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Filmfare Award East For Best Male Playback Singer
The Filmfare East Best Male Playback Singer Award is given by Indian film magazine ''Filmfare'' as a part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Bengali films, to recognise a male playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song. Superlatives Arijit Singh was the first holder of this award back in 2014 for the song "Mon Majhi Re" from ''Boss''. Nachiketa Chakraborty won the award on the second edition in 2017. Arijit Singh also holds the record for most nominations (7), Youngest winner, Youngest nominee. Anupam Roy holds the record for most nominations without ever winning (5). Nachiketa Chakraborty has won the award twice, while Arijit Singh and Anirban Bhattacharya has won the award once. Most Wins Multiple Nominees List of winners 2010s * 2014 Arijit Singh – "Mon Majhi Re" from ''Boss'' ** Arijit Singh – "Ki Kore Toke Bolbo" from '' Rangbaaz'' ** Arijit Singh – "Din Khon Mapa Ache" from '' Hawa Bodol'' ** Anupam Roy – "Istofa Dilam" from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards East
Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held for Bengali, Assamese and Odia films in a ceremony on 29 March 2007. The award ceremony was discontinued for Two Times respectively 2013, 2015 and 2016, then again continued from 2017 and now only given to Bengali Film Industry. History On 8 March 2014, in a press conference held at Kolkata, the Worldwide Media group announced that Filmfare Award is debuting in Eastern India to honour the best cinematic artistic talent of the region. In the inaugural installment, awards in 29 categories would be given away at the Science City auditorium, Kolkata on 29 March 2014. The awards would include 21 trophies for Bengali movies and four each for Odia and Assamese films. The four categories for both Odia and Assamese films are Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alik Sukh
''Alik Sukh'' (English: ''Unreal Happiness'') is a 2013 Bengali Medical psychological thriller based on the novel ''Alikh Sukh'' by Suchitra Bhattacharya. The film is directed by the duo Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy, starring Debshankar Haldar, Rituparna Sengupta and Sohini Sengupta in the lead roles. It released on 19 July 2013. The storyline is based on a novel of Bengali novelist Suchitra Bhattacharya. Plot A renowned gynecologist, Dr Kingshuk Guha (Debshankar Haldar), lands himself in a professional crisis when one of his patients, Kabita Mondol ( Sohini Sengupta), dies on the operating table while he is away buying a luxury apartment for his family. Kabita's enraged husband (Biswanath Basu) and relatives attempt to mob the hospital. On hearing the news, Kingshuk's wife, Rumi (Rituparna Sengupta), rushes to the hospital to be with her husband. She happens to see Kabita's corpse lying unattended in the empty operation theatre and begins to imagine that the dead wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finally Bhalobasha
''Finally Bhalobasa'' (English: "Finally Love", 2019) is an Indian Bengali language anthology film directed by Anjan Dutt. The film includes 3 stories and explores different dimensions of life . The trailer of the film was released in January 2019. The film was theatrically released on 8 February 2019. Plot The story is subdivided into three parts. The first part of the story is about an insomniac, depressed wife of a dominating man. The lady finds solace in an employee of her husband, who tries to get her out of the situation. However, he fails in his attempts, and the lady is forced to commit suicide. The second part is about an aged man falling in love with a young woman. The third part is about an HIV patient, who is taken care of by a male nurse, who wins his heart. At the end of the film, it is revealed that all the characters are somehow related to the others. Finally, we discover that the story is not actually divided into parts. Cast * Arjun Chakrabarty * Anjan D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neel Dutt
