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Herbert (film)
Herbert is a 2005 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by veteran theater director Suman Mukhopadhyay. It was based on Nabarun Bhattacharya's 1997 Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel of the same name. Plot The story starts with one Herbert Sarkar cursing a group of people who just left his house. Herbert Sarkar is a forty-year-old crank, a self-proclaimed mystic who can speak with the dead and that is how he earns his living. Later that day after a heavy drinking spree with his friends, Herbert slits his wrist and commits suicide. The very next day he becomes the center of Police investigation as a posthumous bomber. Through a non-linear story telling and Nabarun's typical magic reality, the quixotic life story of Herbert is revealed. Herbert Sarkar was the son of a wealthy Bengali film director. His family included his simpleton mother, film director father, and the family of his uncle, aunt and their two sons, Dhanna and Krishna. His father dies shortly after one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suman Mukhopadhyay
Suman Mukhopadhyay ( bn, সুমন মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 20 November 1966) is an Indian film director.His popular films are Herbert (film), Kangal Malsat, Shesher Kobita (2014). Career Suman Mukhopadhyay is currently visiting New York on a Fulbright Fellowship with Columbia University. His first cinematic directorial debut film was ''Herbert'' which was released in 2005. Herbert won the National Award for Best Bengali film. Suman is in the post-production of his feature film " Putulnacher Itikatha", based on the novel by Manik Bandyopadhyay. His latest feature film is " Nazarband". The film premiered at Busan International Film Festival 2020. His earlier film is " Asamapta"(Incomplete), premiered in IFFLA, USA. Before that "Shesher Kabita" (The Last Poem) with Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen Sharma premiered in Dubai International Film Festival and released on 7 August 2015. "Kangal Malsat"(The War Cry of the Beggars) his 4th feature film released in Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953). Initially governing the country as part of a collective leadership, he consolidated power to become a dictator by the 1930s. Ideologically adhering to the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, he formalised these ideas as Marxism–Leninism, while his own policies are called Stalinism. Born to a poor family in Gori in the Russian Empire (now Georgia), Stalin attended the Tbilisi Spiritual Seminary before joining the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He edited the party's newspaper, '' Pravda'', and raised funds for Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik faction via robberies, kidnappings and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Imperialism
Cultural imperialism (sometimes referred to as cultural colonialism) comprises the cultural dimensions of imperialism. The word "imperialism" often describes practices in which a social entity engages culture (including language, traditions, rituals, political and economic structures, and ways of life) to create and maintain unequal relationships between social groups. Cultural Imperialism often uses violence as a method of implementation, and the system is often part of the legitimization process of conquest. Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as an attitude, a formal policy, or military action - insofar as each of these reinforces cultural hegemony. Research on the topic occurs scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in communication and media studies, education, foreign policy, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, post-colonialism, science, sociology, social theory, environmentalism, and sports. Background and definitions Alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchan Mullick
Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like '' Mahakaal'' and ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali theatre artist. He has worked in the theatre group Swapnasandhani. Mullick is an All India Trinamool Congress candidate at Uttarpara constituency in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, and has won the seat. Filmography Web series See also * Kaushik Sen, Bengali actor * Swapnasandhani Swapnasandhani (Bengali language, Bengali: ) is a Bengali theater group from Kolkata. The group was founded on 29 May 1992. Swapnasandhani has been marked by the acting and direction of Kaushik Sen. Performance From 2006, Swapnasandhani began ..., Bengali theatre group References External links * Male actors in Bengali cinema Bengali male television actors Living people University of Calcutta alumni Indian male stage actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supriyo Dutta
Supriyo Dutta is an Indian Bengali language film and theatre actor from West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four .... He is prominently known for his comic roles in Tollywood industry. He has started his career as a background artist in Indian Bengali film and established himself as an iconic personality. Filmography References External links Supriyo Dutta IMDb {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, Supriya Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Bengali actors Bengali male actors Male actors in Bengali cinema Actors from Kolkata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandan Sen
