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Charachar
''Charachar'' (English language:''Shelter of the Wings'', bn, চরাচর ) is a 1993 Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta based on a novel by Prafulla Roy. Plot Lakha (Rajit Kapoor) comes from a family of bird catchers, but questions the value of catching birds. He, and the older Bhushan ( Sadhu Meher), sell their caged birds to the local dealer. Lakha's wife, Sari (Laboni Sarkar), complains that he is not ambitious enough because he cares more for the birds than for her, and she starts meeting Natobar. Kalicharan, a city dealer, suggests they sell their birds directly to him. So Bhushan and Lakha take their next catch of birds on the train to Calcutta. Kalicharan invites them to a feast for the ceremony of the birds, with disastrous consequences. Cast *Shankar Chakraborty *Indrani Haldar as Gouri *Rajit Kapoor as Lakhinder * Sadhu Meher as Bhushan *Manoj Mitra *Laboni Sarkar as Sari Awards *1993 - National Film Award for Best Featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhadev Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian filmmaker and poet best known for his Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali-language films like ''Bagh Bahadur'', ''Tahader Katha'', ''Charachar'' and ''Uttara (film), Uttara''. Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, ''Bagh Bahadur'' (1989), ''Charachar'' (1993), ''Lal Darja'' (1997), ''Mondo Meyer Upakhyan'' (2002) and ''Kaalpurush (2005 film), Kaalpurush'' (2008), while ''Dooratwa'' (1978) and ''Tahader Katha'' (1993) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. As a director, he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice, for ''Uttara'' (2000) and ''Swapner Din'' (2005). Over the years he has published several works of poetry including ''Govir Araley'', ''Coffin Kimba Suitcase'', ''Himjog'', ''Chhaata Kahini'', ''Roboter Gaan'', ''Sreshtha Kabita'', and ''Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita''. Early life and education Buddhadeb Dasgupta was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrani Haldar
Indrani Haldar is an Indian actress who is mostly known for her work in Bengali cinema. She was conferred with a National Award, three BFJA Awards and two Anandalok Awards. Halder made her debut in 1986 with the Bengali TV series ''Tero Parbon'' directed by Jochon Dastidar. She made her big screen debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in ''Mandira'' (1990). She has appeared in numerous films, telefilms and TV series and hit the pinnacle of her career with the Bengali TV series ''Goyenda Ginni''. She appeared in critically acclaimed films such as ''Charachar'', ''Dahan'', ''Anu'', ''Sajhbatir Rupkathara'', ''Faltu'', ''Tokhon Teish'', ''Mayurakshi'' to name a few. She has also worked at Maa Shakti by BR Chopra. Career Indrani made her acting debut in the television serial ''Tero Parban'' (1986). She lived in Mumbai during 2008 to 2013 to act in Hindi TV serials. In January 2022, she sang the Dwijendralal Ray song "Dhono Dhanne Pushpe Bhora" in a show at the request of one. Howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
44th Berlin International Film Festival
The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-Irish film ''In the Name of the Father'' directed by Jim Sheridan. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian director, actor and producer Erich von Stroheim was shown at the festival. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Jeremy Thomas, producer (United Kingdom) - Jury President * Chinghiz Aitmatov, writer (Kyrgyzstan) * María Luisa Bemberg, director and screenwriter (Argentina) * Hsu Feng, actress and producer (Taiwan) * Morgan Freeman, actor (United States) * Francis Girod, actor, director and screenwriter (France) * Corinna Harfouch, actress (Germany) * Carlo Lizzani, director and screenwriter (Italy) * Wolfram Schütte, writer and film critic (Germany) * Susan Seidelman, director (United States) * Hayao Shibata, producer (Japan) Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laboni Sarkar
Laboni Sarkar is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of three BFJA Awards. She initiated her acting career as a child artist with roles in Bengali films. Filmography * '' Aporajeyo'' (2022) * ''Oti Uttam'' (2022) * '' Kolkatar Harry'' (2021) * '' Parineeta'' (2019) * ''Hiralal'' (2018) * '' Maati'' (2018) * ''Boxer'' (2018) * ''Shrestha Bangali'' (2017) * '' Amazon Obhijaan'' (2017) as Shankar's mother * ''Chaamp'' (2017) as Shibaji's Mother * ''Tomake Chai'' (2017) * ''Haripad Bandwala'' (2016) as Nandalal's Wife * ''Jomer Raja Dilo Bor'' (2015) * '' Hriday Haran'' (2015) * ''Obhishopto Nighty'' (2014) * '' Bangali Babu English Mem'' (2014) * ''Chander Pahar'' (2013) as Shankar's mother * '' Khiladi'' (2013) * ''Khoka 420'' (2013) as Krrish's Mother * '' Chupi Chupi'' (2013) * '' Dekha, Na-Dekhay'' (2013) * ''Challenge 2'' (2012) as Pooja's Mother * ''Khokababu'' (2012) as Khoka 420 aka Khoka's Mother * ''Romeo'' (2011) as Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prafulla Roy
Prafulla Roy (born September 11, 1934) is a West Bengali author. He had to struggle hard to set foot in a new land. He traveled all over the country to experience the struggles of the people. And for this purpose he lived for some time among the indigenous people of Nagaland, who were the untouchables of Bihar and the rootless people of the mainland of the Andamans. Most of which later appeared flawlessly in his writings. Early life Prafulla Roy was born on 11 September 1934 in the village of Atpara, Bikrampur, in 1934 in the former East Bengal district of Dhaka. He moved to India in 1950. He resides in Kolkata. Author Roy's writings portray powerful realities in both urban and rural conditions. He has written over 150 books, including novels and short stories. His first novel was ''Purva Parvati'', written in Nagaland and published in 1956. He penned novels on refugee life, such as ''Keya Patar Nauko'' (2003), ''Shatdharay Boye Yay'' (2006), ''Uttal Samayer Itikatha'' (2014), ... [...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] |