Neel Dutt (born 7 March 1979) is an Indian composer and singer from Kolkata. He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction from the Govt. of India in 2012 for the soundtrack of the Bengali film ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona'' (Ranjana I ain't coming back no more). Dutt is the third person from West Bengal to win the Best Music Direction award. He is arguably the first music director in India to rearrange a Rabindranath Tagore composition with modern electronic music. Early life Neel Dutt was born on 7 March 1979 in Kolkata. His parents are Anjan Dutt and Chanda Dutt. Anjan, an actor and filmmaker, is also a prolific musician from the 1990s scene of modern Bengali music. Chanda is a retired English teacher at St. Augustine's Day School, Kolkata. As an infant, Dutt's first school was Mr. Pires Private School. Later, he moved to middle school at Seventh Day Adventist School, Kolkata. Following his high school education at St. Augustine's Day School, he studied Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotro
''Gotro'' () is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language emotional drama film, directed, produced and co-written by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. It stars Anashua Majumdar, Nigel Akkara and Manali Dey, with Ambarish Bhattacharya, Saheb Chatterjee and Badshah Moitra. The film revolves around the relationship between Mukti Debi (Majumdar), a widow who lives alone in her mansion (her son being settled abroad), with her caretaker Tareq (Akkara), an ex-convict and shows how their lives undergo a change. The story for ''Gotro'' was conceived by Roy, when she learned about the relationship between Mukherjee's mother and her caretaker. Roy eventually wrote the film's screenplay, while she and Mukherjee co-wrote the story. This marked their second film after ''Icche'' (2011), focusing on mother-son relationship. ''Supriyo Dutta'' handled the cinematography while ''Moloy Laha'' edited the film. ''Anindya Chatterjee'' composed the film's soundtrack, which received favourable review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konttho
''Konttho'' ( en, Voice) is a 2019 Bengali drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The movie is produced by Windows Production. Plot A story of friendship, a story of struggle, Konttho is about the indomitable human spirit. Arjun Mallick is a popular RJ, who is not only famous but well-loved. His listeners connect with him and his voice is music to their ears. Soon he receives the prestigious "Voice of The Year" award and with a loving wife, Pritha and son, Arjun's life seems full of happiness. But before long, his perfect life comes to an absolute halt when he is diagnosed with Laryngeal cancer. The doctors had to perform Laryngectonomy to save Arjun's life. Arjun's whole life comes crashing down. He feels distanced from everybody. However, as destiny would have it, he is introduced to Romila, a speech therapist. A vibrant character herself, Romila, is a divorcee who with her daughter, Saheli, is all set to return to her country, Bangladesh. However, ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantaral
''Samantaral'' () is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language psychological drama film, directed by Partha Chakraborty. It stars Parambrata Chatterjee and Riddhi Sen. It was nominated at the 2018 Filmfare Awards for Best Film (Critics). Chatterjee received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Popular and Critics Award for Best Actor (Male). Plot Arko ( Riddhi Sen ) returns to his 'mamarbari' (maternal uncles' house) to meet his extended family. Over there, he meets his second uncle Sujan (Parambrata Chatterjee) who is always locked in a room because of his presumed mental illness. Arko takes permission from his grandfather ( Soumitra Chatterjee) to allow him to take Sujan out of the house for some time, much to the chagrin of his other uncles (Kushal Chakraborty and Anindya Banerjee) and aunt (Tanusree Chakraborty). As Arko sees his uncle more closely, he realizes that something very wrong has happened to him and the family is hiding a secret. Finally it has been revealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaamp
''Chaamp'' is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language sports drama film directed by Raj Chakraborty with story written by Dev. Produced by Dev, the film stars him in the lead role, along with Rukmini Maitra, in her debut film and Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar, Kamaleswar Mukherjee who stars in other pivotal roles. After releasing initially in West Bengal on 23 June 2017, the film released all over India on 30 June 2017. The concept of the film was penned by Dev. Plot Shibaji, a famous Indian boxer, loses fame overnight when he meets a tragic accident that ruins his boxing career. After losing his title, he fights all odds to revive his career and become a champion again. Cast * Dev as Shibaji "Shiba" Sanyal ; A boxer * Rukmini Maitra as Jaya Sanyal ; Shiba's wife * Chiranjeet Chakraborty as Coach Buro Bagchi * Laboni Sarkar as Shiba's mother * Supriyo Dutta as Narukaka ; A local grocer * Priyanka Sarkar as Sathi Bagchi ; * Kamaleswar Mukherjee as Reporter Shantanu ; Main A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maacher Jhol
