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Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee is the most awarded actors of all time with 8 wins, followed by Prosenjit Chatterjee (6), Sabyasachi Chakraborty (2), Mithun Chakraborty (2), Utpal Dutt (2) and Victor Banerjee (2). Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ... References * External links BJFA Awards website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, Screenwriter, script writer, composer, and singer who predominantly worked in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. Kumar was one of the most successful actors in Bengali cinema history. Kumar's career spanned three decades, from the late 1940s until his death in 1980. He appeared in over 200 films. Some of his best known films are ''Agni Pariksha (1954 film), Agni Pariksha'', ''Harano Sur'', ''Bicharak'', ''Saptapadi (1961 film), Saptapadi'', ''Jhinder Bandi'', ''Sesh Anka'', ''Deya Neya'', ''Lal Pathore'', ''Jatu Griha'', ''Thana Theke Aschi'', ''Chowringhee'', ''Nayak (1966 film), Nayak'', ''Antony Firingee (film), Antony Firingee'', ''Amanush (1975 film), Amanush'', ''Bagh Bondi Khela'' and ''Chiriyakhana'' (1967). Early life Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay was born on 3 September 1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Mukhopadhay
Arun may refer to: People * Arun (given name), including a list of people with that name * Ila Arun, Indian actress * Priya Arun (born 1967), Indian actress * Bharat Arun (born 1962), Indian Test cricketer Places * Arun, Badakhshan, Afghanistan * Arun (England), a region of southeasthern England ** Arun District, West Sussex, England * Arun Banner, an administrative division (banner) of Inner Mongolia, China * Arun, Sumatra, a vassal state, now in Indonesia * Arun gas field, Sumatra, Indonesia * Aran va Bidgol ('Aran and Bidgol'), Isfahan Province, Iran ** Aran va Bidgol County * Arun rural municipality, Nepal * Wat Arun, a temple in Bangkok, Thailand Rivers and canals * Arun River, China–Nepal * River Arun, in West Sussex, England * Wey and Arun Canal, in the south east of England Other uses * Aruṇa, a god in Hinduism * ''Arun''-class lifeboat * , two ships of the Royal Navy See also * * * Aaron (other) * Arran (other) * Aruna (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpi
''Shilpi'' () is a 1994 Bengali film. The film was directed by Nabyendu Chatterjee. The film was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India. Plot A man, who works at the house of Roy Bahadur, falls in love with his daughter. However, Roy Bahadur wants his daughter to marry his friend's son. Cast * Anjan Dutt * Asit Bandopadhyay * Meghnad Bhattacharya * Rita Dutta Chakraborty * Srilekha Mukhopadhyay Awards * 1995 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Best actor: Anjan Dutt See also * Akaler Sandhane ''Akaler Shandhaney'' ( bn, আকালের সন্ধানে; "In Search of Famine") is a 1982 Indian Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen. Plot In September 1980, a film crew comes to a village to make a film about a famine, which ki ... References External links * 1994 films Bengali-language Indian films 1990s Bengali-language films Films directed by Nabyendu Chatterjee {{1990s-Bengali-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjan Dutt
Anjan Dutt (Bengali: অঞ্জন দত্ত) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre ''anyodharar gaan''. As an actor, Dutt began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Sen film ''Chalachitro'', for which he won the best newcomer actor award at the Venice Film Festival. He acted in Aparna Sen's hit film, '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer''. In 2018 he featured in Swapnasandhani's new play ''Taraye Taraye'', as Vincent van Gogh, under the direction of Kaushik Sen. He is also a national award-winning filmmaker and is one of the most prominent directors of Bengali cinema, directing ''Dutta Vs Dutta'', ''Madly Bangalee'', '' The Bong Connection'', ''Chalo Let's Go'', and ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. In recent years, he has directed a ''Byomkesh'' film series. Early years Anjan Dutt was raised in the mountains of North Bengal. He had his schooling from St. Paul's School in Darjeeling. In the late sevent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahader Katha
''Tahader Katha'' () is a 1992 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film, while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. Plot Shibnath (played by Mithun Chakraborty) is a freedom fighter in the Indian independence movement. The film starts when, following the independence of India, Shibnath is released from prison after eleven years of incarceration for murdering a British officer. Shibnath spent a part of his term in the prison asylum. In the journey back home, Shibnath is accompanied by one of his comrades, Bipin Gupta (played by Dipankar De)—now a successful businessman and an aspiring politician in independent India. Shibnath experiences the aftermath of Partition of India (India was partitioned in Republic of India and Pakistan in 1947, at the time of independence), with his own family becoming refugees, and his ancest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakababu Here Gelen?
