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Faltu
''Faltu'' ( bn, ফালতু, translation: "Useless") is a Bengali movie based on Syed Mustafa Siraj's story ''Ranir Ghater Brittanto''. It was released in 2006. It won the 2007 National Award. Produced by Arindam Chaudhuri (Planman Motion Pictures) and directed by Anjan Das, the movie featured Soumitra Chatterjee, Indrani Halder, Yash Pandit, Pradip Mukherjee and Manjari Fadnis, Nirmal Kumar, Masood Akhtar, and Biplab Chatterjee. It had been selected from India for the Spain film festival in the competitive category. Plot The story is set around Ranirghat of Murshidabad District in West Bengal in the early 1950s. It is the story of a 20-year-old orphan called Faltu (faltu in Bengali means worthless, junk) and his search for the man who has fathered him. This is also the account of a village and its people, woven around a narrative with myriad moments and a lot of dramatic events. Ranirghat is a village made up of refugees from the then East Pakistan. (Its current popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjan Das
Anjan Das (17 November 1949 – 2 June 2014) was a critically acclaimed Indian film director. He was known for creating "Poetry on Celluloid", a tag that was designated by the critics post his lyrical masterpiece ''Saanjhbatir Roopkathara'' (''Strokes & Silhouettes'', 2002). He was awarded with National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for ''Faltu'' (''The Saga of Ranirghat'', 2006). His films have won numerous Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards and were regularly showcased at A-list film festivals all over the world. Career Winner of two national awards and multiple international awards, Das started his film career in the mid-1970s with two documentaries named ''The Art of Anant Malakar'' and ''Tripura''. His first feature was ''Sainik'' (''Soldier''). The film was shown at various international film festivals, including Berlinale, in 1976. Other festivals were Mannheim, Tehran and Kraków in countries like Mongolia and Yugoslavia, and it was invited to San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yash Pandit
Yash Pandit (Yasodhan Pandit) is a Bollywood and television actor. Career In his childhood, he also performed in Chetan Anand's ''Haathon Ki Lakeeren'' as a child artist. He has acted as a lead actor in films '' Rok Sako To Rok Lo'', ''Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?'', '' Mr Hot Mr Kool'' and ''Faltu'', which won the National Award for best Welfare film, and has done a special appearance role in the 2016 film ''LoveShuda''. He also appeared in the TV serials ''Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann'' as Siddharth, '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as Lakshya Virani, '' Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag'' as Tappu (Varun), and he did dance performances in a reality dance show '' Tyohaar Dhamaka'' on 9X. He has acted in Star Plus's '' Tere Mere Sapne'', recently played the male lead role of Satya in Life OK's ''Savitri - EK Prem Kahani'', opposite Ridhi Dogra. Also did MTV's ''Splits Villa 8'' as a celebrity contestant. His sisters, Shraddha Pandit and Shweta Pandit, are Bollywood playback singers. Filmogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manjari Fadnis
Manjari Fadnis (also spelled Phadnis and Fadnnis) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Hindi films, in addition to Telugu films. She is best known for her performance in the 2008 Hindi film '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. Her other notable films are ''Faltu'' (2006), ''Zokkomon'' (2011), '' Warning'' (2013), ''Grand Masti'' (2013), ''Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon'' (2015), a short film ''Khamakha'' (2016) and 'Barot House' (2019). Career Fadnis was first seen on television during the second season of the Indian version of the singing reality show ''Popstars'', which was aired on Channel India in 2003. She was one of the participants who made it to the finals for the musical band Aasma. She started her film career with ''Rok Sako To Rok Lo'' in 2004, but her big break was '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008) as the lead actor's girlfriend, for which she won a Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance-Female 2009. The film was successful with the audience and also enjoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arindam Chaudhuri
Arindam Chaudhuri is an Indian national best known for his involvement with the now-defunct Indian Institute of Planning and Management, an unaccredited institute that was previously headquartered in New Delhi and had 18 branches across India. The institute has been widely criticized for false advertisements and fraudulent practices. On 23 August 2020, Chaudhuri was arrested for tax evasion of . Biography Arindam is the son of Malayendra Kisor Chaudhuri, who founded the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) in 1973. He received his post graduate diploma in Planning and Entrepreneurship from the now defunct IIPM in 1992 He later became the Honorary Dean for the IIPM Centre for Economic Research and Advanced Studies. Also in 2004, Arindam Chaudhuri was appointed as a member (social and agricultural sector) of the Consultative Committee for the Planning Commission, Government of India. He is the founder of Planman Consulting and Great Indian Dream Foundation, a soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrani Halder
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] |
Syed Mustafa Siraj
