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2nd Filmfare Awards East
2nd Filmfare Awards East ceremony, presented by the Filmfare Magazine, honored the best Bengali language Indian films of 2016. The ceremony was held on 25 February 2017 and was co-hosted by Jisshu Sengupta and Abir Chatterjee. Winners and nominees Main Awards The nominees for the 2nd Filmfare Awards East were announced on 22 February 2017. Critics' awards Technical Awards Special awards Multiple Nominations * '' Shaheb Bibi Golaam'' – 12 * ''Praktan'' - 10 * ''Cinemawala'' - 8 * ''Zulfiqar'' - 7 * ''Shankhachil'' - 5 * ''Bastu-Shaap'' - 5 * ''Eagoler Chokh'' - 4 * ''Gangster'' - 3 * ''Shororipu'' - 3 * ''Double Feluda'' - 2 * ''Antarleen'' - 2 Multiple Awards * '' Shaheb Bibi Golaam'' - 6 * ''Cinemawala'' - 5 * ''Praktan'' 5 * ''Shankhachil'' - 2 * ''Cholai Cholai is an illegal alcoholic beverage made in India, equivalent to "hooch" or "bootleg" alcohol. Usually made from rice, it is sometimes mixed with industrial alcohol or methanol, which has resulted in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards Bangla
Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held collectively for Bengali, Assamese and Odia films as Filmfare Awards East, in a ceremony on 29 March 2014. The award ceremony was discontinued for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016 due to unequal representation and importance among the 3 film industries. It was again started from 2017 as Filmfare Awards Bangla and is given only to the Bengali Film Industry. History On 8 March 2014, in a press conference held at Kolkata, the Worldwide Media Group announced that Filmfare Award is debuting in Eastern India named as "Filmfare Awards East" to honour the best cinematic artistic talents of the region. In the inaugural installment, it was declared that awards in 29 categories would be given away at the Science City auditorium, Kolkata on 29 March 2014. The awards wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arindam Sil
Arindam Sil is an Indian actor, film director and line producer. Early life Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. Joseph's College, Calcutta, and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, from where he passed ICSE, ISC & B Com (Hons) examinations. He then pursued M.B.A. in marketing from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management at the University of Calcutta. He gave up his PhD at USA to pursue his interest in becoming an actor. In 2012 he directed a movie ''Aborto''. Sil and his company, Nothing Beyond Cinema, has managed the line-production of films like ''The Bong Connection'', ''Via Darjeeling'', ''033'', ''Brake Fail'', ''Shukno Lanka'', ''Nobel Chor'', ''Kahaani'', Detective Byomkesh Bakshi, TE3N, Meri Pyari Bindu', among others. Filmography Director Actor * ''Lost'' (2022) * ''Tirandaj Shabor'' (2022) * '' Mahananda'' (2022) * '' Bhalo Meye Kharap Meye'' (2019) * '' Durgeshgorer Gupto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swastika Mukherjee
Swastika Mukherjee (born 13 December 1980) is an Indian actress and the daughter of the late Santu Mukhopadhyay. Mukherjee made her screen debut with ''Devdasi'', a Bengali TV series. She made her big screen debut with '' Hemanter Pakhi'' (2001). Her first leading role came with ''Mastan'' (2004). She made her Bollywood debut with ''Mumbai Cutting'' (2008). She acted in the Bollywood remake of '' Fault in Our Stars '' titled ''Dil Bechara ''. Early life Mukherjee spent her childhood in a self-described "simple life" with her father Santu Mukhopadhyay, younger sister Ajopa, and mother Gopa. Her favorite films were ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', ''Mary Poppins'', and ''The Sound of Music''. She was educated at Carmel School, Kolkata, St. Teresa's Secondary School, and Gokhale Memorial School. Personal life Marriage/False accusations of dowry and harassment In 1998 at the age of 18, she married Promit Sen, son of ''Rabindra Sangeet'' singer Sagar Sen. The marriage was unha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paran Bandopadhyay