''Maacher Jhol'' is an Indian language Bengali film produced by Sony Pictures Networks and Mojo Productions directed by Pratim D. Gupta, starring Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam and Mamata Shankar in the lead roles. It is the first Bengali food film that revolves around a Paris-based chef who comes back to Kolkata after 13 years to attend to his ailing mother. Plot Dev D (Devdatto) is a renowned chef who quit his job as an engineer in Kolkata and moved to France train at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. In doing so, he left behind his wife Sreela and his parents. When his mother falls ill, he returns to Kolkata after 13, he must come to terms with his past. Cast * Ritwick Chakraborty as Dev D aka Devdatto * Mamata Shankar as Maa * Paoli Dam as Sreela * Arjun Chakrabarty as Palash * Kaya Blocksage * Sauraseni Maitra * Sumanta Mukherjee Production Development Pratim D. Gupta revealed that the idea of the film came during his trip to Italy where he was surprised to find local restau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posto (film)
''Posto'' (Here, a name for the child character of film. Meaning: Poppy Seeds) is a 2017 Bengali film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The film features Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Mimi Chakraborty. The film was released on 12 May 2017 in 100 theatres across West Bengal, India and overseas (United States, Canada, Japan, Dubai, United Kingdom, Netherlands) on the same day. The film received critical acclaim as it portrayed the relationships in a very subtle way. Plot Arko, affectionately called Posto (Arghya Basu Roy), is a little boy raised by his grandparents—Dinen Lahiri (Soumitra Chatterjee) and Gouri Lahiri (Lily Chakraborty)—in Santiniketan. His parents, Arnab Lahiri (Jisshu Sengupta) and Sushmita Lahiri (Mimi Chakraborty), are both settled in Kolkata. They only visit their son once on the weekend. A clash between the grandparents and parents begins when the latter want to take away the child as the father gets an offer to start a restau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praktan
''Praktan'' (Bengali: প্রাক্তন, lit. ''Former'') is a 2016 Indian Bengali film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee and starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta. It brings back the Prosenjit - Rituparna collaboration 14 years after ''Pratihinsa'' (2002). The theme of the film is based on conflict between contentment and sacrifice of married life. The film opened to a huge reception on 27 May 2016 worldwide. It won the International Film Business Award 2016 for becoming the Highest Grossing Movie of the Year - Bengal alongside films like Kabaali, Sultan, Sairat and Action Hero Biju, at Indywood Film Carnival at Ramoji Film City. The film's music was released by Amara Muzik. Praktan was remade in Bollywood with the title Jalebi. Plot ''Praktan'' (former) is about Ujaan Mukherjee (Prosenjit Chatterjee) and Sudipa (Rituparna Sengupta), who have moved on in life after a marriage that did not work. During a train journey, Sudipa finds herse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surojit Chatterjee
Surojit Chatterjee ( bn, সুরজিৎ চট্টোপাধ্যায়, the spelling reads ''Surajit Caţţōpādhyāy.'') is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter, music director, songwriter and the lead singer of Bengali band Bhoomi and owner of his solo band Surojit O Bondhura. He has won the Radio Mirchi Music Award as the Best Male vocalist of the year 2012 and 2013 for his album titled ''Folkira (Times Music)''. He has also directed music for the following Bengali movies like Ichhe, Muktodhara, Handa and Bhonda. Early life Surojit Chatterjee born in Rampurhat, started his schooling from Birbhum and after that he was admitted to Julien Day High School, Kolkata. He started playing tabla at the age of seven and graduated from Allahabad University with distinction for consecutive eight years. He has learnt to play guitar from Tuhin Chatterjee and after that went on to further guitar expertise and took guidance and learnt techniques from guitarist Amyt Datta. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
