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CHOUKATH - Bondhu Tomay On Rupashi Bangla TV Channel | Debleena Dutt, Tathagata, Sahana, Sayantika Dibyendu, Suman Mukherjee

cinelover — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:40:25 -0600

March 20, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) CHOUKATH is a slightly different kind of story for the week of March 22 on the Bondhu Tomay TV show at 7 pm & 9 pm on Rupashi Bangla TV Channel broadcast from Kolkata, India. The story is centered around student politics.

CHOUKATH is written and directed by Arindam Sil, starring Debleena Dutt, Tathagata, Sahana, Sayantika
Dibyendu and Prof. Suman Mukherjee. Kolkata Bangla Band LAKKHICHARA will make a special appearance in CHOUKATH. Screenplay and is by Padmanabha Dasgupta. Dialogs are by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Arindam Sil, and cinematography by Ashok Paramanik.

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Bengali Movie - Binu Sengupta's Marjada (2010) - Rituparna Sengupta, Ferdous Ahmed, Manoj Tiwari

cinelover — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:06 -0600

Mar 20, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) The new Bangla cinema Marjada (2010) starring Rituparna Sengupta, Ferdous Ahmed, Manoj Tiwari and more opened in Cinema halls in Kolkata on Mar 19, 2010. Marjada joins a slew of Friday March 19 releases including Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Shaapit, Lahore and Idiot Box in Hindi.

Gaurav Jani's Indian Movie “One Crazy Ride” makes it to Wisconsin Film Festival

cinelover — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:14:48 -0600

Mar 20, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) “One Crazy Ride” documentary of India has made it to the Wisconsin Film Festival, said to be the largest campus-based festival in USA, to be held April 14 to 18 in state capital Madison.

Watch the theatrical promo-preview trailer and read all about the film.

Bengali Movies of Nabyendu Chatterjee - the great parallel art-house film-maker

cinelover — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:49:36 -0600

Mar 19, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) Bengali and Hindi film actor and film-maker Nabyendu Chatterjee (1937 - 2009) is a remarkable figure in Indian Cinema. A powerful actor himself, the films he directed are disturbing, and tend to bring out dark aspects of human society that are usually left alone in a closet. His scene compositions are considered rough by some, cinematographic brilliance by others, but ignored by none, and tend to hit the minds of the audience. Emotions are inescapable while watching a Nabendu Chatterjee film. Unfortunately, the number of films he made is too small to quench the thirst of film lovers craving movies from a director of his caliber: Shilpi (1993), Atmaja (1990), Parshuramer Kuthar (1989), Sasireep (1987), Chopper (1985), Aaj Kaal Parshur Galpa (1981), Ranur Pratham Bhag (1974), Chithi (1973), Adwitiya (1968) and Naya Raasta (1967).

In Chopper (buy DVD online) starring Joy Banerjee, Sreela Majumdar, Mrinal Basu, Snatana Basu and himself, Nabyendu Chatterjee presents a thought-evoking portrayal of the lives of the members of a poor family in Kolkata.

Mansur Miar Ghora (The Last Ride) [DVD] starring Nabyendu Chatterji, Arun Mukherjee, Baisul Islam Asad, Archana Banerjee and Jolly Chanda stands on the crossroads of conflicting values, the old paving way for the new. It revolves around the archetypal character of old and constant Mansur Mian and his obsession for his landau that was handed down to him by his ancestors, and a horse as old as himself. It is at the fag end of his life when Mansur Mian is compelled to come to terms with reality. Sirajul, Mansur's son, advises him to dispose of both the landau and the animal. Utter poverty in the family and a barren market for the landau, precipitate this crisis. Sirajul's intention is to purchase a taxi for earning his livelihood. Shattered, Mansur has to agree to sell his precious landau. The carriage that has carried so many men through his life now carries Mansur on his last ride.

Parshuramer Kuthar (DVD) starring Sreelekha Mukherji and Arun Mukherjee is a brilliant twist-in-a-tale story of a poor woman who loses her unborn baby in the aftermath of the fall of her husband from the roof and resulting disability. The woman is forced to earn money initially by breast feeding the children of others and eventually selling her body. The film has a devastating climax of a young man showing up to request her bodie's services - a young man who she had once given her breast to when he was a baby. Sreelekha Mukherjee won a National Award for her brilliant depiction of the unfortunate woman Lakkhi.

