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Alpana Goswami
Alpana Goswami, also known as Alpana Bose Goswami, is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Bengali cinema. Goswami hails from Bandel in Hooghly district. She began her acting career in late 1970s. Her first leading role on silver screen was that in ''Krishna Sudama'' (1979). Presently she lives in USA. Career Goswami began her acting career after joining in Rammohan Mancha and Bishwarupa. She regularly played in Theatre in Kolkata. Goswami first worked in the film ''Surya Trishna''. She played the lead role in ''Krishna Sudama'' in 1979. After releasing the film she became a 1980s celebrated Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ... actress. Filmography Hindi film Bengali film Bhojpuri Film References External links Alpana Goswami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority. The area's early history featured a succession ... [...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] |
Cinema Of West Bengal
Tollywood, also known as Cinema of West Bengal, is an Cinema of India, Indian film industry of Bengali language, Bengali-language motion pictures. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, dates back to 1932. It was a historically important film industry, at one time the centre of Indian film production. The Bengali film industry is known for producing many of Cinema of India, Indian cinema's most critically acclaimed global Parallel Cinema and art films, with several of its filmmakers gaining prominence at the National Film Awards, Indian National Film Awards as well as international acclaim. Ever since Satyajit Ray's ''Pather Panchali (film), Pather Panchali'' (1955) was awarded Best Human Document at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, Bengali films frequently appeared in international fora and film festivals for the next several dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandel
Bandel is a neighbourhood in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone, it is 40 km from Howrah railway station. Geography Location Bandel is located at and it has an elevation of 16 m. The main river that flows by Bandel is Hooghly. The town is in Gangetic Plain. Climate Like the rest of the Ganges Delta of West Bengal, the climate is tropical wet-and-dry in nature. A prolonged hot and humid weather is the main characteristic of the climate of Bandel. The monsoon stays from early June to mid-September. Winter persists for almost three months, from mid-November to mid-February. The weather remains dry during the winter and humid during summer. Economy *Dunlop Factory: The famous Dunlop f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooghly District
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''Chuchura''). There are four subdivisions: Chinsurah Sadar, Srirampore, Chandannagore, and Arambagh. History The district of Hooghly derived its name from the town of Hooghly on the west bank of the Hugli River about 40 km north of Kolkata. This town was a major river port for trade in India before colonialism. The district has thousands of years of rich heritage as part of the Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The first European to reach this area was the Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama. In 1536 Portuguese traders obtained a permit from Sultan Mahmud Shah to trade in this area. In those days the Hooghly River was the main route for transportation and Hooghly served as an excellent trading port. Within a few decades, the town of Hoog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengalis
Bengalis (singular Bengali bn, বাঙ্গালী/বাঙালি ), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divided between the independent country Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and parts of Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur. Most of them speak Bengali language, Bengali, a language from the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language family. Bengalis are the List of contemporary ethnic groups, third-largest ethnic group in the world, after the Han Chinese and Arabs. Thus, they are the largest ethnic group within the Indo-Europeans and the largest ethnic group in South Asia. Apart from Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, and Assam's Barak Valley, Bengali-majority populations also reside in India's union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Barun O Kiranmala
''Arun Barun O Kiranmala'' (also known as: ''Arun-Barun-Kiranmala'') is a 1979 Indian Bengali-language fantasy film, directed by Barun Kabasi and produced by Dolphin Films. It is based on the tale ''Kiranmala'', compiled in Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder's collection of fairy tales, ''Thakurmar Jhuli''. Plot Arun, Barun and Kiranmala are orphaned siblings. One day they go in search of their parents. They first visit the Jogini Durbar where they are helped with magical items like a golden stick. Then they go to Maya Puri where they find fairy spirits trapped by the witch of the Maya Puri. After overcoming many hurdles they finally kill the witch and help the fairy spirits to escape. The fairies then promise to tell them about their parents in return. The children are taken for lunch to the Jogini Durbar where the king of Arabia also joins them. It is soon discovered that the three children are the children of this king. The five fairies reveal how the sister of the king's wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashleelotar Daye
''Ashlilatar Daye'' ( bn, অশ্লীলতার দায়ে) (meaning: "Accusation for vulgarity") is a Bengali drama film released in 1983. The film is based on a thriller cum courtroom drama novel by the Narayan Sanyal with the same title, which was published in 1975. Sanyal took this novel theme from ''Seven Minutes'' by Irving Wallace. This film directed by Uma Nath Bhattacharya. Arundhati Holme Chowdhury and Haimanti Sukla sang in this film. Plot The movie is based on a court trial of the case of a Bengali novel which is accused of obscenity. Young advocate Bhaskar defended the case arguing that this novel is not obscene or vulgar at all. Finally is found that a retired judge had written the novel when young and the story of it, was based on his personal experience. Starring * Chiranjeet Chakraborty as Bhaskar * Alpana Goswami * Dilip Roy * Biplab Chatterjee * Anamika Saha Anamika Saha is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Bengali film indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baidurya Rahasya
''Baidurya Rahasya'' (Mystery of the Electric Gem) is a Bengali thriller movie directed by Tapan Sinha. This movie was released on 8 May 1985 under the banner of Saraswati Chitram. Storylining and music direction was also done by Tapan Sinha. Plot An invaluable emerald was stolen from a Lord Krishna's temple in an island, that was insured for Rs. 8 lakhs. The insurance company appointed Hindusthan detective agency for investigation. The Head of the Detective agency Mr. Madan Bose went to the temple with his assistant to meet the Mohanta Maharaj of the temple. On the other hand, two young ladies went to the temple as devotee of lord Krishna. Without informing the local police they started investigation secretly. There are some mysterious person like young researcher, priest Nityananda, and Singh ji, trustee of the temple. When old garden keeper Charandas was brutally killed by a masked man in night, the police started a parallel investigation. Finally it revealed that not only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi Trishna
''Nishi Trishna'' (English: Night Thirst) is a Bengali horror film directed by Parimal Bhattacharya. This film was released in 1989 under the banner of S. B. Films Private Limited. It was the first Bengali language vampire movie, starring Prasenjit Chatterjee, Shekhar Chatterjee and Moon Moon Sen. Plot Few friends plan to visit the Garchampa Palace in a village. The palace had a bad reputation for demonic blood sucking spirit beings that were terrorising the area. They ultimately solve the mystery, and kill the vampire and his mentor. Cast * Prasenjit Chatterjee * Moon Moon Sen * Shekhar Chatterjee * Sumitra Mukherjee * Alpana Goswami Alpana Goswami, also known as Alpana Bose Goswami, is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Bengali cinema. Goswami hails from Bandel in Hooghly district. She began her acting career in late 1970s. Her first leading role on silv ... * Shailen Mukherjee * Jeeban Guha * Sumanta Mukherjee * Manas Mukherjee * Barnali Mitra Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
