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Alokananda Roy
Alokananda Roy is an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali cinema and theatre. She made her thespian debut at the age of seven in the 1951 and later on became part of numerous Bengali plays. She made her screen debut with Satyajit Ray's ''Kanchenjungha'' (1962). She received a BFJA Award for her role in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bengali film ''Phera'' (1988). She appeared in National Award winning films such as ''Paromitar Ek Din'', '' Utsab'', '' Prohor'' and '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero''. Acting career After Sharmila Tagore was compelled to decline the role of Manisha in Satyajit Ray's ''Kanchenjungha'' (1962), the latter zeroed upon Alokananda Roy to play the character. Ray had to convince her father and her uncle as well that the role was sober enough to play. The film did not perform well at the box office. In 1978, She returned to stage with the Bengali play ''Acharya'' directed by Shekhar Chatterjee. She featured opposite Soumitra Chatterjee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his second feature film ''Unishe April'' which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Having won 19 National Awards, along with his contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema to greater heights. Ghosh died on 30 May 2013 in Kolkata after a heart attack. Ghosh was also one of the openly homosexual personalities in Indian cinema. Ghosh was influenced by the works of Satyajit Ray and was an avid reader of Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore's works are frequently referenced to in his films. He also made a documentary titled ''Jeevan Smriti'' on the life of Tagore. In his career spanning almost two decades, he won 12 National and numerous International awards. His unrelease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamai Raja (2017 TV Series)
''Jamai Raja'' is an Indian Bengali-language television Comedy soap opera that premiered on 5 June 2017, and airs on Bengali Zee Bangla. The show stars Arjun Chakrabarty and Shreema Bhattacharjee in lead roles, and Chaiti Ghoshal as the main antagonist. Cast Main cast *Arjun Chakrabarty as Ishan Chatterjee *Shreema Bhattacharjee as Nilasha Banerjee *Chaiti Ghoshal as Basabdatta Banerjee aka BB *Geetashree Roy as IPS Damini Sen Recurring *Bharat Kaul as Ishan's father *Moyna Mukherjee as Ishan's mother *Alokananda Roy as Nilasha's grandmother *Sumit Samaddar as Nilasha's uncle *Sayantani Sengupta as Nilasha's aunt *Uday Pratap Singh as Abhishek *Prriyam Chakraborty as Megha *Riyanka Dasgupta as Preeti *Manali Dey as Paromita *Aditya Roy as Alokesh *Kaushik Banerjee as Alokesh's father *Mou Bhattacharya as Alokesh's mother *Elfina Mukherjee as Alokesh's sister *Prapti Chatterjee as Antara *Shiddharta Banerjee as Indroneel *Kaushambi Chakrabarty as Mohini *Lovely Maitra as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Membou
Membou ( bn, মেমবউ) is a Bengali television soap opera that premiered on Star Jalsha on 19 September 2016. It is produced by Acropoliis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and it stars Vinita Chatterjee as main female protagonist, Sourav Chakraborty as main male protagonist, and Dulal Lahiri, Mithu Chakraborty and Nandini Chatterjee in supporting roles. Plot Carol, a young woman of foreign origin, comes to India in search of her roots. Sparks fly when she meets Koustav, an orthodox Bengali. Koustav and his grandfather, Shibnath, fly to Georgia to attend a conference, where he meets Carol. After that, Koustav accidentally meets Carol everywhere and circumstances lead them to fight every time. Carol comes to India, but falls in a trap set by Rajan and Raghav. Koustav rescues Carol from these situations and marries her, stunning his family members. Cast * Vinita Chatterjee as Carol Brown * Sourav Chakrabarty as Koustov Lahiri/Gora * Dulal Lahiri as Sibnath - Koustov's paternal gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raage Anuraage
''Raage Anuraage'' ( bn, রাগে অনুরাগে); was a hugely popular Bengali television Soap Opera that premiered on 28 October 2013, and aired on Zee Bangla. Produced by Raj Chakraborty Productions, starred Jeetu Kamal as main male protagonist (Mollar Sen) Anindya Chatterjee as Dr. Subhankar Roy and Tumpa Ghosh as main female protagonist and main antagonist-(Komol, Kori). Plot summary This story revolved around Mollar and Komol's life. A relation of love and hatred. For some people, music is the driving force of their lives. Mollar, the angry young man and owner of a music company who have his own rules and principles get linked up with Komol who belonged to such a family where everyone loves music. 18 years old Komol learned her first lessons of music from her father. She faced the most dreaded and unfortunate incident of her life when she ended up marrying a 40 year old Mollar. Mollar falls for Komol and remarried her but they faced many hurdles and overcome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodhuboron
''Bodhuboron'' was a Bengali language television serial which began airing on Star Jalsha from 19 August 2013. The series starred Gourab Chatterjee and Pramita Chakraborty in lead roles. It was the remake of the Hindi popular show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya. Plot The story revolves around a simple innocent orphaned village girl named Konok (Pramita). She does all the household work yet her aunt sikha and cousin Jhilmil cannot tolerate her and torture her daily (Sreetama). She is illiterate and they do not allow her to take any education. One day Indira Chowdhury ( Anjana Basu) comes to their home with his son Satyaki ( Gourab Chatterjee) for marriage of Jhilmil with Satyaki who already has an affair with Teesta. But instead of Jhilmil she likes Konok and decides to make the latter her daughter-in-law, going against the wishes of her son. Later both Konok and Jhilmil are married to Satyaki and Avro (Satyaki's cousin) respectively. Jhilmil is jealous of Konok as she failed to beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Jalsha
