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Dui Purush (1945 Film)
''Dui Purush'' (English: ''Two Generations'') is a 1945 Bengali language epic family drama film directed by Subodh Mitra. Produced by New Theatres and adapted from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay's novel and popular stage play, with a screenplay by Binoy Chatterjee. The editing was done by Mitra, who was popularly known as Kachi Babu, and cited as one of the best editors in the film industry. The music director was Pankaj Mullick with lyrics by Sailen Roy. The cinematographers were Sudhin Majumdar and Yusuf Mulji. The cast included Chhabi Biswas, Chandrabati Devi, Sunanda Banerjee, Ahindra Choudhury, Tulsi Chakraborty, Jahar Ganguly, and Naresh Mitra. The film won the National Film Award for Best Film. The film also won awards for Best Music for Pankaj Mullick, and Best Actress Award for Chandravati at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actress Award. It won five more awards at the 9th Annual BFJA Awards. ''Dui Purush'' involves three generations, and has the tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Theatres
New Theatres is an Indian film studio. It was formed in Calcutta by producer B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar, the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 1970). It was formed on 10 February 1931. Motto of this company was– ''Jivatang Jyotiretu Chhayam'' (Light infusing shadows with life). Sircar preferred to function roughly analogous to what in USA was known as an executive producer. He built a processing laboratory... and got around him a devoted band of people.... Having decided on or approved a story or a subject for a film and the team to make it ircarensured that adequate funds were provided... but refrained from interfering with its execution. He made New Theatres a symbol of Bengali cinema's artistic good taste and technical excellence. Dena Paona, a Bengali talkie, was produced by New Theatres and released in 1931. It was directed by Premankur Atarthi, with music composed by Raichand Boral. According to Kironmoy Raha, "New Theatres made its reputation secure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Work
Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work practice draws from areas, such as psychology, sociology, health, political science, community development, law, and economics to engage with systems and policies, conduct assessments, develop interventions, and enhance social functioning and responsibility. The ultimate goal of social work is the improvement of people's lives and the achievement of social justice. Social work practice is often divided into three levels. Micro-work involves working directly with individuals and families, such as providing individual counseling/therapy or assisting a family in accessing services. Mezzo-work involves working with groups and communities, such as conducting group therapy or providing services for community agencies. Macro-work involves fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali-language Indian Films
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India. With approximately 300 million native speakers and another 37 million as second language speakers, Bengali is the fifth most-spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the fifth most spoken Indo-European language. Bengali is the official and national language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. Within India, Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also a second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011. It is the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Films
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1945 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 26 – The film ''National Velvet'', starring Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp and Anne Revere, is released nationally in the United States. The film is an instant critical and commercial success, propelling 12-year-old Taylor to stardom and earning Revere the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. * January 30 – Restricted release of '' Kolberg'', an historical epic which is one of the last Nazi Germany propaganda pieces, in war-torn Berlin. Given its cast of 187,000, probably fewer people view it than appear in it. * April 20 – Release of ''Son of Lassie'', the 2nd Lassie film and the first film ever to be filmed using the Technicolor Monobook method, where a single magazine of film is used to record all of the primary colors. Prior to this method, the most popular reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Cinematographer Award
Here is a list of the award winners Cinematographer 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 ... External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20080229010408/http://www.bfjaawards.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Cinematographer Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Awards for best cinematography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Lyricist Award
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 * https://web.archive.org/web/20080229010408/http://www.bfjaawards.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Lyricist Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Music Director Award
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 External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20080229010408/http://www.bfjaawards.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Music Director Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Art Director
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 External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20080229010408/http://www.bfjaawards.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Art Director Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Indian Films Award
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predominantly covering present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Geographically, it consists of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta system, the largest river delta in the world and a section of the Himalayas up to Nepal and Bhutan. Dense woodlands, including hilly rainforests, cover Bengal's northern and eastern areas, while an elevated forested plateau covers its central area; the highest point is at Sandakphu. In the littoral southwest are the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The region has a monsoon climate, which the Bengali calendar divides into six seasons. Bengal, then known as Gangaridai, was a leading power in ancient South Asia, with extensive trade networks forming connections to as far away as Roman Egy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Chakraborty
Lily Chakraborty, (born 15 January 1972) is an Indian Ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ... singer, Bengali poet and composer. Her works include the short story ''Galpo Gucco'' (2009) and the poetry anthologies ''Akakitto'' (2009) and ''Chandey Kabo'' (2010). Chakraborty's 2009 album, ''Janele-Aye-Dil'', is the first digitally recorded release in India. Discography * Janele-Aye-Dil 2009 * Live in Concert 2010 * Tribute to Jagjit Singh 2012 * Hulchul 2013 Books * Akakitto 2009 * Bhabna 2011 * Galpo Gucco 2009 * Prem 2010 * Chandey Kabo 2010 * Gucco Kabita 2011 References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakraborty, Lily 1972 births Indian women composers 21st-century Indian composers Indian women ghazal singers Indian ghazal singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supriya Devi
Supriya Devi (Supriya Choudhury; 8 January 1933 – 26 January 2018) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema for more than 50 years. She is best known for her portrayal of Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak's Bengali film '' Megha Dhaka Tara'' (1960). She was conferred the Filmfare Award and the BFJA Award twice. In 2011, she received the Banga-Vibhushan, the highest civilian honour in West Bengal. In 2014, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for her contributions to the entertainment industry. She made her debut in Uttam Kumar starrer ''Basu Paribar'' (1952) under the direction of Nirmal Dey and successively appeared in ''Prarthana'' (1952) directed by Pranab Ray. However, IMDb lists 1951 Hindi film Shokhiyan as her first film. She, then took a hiatus and returned to filmdom in ''Marmabani'' (1958) under Sushil Majumdar's direction. She rose to prominence after she had appeared in the Uttam Kumar ... [...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] |