''Kakababu Here Gelen?'' ( lost kakababu) is a Bengali detective film of Kakababu series, released in 1995 under the banner of National Film Development Corporation. It is based on a detective novel of Sunil Gangopadhyay in the same name. The movie is a prequel to the 2001 Bengali movie ''Ek Tukro Chand'' directed by Pinaki Chaudhuri. Soumitra Chatterjee played the role of anti hero in this movie. Plot Being unable to maintain his maternal uncle's ancestral house, Biman and his wife Dipa sell their house to a person who decides to demolish it and build something new there. So, Biman and Dipa want Kakababu (Raja Roy Chowdhury) and his nephew Santu to visit the place on 5 March as Biman would have to hand over the building to the buyer by 8 March. But, Santu's examinations would end on 9 March, so he could not accompany them. Kakababu, Biman and Dipa visit the house which is in Alinagar, near Birbhum, along with an expert antique dealer, Asit Dhar. In the course of their convers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lathi (1996 Film)
''Lathi'' () is a 1996 Bengali family drama film directed by Prabhat Roy. The Film stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist. It also stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri. Plot Atindranath Banerjee during his old-age and after his retirement after the long-term service in a local school get recognition and farewell from the same. While returning home he gets his son-in-law, Somnath (Prosenjit Chatterjee) and his daughter Lipi (Satabdi Roy) to him back home. But, while returning home he finds that some daily availers is beating and harassing an old women belonging to the lower section of the society and stating that she is a kidnapper. He protests and saves that old women. By the harassment of his sons (Koushik Bannerjee, Bodhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumi Ele Tai
Tumi ( ''Quechua'' for 'Knife', ''variants'': 'Tome', 'Tume'), is a generic term encompassing the many kinds of sharp tools utilized in pre- and post-colonial eras of the Central Andes region, Tumis were employed for a diverse set of purposes such as kitchen knives, agricultural tools, warrior or hunting secondary weapons, sacrificial knives, barber implements, pendants, or medical tools. In addition, the tumi form, in metal, was used as a type of coin. Pre-columbian Tumis were usually made of metal or stone. Overview Perhaps the highly ornate ax-shaped ceremonial tumis made by the North coastal Peruvian cultures are the most widely acknowledged, characterized by a semi-circular blade, made of either bronze, copper, gold-alloy, silver alloy or wood and often inlayed with semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli. Sacrificial Tumis are most often associated with Pre-Inca cultures in the Peruvian North Coastal Region and in some cases with the Inca culture itself. The most popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashray
The asrai is a type of aquatic fairy in English folklore and literature. They are usually depicted as female, live in lakes and are similar to the mermaid and nixie. Etymology and origin The etymology of the word "asrai" is unknown. "Ashray" is sometimes given as a spelling variant. Their oldest known appearance in print was the poem "The Asrai" by Robert Williams Buchanan, first published in April 1872, and followed by a sequel, "The Changeling: A Legend of the Moonlight."Buchanan, Robert Williams (1884). ''The Poetical Works of Robert Buchanan''. Chatto & Windus. pp. 201-204. The first person to describe the asrai as a folkloric being was the storyteller Ruth Tongue, whose reliability as a folklorist has been questioned.Simpson, Jacqueline, and Stephen Roud (2000). ''A Dictionary of English Folklore.'' Oxford University Press. Characteristics In Buchanan's poetry, the asrai are pale, gentle beings, older than humanity, who fear sunlight and live beneath Bala Lake in Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paromitar Ekdin
''Paromitar Ek Din'' ( bn, পারমিতার একদিন ''Paromitar Êkdin'', lit. "One day of Paromita's", English title: ''House of Memories'') is a 2000 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Aparna Sen. Plot The film explores the dual themes of friendship and loneliness. Sanaka (Aparna Sen) and Paromita (Rituparna Sengupta) are mother and daughter-in-law who, despite differences in age, backgrounds and temperaments, build a strong bond together. But when Paromita's marriage to Sanaka's son breaks down, social mores prevent the women from remaining close friends. While Paromita remarries and begins a new life, her mother-in-law, Sanaka, is left heartbroken and alone and eventually falls seriously ill. When Paromita learns of her friend's deterioration, she is compelled to flout convention, and returns to nurse Sanaka on her deathbed. Cast * Aparna Sen as Sanaka * Rituparna Sengupta as Paromita * Sohini Sengupta as Sanjukta (Khuku) * Soumitra Chatterjee as Moni Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utsab
''Utsab'' () is a 2000 Bengali-language drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and stars Madhabi Mukherjee, Mamata Shankar, Rituparna Sengupta, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Pradip Mukherjee, Deepankar De and Arpita Pal. The film focuses on the various emotional currents passing among family and relatives underneath the supposedly festive occasion of Durga Puja. Plot This is a family drama which is portrayed on a background of Durgapuja, West Bengal's biggest "Utshob" (Festival). The story is about a cultured Bengali family, different members of which have gathered in native house on the occasion of Durga puja. Bhagbati (Madhabi Mukherjee) has four children; two sons Asit (Pradip Mukherjee), Nishit (Bodhisattva Mazumdar) and two daughters, Parul (Mamata Shankar) and Keya (Rituparna Sengupta). It is the festival time and all the children are at the main house to celebrate the festival. Meanwhile, Shishir, (Deepankar De) a relative who is also a big real estate agent, is interested in buyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