Chandan Sen (born 26 February 1963) is an Indian Bengali-language stage, television and film actor, playwright and director. Career He started acting in Bengali theatre in 1977. He joined ''Natya Anan'' theatre group as a creative director and an actor in 1997. Since then he has acted in numbers of Bengali films. He was a regular face in Star Jalsha's daily soap ''Ichchenodi''. He is also a supporter of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Works Television Films * Tirandaj Shabor (2022) * Syndicate (2021) * Bumper (short film) (2020) * Kidnap (2019) * Maati (2018) * Byomkesh Bakshi (2015) * The Royal Bengal Tiger (2014) * Byomkesh Phire Elo (2014) * Taan (2014) * Abar Byomkesh (2012) * Chora Bali (2011) * Hatey Roilo Pistol (2011) * Byomkesh Bakshi (2010) * Tara (2010) * Madly Bangali (2009) * Phera (2008) * Refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debshankar Haldar
Debshankar HaldarSpelling according tTelegraph Calcutta (or Debshankar HalderSpelling according t or Debsankar HalderThis spelling has been used in Nandikar'website.) is a Bengali theatre actor with a long career in Bengali theatre groups such as Nandikar, Rangapat, Natyaranga, Sudrak, Gandhar, Bratyajon, Sansriti and Blank Verse. Known for his versatility, he played the role of Debabrata Biswas in ‘Bratyajon’'s production ‘Ruddha Sangeet’, Swami Vivekananda in Lokkrishti's ''Biley'' and the historical theatrical figure Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Indraranga's ''Nisshanga Samrat''. Debshankar has also worked in films. Early life Debshankar Haldar was born in Kolkata. His father Abhay Haldar was an actor of Bengali Jatra and his brother Amiya Haldar is an actor in the Bengali theatre group Bohurupee. He graduated from the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta. He credits his father for his introduction to the theatre world. In 1986 Haldar joined a workshop org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shyamal Chakraborty
Shyamal Chakraborty (5 February 1944 – 6 August 2020) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from West Bengal. Life and career He belonged to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and was a member of the Central Committee of the party from 2002 till death. He was also the President of the Students' Federation of India West Bengal State Committee from 1973 to 1979 and All India Joint Secretary. He was the Transport Minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996 as well as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 1981 to 1996. He died on 6 August 2020, at age 76, from cardiac arrest after being diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). As of , according to Indian government figures, India has the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratya Basu
Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury (born 25 September 1969),Bratya Basu(collected plays), Ananda Publishers, 2004 also known as Bratya Basu, is an Indian actor, stage director, playwright, film director, professor and a politician who is serving as the current Education Minister of West Bengal since 2021. He also assumed the same office in First Mamata Banerjee ministry. In May 2016, Basu was assigned the portfolios of Tourism, Science Technology and Bio-Technology, Information Technology and Electronics . He has been elected as an MLA, from the Dum Dum constituency since 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal. Early life Bratya Basu was born in Calcutta to Professor Dr. Bishnu Basu and Educational Administrator Dr. Neetika Basu. His early name was Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury. He belongs to the "Basu Roy Chowdhury" family of Ulpur (now in Faridpur, Bangladesh). After doing his graduation in Bengali from the Presidency College urrently Presidency University, Kolkata he comple ... [...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] |
Neel Mukherjee (actor)
Sujan Mukhopadhyay (also known as Neel Mukherjee) is an Indian actor who works in Bengali language films, television and theatre. In 2012 he made his directorial debut with the film ''Ghete Gho''. He is an active Member of the renowned Theatre Group Chetana. On 22 February 2016 his directorial debut, in the field of Theatre, ''Ghashiram Kotwal'', which is an adaptation on Marathi play, was premiered. In 2018 he directed Don: Taake Bhalo Laage an adaptation of Dale Wasserman's Don Quixote which was translated into Bengali by Arun Mukhopadhyay many years back. This play marked the re-entry of Suman Mukhopadhyay as an actor after 25 years. Filmography Director * ''Ghete Gho'' (unreleased) * ''Chocolate''(2016) Actor * '' Tonic'' (2021) * '' Uma'' (2018) * '' Haami'' (2018) * '' Kiriti Roy'' (2016) * '' Zulfiqar'' (2016) * '' Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana'' (2016) * ''Amoler Cabin'' (2016) * '' Obhishopto Nighty'' (2014) * '' Mishar Rahasya'' (2013) * ''A Political Murder'' (2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