Paran BandopadhyaySpelling according tTimes of IndiaanTelegraph, Calcutta We'll follow this spelling. (alternate spelling Paran BandyopadhyaySpelling according t/ref> or Paran BanerjeeAlternative of surname ''Bandopadhyay'', see Banerjee) is an Indian Bengali film, television and stage actor based in Kolkata. He has worked with Bengali film director Sandip Ray, the son of filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray. Early life Bandopadhyay has roots in Jessore, Bangladesh. His mother died when he was young and his father left home. After that, he was brought up by his paternal aunt in Dum Dum, Kolkata. He graduated from the City College at the University of Calcutta. In his childhood, Bandopadhyay participated in one-act plays in their neighborhood. He has also acted in some plays of the Indian People’s Theatre Association. In 1962, he was hired by the Government of West Bengal in the Department of Public Works Roads. Cinema Bandopadhyay retired from his Government job in 2000. At tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana
''Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana'' is 2016 Indian Thriller film on Bengali language, Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi. The role of Byomkesh Bakshi is portrayed by Jisshu Sengupta. The film is directed by Anjan Dutt. This is the fifth installment of ''Byomkesh Bakshi in other media#Bengali films, Byomkesh series'' by Anjan Dutt, serving as a sequel to ''Byomkesh Bakshi (2015 film), Byomkesh Bakshi''. The film is based on ''Chiriyakhana'' by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Cast *Jisshu Sengupta as Byomkesh Bakshi *Saswata Chatterjee as Ajit Bandyopadhyay *Ushasie Chakraborty as Satyabati *Shantilal Mukherjee as Nishanath Sen *Dulal Lahiri as Nepal Gupta *Priyanka Sarkar as Banalaxmi *Saayoni Ghosh as Mukul *Riju Biswas as Bijoy Sen *Neel Mukherjee (actor) as Dr. Bhujangadhar *Kanchan Mullick as Mushkil Miya *Sagnik Chatterjee as Brajadas *Ankita Chakraborty as Damayanti *Kanchana Moitra as Najar Bibi *Mrinal Mukherjee as Ramen Lahiri *Subhra Sourav Das as Panugopal *Anjan Dutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulfiqar (film)
''Zulfiqar'' is a 2016 Indian crime drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji. The film is based on adaptation of two of William Shakespeare’s tragedies: ''Julius Caesar'' and '' Antony and Cleopatra''. The shooting of the film started in January 2016. The film was released on 7 October 2016 during Durga Puja to poor reviews but was a blockbuster of 2016 . The songs from the film topped the charts. Plot Zulfiqar Ahmed is a Godfather figure and the most prominent member of ''Syndicate'' - a powerful organization which oversees most of the happenings in the heart of the city. Basheer Khan, a member of ''Syndicate'' is a nationalist, a gangster and the best friend of Zulfiqar, who does not support terrorism. Tony Braganza- parambrata is the brain of ''The Syndicate'' who oversees the financial things of the organization, and Markaz Ali is the brawn. If need be, Tony can shoot a bullet, but he is a man of the papers. Tony and Markaz have grown up together and they are inseparable. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev (Bengali Actor)
Deepak Adhikari (born 25 December 1982), known by his stage name Dev, is an Indian actor, producer, singer and film writer, known for his works in Tollywood, and more recently, a politician. He owns the production house Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Born in Keshpur, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film '' Agnishapath'' opposite Rachna Banerjee. Dev faced flak after the film was released, and it turned out to be a critical and commercial flop. His starring role in '' I Love You'' opposite Payal Sarkar was his breakthrough. Directed by Ravi Kinnagi, the film was critically unsuccessful, but was commercially successful and was quick to resurrect his career. Despite the success, Dev didn't get any work for the next fourteen months. He made a comeback on the silver screen with ''Premer Kahini'', opposite Koel Mullick, his first with whom he went on to star with in numerous films. A remake of the Kannada hit ''Mungaru Male'', the film was moderately successful. Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiranjeet Chakraborty
Deepak Chakraborty (better known in film career as Chiranjeet Chakraborty; born 2 November 1955), is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Government of West Bengal. He was born on 2 November 1955 at Kolkata. He has got the BFJA Award for his film ''Abaidha'' in 2002. The film was directed by Gul Bahar Singh. Chiranjeet completed his Higher Secondary from Mitra Institution (Main). He studied B.E. in Architecture at Jadavpur University, but did not appear for his final examination. He has worked for '' Desh'' magazine and as a newsreader on TV. He is also a famous stage artist. He is married and has a daughter. He made his debut with the 1981 film ''Sonay Sohaga''. But it did not make his career. He gained popularity after starring in Anjan Choudhury's 1984 film ''Shotru''. His first solo hit was the 1985 film '' Antarale''. After that, he had a series of hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byomkesh Pawrbo
