Bengali Cinema
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Anik Dutta dies at 66: Handwritten note recovered, filmmaker reportedly blamed no one
Regional Cinema | May 28, 2026, 02:09 PM ISTBengali filmmaker Anik Dutta died after allegedly falling from a six-storey building in Kolkata’s Hindustan Park area. Police recovered a handwritten note from the rooftop, which reportedly did not blame anyone.
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Exclusive: Filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra condoles Anik Dutta's death, says 'Bengali cinema has lost…'
Regional Cinema | May 27, 2026, 04:21 PM ISTFilmmaker Subhrajit Mitra mourned the death of acclaimed Bengali director Anik Dutta and called it a huge loss for Bengali cinema. In an emotional statement, Mitra remembered Dutta as a filmmaker with “conviction, intellect, and immense cultural sensitivity.”
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West Bengal minister Bratya Basu dons director's hat
Entertainment | Feb 26, 2020, 05:15 PM ISTWest Bengal minister Bratya Basu is directing a Bengali film starring actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan. The film, 'Dictionary', deals with the distance created in relationships.
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Shocked to hear about Tapas Paul's demise: Mamata Banerjee
India | Feb 18, 2020, 12:58 PM ISTDescribing Tapas Paul as a superstar of Bengali cinema, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she was "saddened and shocked" to hear about his demise.
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Veteran Hindi and Bengali actress Sumita Sanyal passes away at the age of 71.
Bollywood | Jul 09, 2017, 03:21 PM ISTSumita Sanyal is famous for her acting performance in popular films like ‘Guddi’, ‘Aashirwad’ and ‘Mere Apne’
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Obit: Suchitra Sen, Bengali cinema's 'Queen of Hearts'
India | Jan 17, 2014, 02:07 PM ISTKolkata: Capturing the public's imagination for three decades through her ethereal beauty and intense celluloid performance, Suchitra Sen symbolised the golden age of Bengali cinema with memorable films like ‘Agnipariksha', ‘Devdas' and ‘Saat Paake Bandha'.The
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New wave Bengali cinema a compromise , says Adoor
Bollywood | Jun 06, 2012, 01:12 PM ISTKolkata, June 6 : The new wave Bengali cinema has met success at the box office and also won critical acclaim at the same time, but eminent Malayali filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan dismisses the phenomenon as