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as Soap opera, family dramas, comedies, reality shows, crime shows and telefilms. It launched its own High-definition television, HD feed on 14 April 2016. According to Broadcast Audience Research Council, BARC, Star Jalsha is the most-watched television channel in West Bengal. History Star Jalsha was officially launched on 8 September 2008 and was also available on www.startv.in. This was Star India's second Bengali-language television channel after ABP Ananda, Star Ananda. In 2011, it was launched on the OSN platform in the Middle East. On 17 June 2012, during a special event Chalo Paltai, it rebranded with a new diamond star logo and graphics for the first time since its launch. On 22 November 2012, the channel was launched in United Kingdom, UK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaaner Oparey
''Gaaner Oparey'' () is an Indian Bengali television serial which aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. This TV musical marked the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore. The concept was a brainchild of the famous Indian director Rituparno Ghosh The songs were all popular Rabindra sangeets. Prosenjit Chatterjee brought back the magic of this show by launching an audio CD of its tracks on Mahalaya on 12 October 2015. On account of Rabindranath Tagore's 157th birthday, Star Jalsha decided to gift audience by uploading Gaaner Oparey on Disney+ Hotstar on 9 May 2018. It was re-aired on Star Jalsha during the 2020 lockdown period, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Storyline The story revolves around a girl named Sohini (more commonly known as Pupe) from an orthodox Tagore worshipping family and Gora, an extremely talented but carefree lad, who repeatedly experiments with Rabindra sangeet. The story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khela
''Khela'' ( bn, খেলা "Game") (2008) is a Bengali film by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is about an idealistic director's (Prosenjit Chatterjee) quest to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role. Khela also marks actress Manisha Koirala's foray into Bengali cinema. Plot Khela is about an idealistic director's (Prosenjit Chatterjee) desire to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role. His wife (Manisha Koirala) wants a baby and the husband feels that the child will compromise the artiste in him. Here the aspiring but passionate film maker creates a bond with a superb rut of a child and who does feel that a child may spoil his career, started re-discovering a child within him. The film also deals with relationships and emotions but with a twist by adding up humor, adventure and edge-of-the-seat mystery. Cast * Prosenjit Chatterjee as Raja * Manisha Koirala as Sheela * Raima Sen as Anjali * Akashneel Dutt Mukherjee as Abhirup * Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially commencing broadcasts on 15 September 1999. The channel was first launched as Alpha Bangla which was later renamed to Zee Bangla on 28 March 2005. The channel launched its HD version on 20 November 2016. According to BARC, Zee Bangla is the second most-watched television channel in West Bengal. History The channel was first launched in 1996, but halted transmissions within two months due to its poor ratings. It was relaunched on 15 September 1999 as Alpha TV Bangla, along with Alpha TV Marathi, Alpha TV Telugu and Alpha TV Punjabi. It was the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India. In 2005, Zee TV went for a major brand revamp. It unveiled a new logo on 28 March 2005 at the Zee Cine Awards and thereafter Alpha Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Akasher Niche
''Ek Akasher Niche'' is a Family Drama Bengali television serial, which aired on Alpha Bangla. It was produced under the banner of Ravi Ojha Productions. Cast * Sumitra Mukherjee / Soma Dey as Amma. *Gita Dey as Amma's Thammi *Partha Sarathi Deb / Arindam Sil as Ajoy *Chaiti Ghoshal as Madhabi *Rajatava Dutta as Atul * Sudipa Basu / Indrani Basu as Anita *Saswata Chatterjee as Akash *Rumni Sengupta / Aditi Chatterjee / Debolina Dutta as Nandini: Akash's wife * Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Raj * Kunal Mitra as Aniket *Rupanjana Mitra as Mohini *Aparajita Auddy as Minu * Badshah Maitra as Bhaskar / Palash *Debidas Bhattacharyya as Singer Shubhankar *Aritra Dutta as Ani, Meenu's son *Kamalika Banerjee as Chutki *Shantilal Mukherjee as Saibal * Kalyan Chatterjee as Kanai *Rumki Chatterjee as Toru * Koneenica Banerjee as Pakhi *Samata Das as Tuski * Swastika Mukherjee as Piu *Bhaswar Chatterjee as Indra *Parambrata Chattopadhyay as Shayan *Abir Chatterjee as Rangan * Monami Ghosh as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainak Bhaumik
Mainak Bhaumik is a Bengali film director and editor. He made his directorial debut with 2006 Bengali film ''Aamra''.In 2012, he made another Bengali film Bedroom, a dark ensemble film about the new generation of young Indians. His critically and commercially successful movies are Maach Mishti & More, Bibaho Diaries, Generation Ami, Cheeni, Ekannoborti. Biography Bhaumik started his career in 1998 by directing a short film ''His Life - Her Story'' which won an award at Florida Film Festival. In 2006 he made his first Bengali film ''Aamra''. In 2012, he made another Bengali film '' Bedroom'', a dark ensemble film about the new generation of young Indians who struggle with depression, failure and identity crises in a Facebook savvy world that is obsessed with picture perfect lives. In 2013, Bhaumik released the feature film Maach Mishti and More (Fish, Sweets and More)which he refers to as his 'love-letter' to his city of Kolkata (Bengal) telling the story of the loves and lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