''Byomkesh Pawrbo'' (English:''Byomkesh Episode'') is a 2016 Indian Bengali language thriller film directed by Arindam Sil and the film is the sequel to 2015 film ''Har Har Byomkesh''. Produced jointly under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films, the film reprises cinematography and music by Soumik Haldar and Bickram Ghosh respectively. Sayantika Banerjee as Gulab Bai (cameo) is doing a special dance number for a particular scene which is being choreographed by Saroj Khan. The film stars Abir Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty and Sohini Sarkar in lead roles. The movie is based on the story ''Amriter Mrityu'' by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay. The film was released on 16 December 2016 to positive critical reception. Plot Byomkesh and Ajit have been approached by Mr. Bagchi (Arindam Sil) to investigate the whereabouts of arms which were left by the U.S. soldiers after the 2nd World War. They go to the Dooars, and get rocked by the murder of a young man, Amrito followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor Biswajit Chatterjee. He began his acting career as a child actor in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ''Chotto Jigyasa'', for which he won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Outstanding Work of the Year Award. Following this he appeared in other films as a child actor. His first leading role came through Bimal Roy's ''Duti Pata''. Prosenjit's breakthrough role came opposite Vijeta Pandit in ''Amar Sangi'' (1987), a highly successful romantic drama directed by Sujit Guha. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with David Dhawan directed ''Aandhiyan'' (1990). Apart from appearing in a series of masala films, he started doing middle-of-the-road cinema with '' Chokher Bali'' which starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in her debut Bengali film and which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandita Roy
Nandita Roy (born April 3, 1955) is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with the film ''Icche'' (2011) along with her co-director Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The two have also directed ''Accident'', ''Muktodhara'', ''Alik Sukh'', ''Ramdhanu'', ''Bela Seshe'', ''Haami'', ''Praktan'' , ''Posto (film), Konntho, Gotro''. She has been a part of several projects and has worked with many renowned directors. Early life Nandita Roy was born on April 3, 1955 in Mumbai. She attended high school at St. Joseph's Convent High School in the suburb of Vile Parle, and is an economics graduate of Parle College. She began work as a primary schoolteacher in St. Joseph's Convent. She later studied for her postgrad in economics from University of Mumbai, Kalina. She married Nitish Roy in 1977. Currently she lives in Kolkata, India with her family. Career Roy began her professional career in 1978, as a glove-puppet operator and co-director on ''Agadoom-Bagadoom'', a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Shiboprosad Mukherjee (, Bengali: ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. He, collaborating with Nandita Roy, debuted with their film ''Icche'', which garnered both critical acclaim as well as commercial success. The director duo is known for making socially relevant films which are also entertaining to the viewers. They have also directed some of the popular most new age Bengali films like ''Praktan'', ''Bela Seshe'', ''Icche'', ''Muktodhara'', ''Accident'', ''Alik Sukh'' and ''Ramdhanu'', ''Haami'', '' Konntho'', ''Gotro'' which were critically acclaimed as well as enjoyed commercial success. He also serves as a partner at ''Windows Productions''. His film Praktan, bagged multiple National Awards and ''Alik Sukh'' was premiered at the Marche du Film section in Cannes Film Festival in 2013. His film ''Konttho'' was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. Early life and education Shiboprosad M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