Syed Mustafa Siraj (14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an eminent Indian writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel '' Mythical Man'' (''Aleek Manush''), considered his most lauded work. In 2005, his short story "Ranirghater Brittanto" was made into the film ''Faltu'' by Anjan Das. He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories. He is the creator of the detective character Colonel Niladri Sarkar a.k.a. "Goenda Colonel", the Detective Colonel. Life and works Syed Mustafa Siraj was born in a village named Khoshbaspur in the district of Murshidabad in 1930. He grew up in a home with a strong literary background surrounded by books and familiarity with several languages including Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. His mother who wrote poetry was influential. In his youth he was involved with Leftist politics and was active with the folk drama group ''Aalkaap'' for six years (1950–56) where he played the flute and was a teacher of folk dance and drama. ... [...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] |
Samir Chanda
Samir Chanda (1957 – 18 August 2011) was an Indian art director and production designer across Indian cinema, including Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam and Tamil, most known for his work in films like '' Yodha'' (1992), '' Dil Se..'' (1998), ''Guru'' (2007), '' Omkara'' (2006), ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006), and '' Raavan'' (2010). He also directed a Bengali film, '' Ek Nadir Galpo'' (2008) starring Mithun Chakraborty. It was Indian entries for the Asian, African and Latin American Competition segment of the 38th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Goa He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Art Direction four times, including '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' (2005) directed by Shyam Benegal. Career A trained painter from Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, he moved to Mumbai and started his career as an assistant to noted art director Nitish Roy working in films like, ''Mandi'' (1983) by Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen. Subsequently, started ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradip Mukherjee
Pradip Mukherjee, also known as Pradip Mukhopadhyay, (11 August 1946 – 29 August 2022) was an Indian actor and dramatist who primarily acted in Bengali movies. Although not famous for acting in mainstream movies, Pradip Mukherjee received critical acclaim for his acting in movies like Satyajit Ray's ''Jana Aranya'', Buddhadeb Dasgupta's '' Dooratwa'' and Rituparno Ghosh's '' Utsab''. Early life Mukherjee was born to middle-class parents Sammohan Mukhopadhyay and Bhakti Mukhopadhyay and grew up in the Chorbagan area of Shimla in Kolkata. He completed his high school education at Hare School in 1965 and graduated from City College, Kolkata, in 1970. He took up law and graduated from law school in 1973. Acting career At college, Mukherjee took drama lessons and joined drama academies. He acted in several plays at Tapan Theater in Kolkata. After graduating from law school, he worked full-time as a lawyer and acted in plays at the weekends. In 1974, he met Satyajit Ray who, impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo
''Jara Brishtite Bhijechhilo '' ( bn, যারা বৃষ্টিতে ভিজেছিল, ) is a Bengali film based on Joy Goswami's story ''Jara Brishtite Bhijechhilo'', released in 2007. The film was directed by Anjan Das and stars Indrani Halder, Anjana Basu, Sudip Mukherjee, Alokananda Roy and Joy Sengupta. Indrani Haldar was awarded the best actress award at the Madrid International Film Festival (Spain) for her role. She plays a woman who walks out of marriage after being subjected to repeated marital rape and starts living her life on her own terms with her poet/lover. See also *''Faltu ''Faltu'' ( bn, ফালতু, translation: "Useless") is a Bengali movie based on Syed Mustafa Siraj's story ''Ranir Ghater Brittanto''. It was released in 2006. It won the 2007 National Award. Produced by Arindam Chaudhuri (Planman Motion P ...'' References External links * 2007 films Bengali-language Indian films 2000s Bengali-language films 2007 drama films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Film On Family Welfare
The National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The award was instituted in 1968, at 16th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages Hindi (7 Awards), Bengali (4 Awards), Malayalam (5 awards), Tamil (3 awards), Kannada, English and Gujrati (1 each). Winners Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years: References External links Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, IndiaNational Film Awards ArchivesNational Film Awardsat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartaman
''Bartaman Patrika'' is an Indian Bengali daily newspaper published from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has three other simultaneous editions, published daily from three major towns of West Bengal: Siliguri, Burdwan, and Midnapore. ''Bartaman'' is the second-most widely circulated Bengali newspaper in West Bengal after ''Anandabazar Patrika''. History The newspaper was founded on 7 December 1984 by Barun Sengupta, a former ''Anandabazar Patrika'' journalist. Sengupta died on 19 June 2008 at Kolkata. During the Left Front regime, ''Bartaman Patrika'' was known for his staunch anti-communist and anti-establishment views. However, in the Trinamool Congress regime ''Bartaman Patrika'' works as a mouthpiece of Mamata Banerjee. Since April 2002, ''Bartaman Patrika'' has published an online version (https://bartamanpatrika.com) and in the year of 2006 Bartaman launched it's Mobile App version. Also in 2022 Bartaman p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |