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Debojyoti Mishra
Debojyoti Mishra (born 30 April 1963 at Kolkata) is an Indian music director and film composer. He became popular with his minimalist classical compositions for the Hindi film ''Raincoat'', directed by Rituparno Ghosh. He also worked on Bengali films, ''Chaturanga and Sesher Kobita'', directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. He composed songs for the Bengali film ''Autograph'' starring Prasenjit Chatterjee, Nandana Sen and Indraneil Sengupta. Early years and Career He had composed for Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ... in a British production being directed by Enamul Karim. Filmography * *(1999) *(2000) * *(2004) *(2004) * * ''(2014)'' * ''(2015)'' *''(2015)'' * * *(2020)(2021) *(2022) * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Debojyoti Indian film score com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for other media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video game, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indraneil Sengupta
Indraneil Sengupta is an Indian film and television actor, and a model living in Kolkata since 2004. Career Sengupta was a finalist of the 1999 Gladrags Manhunt Contest in which John Abraham was the winner. He modelled for designer Rohit Bal and worked for choreographers Marc Robinson and Achala Sachdev. He also appeared in commercials for the Tata Indigo Marina car, VIP Frenchie and Aquafina. Later, he transitioned into music videos, including those for Falguni Pathak's "Pal pal tere yaad sataye" and Jagjit Singh; one for the south Indian singer Yesudas's Hindi album; and a remix of the old film song ''"Koi diya jale kahin (rum pum bum)"'', sung by Asha Bhosle from the movie '' Bees Saal Baad''. He also appeared in a television show on STAR Plus, '' Pyaar ke do naam...Ek Radha Ek Shyaam''. In 2004, he starred in the film '' Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart'' which also starred Aftab Shivdasani, Shriya Saran and Anupam Kher. He was to act in the movie ''Dus'' but the projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titli (2002 Film)
''Titli'' ( bn, তিতলি "butterfly") is a 2002 Indian Bengali-language film by Rituparno Ghosh, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen and Mithun Chakraborty. The film tells the story of a developing adolescent, played by Konkona, and the sensitivity of a teenager, and also the portrayal of the mother-daughter relationship and quiet understanding within the pair. Plot The story develops around the evolution of Titli from a girl into womanhood, through the breaking of this crush. The dense jungles of Duars in north Bengal, covered in dense morning fog, sunshine playing hide-and-seek, Buddhist monasteries, the famous Darjeeling toy train, interleaved with poetry and music, create the romantic ambiance underpinning this film. Titli is a 17-year-old girl (Konkona Sen Sharma), who has a teenage crush on a Bollywood superstar Rohit Roy (Mithun Chakraborty), who is more than twice her age. Though her bedroom is filled with his posters and memorabilia, Titli's mother Urmil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patalghar
''Patalghar'' ( bn, পাতাল ঘর "The Underground Chamber" ) is a Bengali science fiction film based on the story of same name by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and directed by Abhijit Chaudhuri. Plot 150 years in the past, Aghor Sen, a genius scientist living in the village of Nischintipur invents a device that generates sound waves which can put any living being to sleep. The alien Vik exiled from the planet Nyapcha, lands with his space shuttle on the outskirts of Nischintipur. He gets to know about the machine & tries to steal it but Aghor puts him to sleep. With Aghor's death the instrument is lost. 150 years later i.e. in the present day Dr. Bhootnath Nondy finds Aghor Sen's diary mentioning this device. Bhootnath deciphers the diary at a science seminar announcing his plea to search for it. Begum, a gang leader, sends her goons after Bhootnath to get that machine. Aghar Sen's device is in his laboratory - Patalghar. To reach there, one must solve the mysterious rhymes me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Je Aachhe Kanya
''Ek Je Aachhe Kanya'' ( bn, এক যে আছে কন্যা; The Girl) is a Bengali language, Bengali movie released in 2001. Directed by Subrata Sen and produced by Sandeep Sen, the movie features Konkona Sen Sharma, Debashree Roy and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. This movie is Konkona Sen Sharma's cinematic debut and directorial debut of Subrata Sen. Plot Anjan works in advertising and has recently rented a room in a house in the suburbs of Calcutta. Eighteen-year-old Ria, who lives there with her grand father, falls in love with the new tenant. But Anjan already has a long-time girlfriend Rupa, who works with him in advertising. The rejected girl tries in vain to win Anjan’s favour. When she sees that her efforts are futile she starts to make trouble for the couple. At first her mischief is only minor, but it is followed by more serious threats to Anjan’s advertising project. And when the couple announces their engagement the girl becomes so enraged that she tri ... [...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] |
Bariwali
''Bariwali'' (translation: ''The Landlady'', English-language title: ''The Lady of the House'') is a Bengali film released in 2000 directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film features Kirron Kher, Roopa Ganguly, and Chiranjeet Chakraborty. Synopsis The film is a quiet drama about a lonely, sad, unfortunate middle-aged woman. Banalata (Kiron Kher) who has lived a solitary existence since her husband-to-be died the night before their wedding from a snake bite. Never having quite gotten over the tragedy, she rarely ventures out and is clearly very lonely. This changes when she agrees to allow a film production unit to shoot in a wing in her sprawling estate. Suddenly her house is filled with movie stars and glamorous people, including the beautiful actress Sudeshna (Roopa Ganguly) and charming director Deepankar (Chiranjeet Chakraborty). Though she knows that not only is Deepankar married but that his former lover Sudeshna still holds a torch for him, the lonely woman finds herself draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhat Roy
Prabhat Roy ( bn, প্রভাত রায়; born 1946 in Jamshedpore) is a former Indian director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received several awards including two National Awards and BFJA Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ) .... He began his career as an assistant director in the early 1970s. His directorial venture ''Pratidan'' (1983) was a box office success. Awards *BFJA AWARD *ANANDOLOK AWARD *Lux ETV Award * Kalakar Awards Filmography As a director * He also directed 16 telefilms & 3 TV Series. Assistant Director * * * * * * * * * * * Actor * Abhimanyu (1989) * Amanush (1975) * References External links * Prabhat Royat citwf Prabhat Royat upperstall {{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Prabhat 1946 births 20th-century India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asukh
''Asukh'' () is a 1999 Indian Bengali feature film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film was awarded in the Best Feature Film in Bengali category at the 46th National Film Awards. Plot Rohini asks her ex-boyfriend if he remembers her. Although he says yes, she doesn't believe him and instead asks for the medicine box and takes three to five sleeping pills. Even after Aniruddha forbids her, she takes them all, saying that it should not affect him. The reason for this bitterness is revealed. Aniruddha had left her for another girl named Mrittika. Rohini was a famous film star and her love for her man was unblemished. She had brought Mrittika into the industry, and suffered Caesar's wounds when Aniruddha started an affair with her. When Mrittika and Aniruddha started coming close, Rohini had confronted Aniruddha several times to tell the truth but he always tried to hide the fact and that had hurt her more. While she was facing such turbulent times in her life and wanted to be all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani (born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In 1996, his script for ''Drohkaal'' was adapted by Kamal Haasan for its Tamil remake, '' Kuruthipunal'', which subsequently became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category. His first directorial venture was ''Aakrosh'', starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri. The film was scripted by noted Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film shared the Golden Peacock for best film at the International Film Festival of India held in New Delhi in 1981. He then directed ''Ardh Satya'', based on a story by S. D. Panwalkar. The film has received critical reception for depicting the police-politician-criminal nexus. In 1997, he adapted Bengali novelist Mahasweta Devi's acclaimed nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa
''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' ( en, The Mother of 1084) is a 1998 Indian feature filmthat deals with the life of a woman who loses her son, a Naxalite, to the violence that is a result of his adopted ideology. The film is directed produced by Govind Nihalani and is based on Magsaysay and Jnanpith award recipient Mahasweta Devi's Bengali 1974 novel ''Hajar Churashir Maa'' ( bn, হাজার চুরাশির মা). The screenplay is written by Nihalani and the dialogues by Tripurari Sharma. The film stars Jaya Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Milind Gunaji, Seema Biswas, Joy Sengupta and Nandita Das. It marks Jaya Bachchan's return to acting after a gap of 18 years. In 1998, ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Plot Dibyanath Chatterji, his bank-employed wife, Sujata, and youngest son, Brati, live an affluent existence in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, circa early 1970s. Sujata is a quiet, devout Hindu, religious, and compassionate wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahan (1997 Film)
''Dahan'' (''Crossfire'') (1997) is an Indian Bengali social drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya's story of the same name. Cast *Rituparna Sengupta as Romita Chaudhury *Indrani Halder as Srobona Sarkar, Jhinuk *Pradip Mukherjee as Jhinuk's father *Shakuntala Barua as Jhinuk's mother *Shiboprosad Mukherjee as Jhinuk's brother *Abhishek Chatterjee as Polash Chaudhury * Suchitra Mitra as Jhinuk's thammi *Subhendu Chatterjee as Romita's father *Mamata Shankar as Romita's sister-in-law *Sanjeev Dasgupta as Jhinuk's fiancé *Dibya Bhattacharya as Romita's father-in-law Plot A newly wed couple Romita (Rituparna Sengupta) and Palash (Abhishek Chatterjee) are attacked on the open road. The goons molested Romita, but nobody comes forward to help, except a schoolteacher, Jhinuk (Indrani Halder), who rushes to the spot to help. She is later hailed a heroine by the press. One day, Palash, due to misunderstanding in a feat of rage ends up raping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
