Pramathesh Chandra Barua was the man who played perhaps the most important role in the rising fortunes of c\Calcutta based …
Pahari Sanyal
Pahari Sanyal was without doubt one of the finest actors that both, Bengali and Hindi cinema have seen. He was …
Pankaj Mullick
Composer, musician, audio innovator, singer, music director, teacher and a part-time actor Pankaj Mullick is a colossal figure not only …
Kanan Devi
Kanan Devi was among the early singing stars and her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was instrumental in some …
BN Sircar
Birendra Nath Sircar, or BN Sircar as he was better known, was the creator of the legendary New Theatres Ltd …
New Theatres: A Cinematic Equivalence of Literature
New Theatres, a Kolkata based film studio, was one of the premier filmmaking institutions that promoted cinema as art and …
Devdas
Devdas (Kundan Lal Saigal) falls in love with Parvati (Jamuna) with whom he has played since childhood and who is …
Kundan Lal Saigal
Kundan Lal Saigal could be the first male superstar – though the term was not invented then – of Indian …
Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy was without doubt one of the greatest ever directors of Indian cinema. In his films, we see a …