 8th solo exhibition of Sujata Kar Saha marks a turning point in her career. The exhibition titled “Miles with the Subconscious” sees a significant shift from her work on abstract landscapes to deeply introspective works on issues like womanhood, aspirations and the intricate web of human relationships within the conservative fabric of society.