Rajit Kapoor
Rajit Kapur is an Indian people, Indian film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, ''The Making of the Mahatma'' for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. Other notable roles are as the protagonist Unni in the Malayalam film ''Agnisakshi (1999 film), Agnisakshi'', and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymous ''Byomkesh Bakshi (1993 TV series), television series'', directed by Basu Chatterjee and broadcast on Doordarshan. His debut film was ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' (1992), directed by Shyam Benegal. Career Rajit Kapur played the role of the famous Bengalis, Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymously named TV series, ''Byomkesh Bakshi (1993 TV series), Byomkesh Bakshi'' (1993). Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictitious character created by the popular Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Basu Chatterjee directed a TV show based on the stories of Bandyopadhyay, and Rajit Kapur played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhu Meher
Sadhu Meher (born in Odisha, India) is an Indian actor, director, and producer. He has performed in both Odia and Hindi films. He primarily began his career in Hindi films such as ''Bhuvan Shome'', '' Ankur'' and '' Mrigaya''. Later on shifted his interest towards Odia films. He is one of the actors who gained prominence in Parallel Cinema in the mid-1980s. He also acted in '' Byomkesh Bakshi'' in the episodes "Aadim Shatru (Part 1 & 2)" and "Chakrant" as Anadi Haldar and Bishupal respectively. He won a National Film Award for Best Actor for '' Ankur''. He was conferred Padma Sri by the Government of India in 2017. Filmography Sadhu Meher also played characters, Anadi Haldar, in the episode "Aadim Shatru (Part 1 & 2)", and Bishupal, in the episode "Chakrant", of '' Byomkesh Bakshi'', broadcast by Doordarshan Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Chakraborty
Shankar Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actor who has done several tele serials and has appeared in pivotal roles in numerous Bengali films. Personal life Shankar Chakraborty was born to a Bengali Hindu family. He married actress Sonali Chakraborty in 1990. His wife Sonali breathed her last on 31 October, 2022 following prolonged liver complications. He took to the social media to declare her sudden demise. Filmography * ''Chitra'' (unreleased) * ''Bhroon'' (Unreleased) * ''Karnel'' (Unreleased) * ''Jaanbaaz'' (2019) as Rahim Bhai *'' Mon Jaane Na'' (2019) * '' Maati'' (2018) as Meghla's father * ''Total Dadagiri'' (2018) as Bibhutibhusan Das *''Jio Pagla'' (2017) * ''Love Express'' (2016) as Ram Prasad Ganguly * '' Ki Kore Toke Bolbo'' (2016) as Akash's father * '' Arshinagar'' (2015) as Biswanath Mitra * ''Bela Seshe'' (2015) as Barin * '' Naxal'' (2015) as Arijit Mitra * ''Game'' (2014) as Dibakar Panda * ''Buno Haansh'' (2014) as Badal Bhai * ''Final Missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumendu Roy
Soumendu Roy (born 1933) is an Indian cinematographer most known for his work with noted director Satyajit Ray's films, starting with ''Teen Kanya'' (1961), when Subrata Mitra developed an eye-problem, though he has earlier shot Ray's documentary ''Rabindranath Tagore'' (1961) and has been an assistant to Subrata in post ''Pather Panchali'' films. Career Starting as a handler of trolley and lighting in early Ray film, Roy went on to work on 21 of Ray's films including 15 features, Golden Bear winning film, '' Ashani Sanket'' (1973) and '' Aranyer Din Ratri'' (1969). He also worked with directors, Tapan Sinha, Tarun Majumdar, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and MS Sathyu. In his long career, Roy won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography three times, plus one Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography award for documentary film, ''Suchitra Mitra'' in 1993, directed by Raja Sen. In 2006, a 30-minute documentary on him, "Portrait of a Cinematographer", was screened at the International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Feature Film
The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the ''Golden Lotus'' (''Swarna Kamal''). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. , the award comprises a ''Swarna Kamal'', a certificate, and a cash prize of 2,50,000 and is presented to the producer and the director of the film. The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to include awards for regional films. The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967. , the award is one of six ''Swarna Kamal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Gope
Shankar may refer to: People *Shankar (name), including a list of people with the name * Sankar (writer) (Mani Shankar Mukherjee), Bengali writer *L. Shankar, Indian violinist *S. Shankar, Indian film director commonly credited as Shankar *Sankar (writer & director), Indian film director, screenwriter, short story writer, and Novelist from Kerala. *Shankar (actor) (Shankar Panicker, born 1960), Indian film actor and director popularly known as Shankar * Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, an Indian musical trio which composes music for film soundtracks Fictional * Shankar Roy Chowdhury, protagonist of the ''Chander Pahar'' franchise Places *Shankar, Jalandhar, a village located in Jallandhar, Punjab, India *Shankar, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran See also *Shankar's Virus, a computer virus that infects Word documents *Shankar's International Dolls Museum, New Delhi *''Shankar's Weekly'', a magazine founded by K. Shankar Pillai * Shankar Party unofficial name giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