Kolkata Bengali Movie JODI EKDIN 2010 USA-Canada Release by Databazaar Media Ventures: Riingo Priyanka Sarkar Indranil Sengupta

cinelover — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:47:51 -0600

Mar 19, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) After the release of a Bengali movie in North America (USA and Canada) with award winning NRI writer-director Suman Ghosh's acclaimed Bangla film DWANDO (Buy Dwando on DVD online), the Florida, USA based Databazaar Media Ventures is all set to release well-known Kolkata film-maker Riingo Banerjee's upcoming Bengali new movie JODI EKDIN in North America in DVD and Video On Demand / Digital Download formats.

Jodi Ek Din has a scheduled release date of April 16, 2010.

Caller Tune of Jodi Ek Din for cell phones is available in India by sending the text message JE to 56569.

Popular writer-director Ringo Banerjee has delivered successful Tollywood Bangla films like Kranti (2002) [DVD] starring Jeet, Swastika Mukherjee, Rishi Kaushik, Rajesh Sharma, Ashish Vidyarthi; LOVE (2008) [DVD] starring Jishu Sengupta, Koel Mullick, George Baker, Chaitali Dasgupta and music by Jeet Ganguly; the Bengali children's movie Neel Rajar Deshe (2008) [DVD] starring Indrani Haldar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajesh Sharma with music by Bikram Ghosh, and more.

Jodi Ek Din is Produced by Washington Bangla Radio WBRi Kolkata Tube partner Orion Entertainment, Kolkata. The star cast includes Indraneil Sengupta and Priyanka Sarkar in lead roles, with . Music by Joy Sarkar is set to lyrics penned by Anindya Chatterjee and Chandril of Chandrabindoo Bengali band.

Watch the theatrical promo-preview trailer of Jodi Ek Din Bengali Movie free online.

Exclusive Interview - Ananya Chatterjee - Kolkata Bengali Movie Actress (Dwando, Abohoman, Angshumaner Chobi, Iti Mrinalini)

cinelover — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:53:11 -0600

Mar 19, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) Bengali movie actress Ananya Chatterjee is well known in the Kolkata Bengali film industry for her roles in Sharan Dutta's Raat Barota Paanch (2005) [DVD], Agnidev Chatterjee's Prabhu Noshto Hoi Jai (2007), Suman Ghosh's Dwando (2009) [DVD], Atanu Ghosh's Angshumaner Chobi (2009), Rituparno Ghosh's Abohoman (2010), Aparna Sen's Iti Mrinalini, Basu Chatterjee's Tok Jhal Mishti (2002) [DVD] and so on.

Washington Bangla Radio's WBRi Kolkata Tube affiliate VNNBangla.com has published an exclusive interview video with Paromita Pal and actress Ananya Chatterjee to mark the launch of Dwando in North America (USA and Canada) in DVD and VOD formats. (Order Dwando on DVD, or from Netflix online). Dwando is written and directed by acclaimed award-winning NRI film-maker Suman Ghosh, who has previously written and directed Podokkhep (2006) [DVD] which won Soumitra Chatterjee a National Award.

Ananya Chatterjee talks about how she would have performed differently if Dwando was filmed again, and how all actors and actresses in the Cinema industry always look back at their performances and wonder if they would have delivered a better performance given another chance. These are matters of introspection common to heroes and heroines across the board. But, in the case of Dwando, whatever performances came out were a united and inspired effort towards delivering a great film. "We did not want Dwando to be something else, we wanted it to be the way it is", she says, which perhaps hints at satisfaction on the performances as they are.

Ananya Chatterjee plays the character of "Sudipta" in Dwando. On how she approached and what she felt about the role of Sudipta, Ananya says it is vitally important for any actress to visualize the entire film in terms of its storyline and message before trying to fill in the shoes of the character to be played. It is not right for any actress to think about the bigger context of the picture while half way into shooting her role.

About any similarities between Ananya Chatterjee's portrayal of Sudipta and any real-life incidents, Ananya says every actress has her own way of performing - some actresses think about painful incidents in their own life while playing a sad incident on film, some others think about the character's emotional state. In Dwando, she hints at approaching Sudipta as Sudipta would have been if she were real.

When talking about the internationalization of Bengali film and Dwando, Ananya Chatterjee correctly reminds us all that Bengali film-makers have delivered world-class films for a long time now. Satyajit Ray, Ritwick Ghatak and so on have already proven a long time ago that "international-level" movies can be made in Bengal by Bengalis, and one should not confuse world-class film-making with international marketing or distribution of movies.

