1920s India. Bishwambhar Roy (Chhabi Biswas) is the last in a line of zamindars who flourished in Bengal in the …
Chhaya Devi
Chhaya Devi was one of the finest actresses that Indian cinema has seen. She has acted in over 150 films …
Nayak
Arindam Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar), a matinee idol of the Bengali film industry, undertakes a train journey from Calcutta to Delhi …
Jhumura
The problem with many a debut filmmaker is that he/she wishes to fill the first film with what he/she feels …
Madhabi Mukherjee
Even if the only role she ever played was the title role in Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece Charulata (1964), Madhabi Mukherjee …
BN Sircar
Birendra Nath Sircar, or BN Sircar as he was better known, was the creator of the legendary New Theatres Ltd …
Suchitra Sen
Suchitra Sen was easily the most popular actress that Bengali Cinema has ever seen. Her ethereal beauty coupled with her …
Ramola
The first image of Ramola that comes to mind is as the leader of a gang of girls cycling singing …
Chhabi Biswas
Satyajit Ray once remarked, “I doubt if I could ever make the film Jalsaghar without an actor of the calibre …
Subrata Mitra
Subrata Mitra is regarded as perhaps the greatest ever Indian cinematographer, who revolutionised prevailing aesthetics in Indian Cinema with innovations …