Watch the entire video interview on-line via You Tube.

Watch newly released Bengali Movie "Dwando" for free from Netflix

cinelover — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:48:57 -0600

Mar 19, 2010 (Washington Banga Radio) The Bengali community in North America (USA, Canada) who have Netflix membership, are already putting Suman Ghosh's "Dwando" starring Soumitra Chatterjee in a lead role in their list of must-watch Bengali movies. Those who do not have Netflix membership are already being attracted by the fabulous of offer from Netflix of the first month's membership free of charge. This provides the opportunity of watching the latest Bangla film release DWANDO for free.

To learn more about the great free first-month offer, click here >

Bengali NRI Film-maker Suman Ghosh's critically acclaimed movie "DWANDO" (2009) has been released in North America (USA and Canada) on DVD on March 16, 2010. Expatriate and NRI Bengali cinema lovers have congratulated Suman Ghosh and the producers of Dwando for this opportunity to watch the film.

The DWANDO Bengali Cinema DVD release is available for purchase via Washington Bangla Radio KOLKATA TUBE blog's trusted secure affiliate online store - click here to order DWANDO DVD online >

In Dwando, which literally means "conflict" in Bangla, a woman is torn between two choices. The film revolves around Sudipta (Ananya Chatterjee) who faces a serious ethical dilemma. She is torn between two choices, each with vast and cascading repercussions affecting the lives of several people. In this situation, a neurosurgeon Dr Ashoke Mukherjee (Soumitra) becomes crucially involved in her life. Her dilemma is ultimately resolved through the intervention of Dr Mukherjee who subtly maneuvers Sudipta's thought process and guides her to a choice, saving an innocent life in the process.

Suman Ghosh's prior Bangla film Padakshep (2006) [BUY DVD], also known as Footsteps and Podokkhep, received great critical film reviews as well. Podokkhep had a star cast of Soumitra Chatterjee, Nandita Das, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabitri Chatterjee, June Malia and others, again with Music directed by Mayookh Bhaumik.

Watch the theatrical promo-preview trailer of Bengali Movie DWANDO Online:

Rupa Ganguly goes public with "husband could not stand my success and wanted me to be housewife" tale

cinelover — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:59:13 -0600

Mar 19, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) In an unexpected move and a story flashed across all the tabloids, acclaimed actress Rupa Ganguli (Roopa Ganguly), perhaps driven by frustration, has gone public with sad tale of the stereotypical successful Indian woman's "husband wanted me to be a house-wife and could not stand my success" story.

Listen to Roopa Ganguly in an exclusive interview here >

In stories posted all over the internet today, including this one, Rupa Ganguly has apparently opened some closets exposing the skeletons of her challenging marital life with Dhrubo Mukerjee. Rupa married Dhrubo in 1992. She admits to having attempted suicide thrice, and claims her marriage hit a nadir when Dhrubo, who wanted a "domesticated" house-wife, could not stand her success in showbiz.

Rupa (42) is currently dating Dibyendu (30).

Rahul Bhatt's AZAD 26/11 Music Video - Watch the sensitively produced tribute to victims of Mumbai Terrorist attacks online

Calcutta Music — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:25:43 -0600

Mar 18, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) AZAAD 26/11 is a thoughtful and well-directed music video released as a tribute to the innocent victims of the infamous Mumbai terrorist attacks. The video is directed by Manish Jain and the music director is Rahul Bhatt. Top Indian Cinema and Showbiz personalities including Isha Koppikar, Gul Panag, Celina Jaitley, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ausshima Sawhney and Chris Bhansali come together in this sensitively produced video which depicts a poor kid of Mumbai running to the locations of the coordinated bomb blasts spreading confidence, hope and peace with a big smile and a red rose. The film captures accrately the emotional state of the residents of the great city of Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay), their shock, resilience, sadness and hope in a delicate portrayal of human reaction to pure evil.

The music video is produced by Shot Ok Motion Pictures and Whistling Woods International. Watch the AZAAD 26/11 official full music video.

Superstar Rajnikanth with Heroine Aishwarya Rai in Endhiran (2010) Tamil Sci-Fi Movie | Music - A R Rahman

cinelover — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:07:54 -0700

Endhiran will see the Tamil cinema debut of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Aishwarya will be paired with the south Indian superstar Rajnikanth. The credited star cast also has veteran Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam, Karunas and more.

The expected release date of Endhiran is April 14, 2010.

Read all about Endhiran and watch promo-preview trailer.