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Koushik Ganguly
Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 2012) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Bengali cinema. Multiple National Award winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore various aspects sexuality, like ''Ushnatar Janye'' (2003), which deals with a lesbian relationship, and ''Arekti Premer Golpo'' (2010), which examines transgender identity & ''Nagarkirtan'' (2017), an LGBTQ Movie. Life Ganguly was born in Kolkata on 4 August 1968. His father was guitarist Sunil Ganguly. He attended Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur and later Jadavpur University where he worked on a degree in Bengali literature. While at university, he started a theatre troupe with his future wife actress Churni Ganguly and Suman Mukhopadhyay (who would later become a film director). In 1987, Ganguly began working as a screenwriter for Tollywood films. In 1995, he moved to ETV Bangla to direct telefilms like ''Ushnatar Janye'', ''Ulka'' and ''Aatithi''. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Education
Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, Human sexual activity, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, sexual health, safe sex and birth control. Sex education which includes all of these issues is known as comprehensive sex education, and is often opposed to abstinence-only sex education, which only focuses on sexual abstinence. Sex education may be provided by parents or caregivers or as part at school programs and public health campaigns. In some countries it is known as Relationships and Sexual health education. History In many cultures, the discussion of all sexual issues has traditionally been considered taboo, and adolescents were not given any information on sexual matters. Such instruction, as was given, was traditionally left to a child's paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rang Milanti
''Rang Milanti'' is a 2011 Bengali comedy film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. Plot There are four boys and one girl. All are very good friends, but the girl wants to choose any one of them as a special friend who can become her life partner later. Her elder sister had a fight with her husband and left him. The girl went to her husband and asked for help. He refers her to a doctor who can help her. Dr. Anughatak. The doctor is no one but himself only in disguise. He helps by asking her to test 4 of his friends in 10 various situations how they react. Based on that she has to play a game of cards where she has to mark them. The person who gets maximum points in all 10 rounds will be the winner and she can marry that person. She agrees and shares the same with her sister. She starts playing the game but discovers at the end that if she plays an additional extra round the results are changing. She gets angry with the doctor and marries the person whom she loves most and realizes that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackpot (2009 Film)
''Jackpot'' ( bn, জ্যাকপট) is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film stars Hiran Chatterjee, Koyel Mallick, Rahul Banerjee, and Sohini Paul (the daughter of Tapas Paul). It was Paul's second film after her debut in ''Bow Barracks Forever''. Plot The film is about a reality show organized by Star Ananda, where the two finalists, Arka from the hills and Dodo from Sundarbans Sajnekhali, are given two tasks to fulfill. Dodo is given the duty of a police constable at Bhawanipur police station while Arka is given the duty of a driver. They have three days and two nights to battle out and win the prize of Rs. 1 crore. The one who makes fewer mistakes wins the jackpot. Anchor Suman Dey becomes the host, a runaway from a mental hospital. Mayhem begins when Piu's older sister and brother-in-law report at the Bhawanipur police station (where Dodo and Mithu are posted) and Arka learns of Piu's problems. As Arka and Dodo are in disguise, they use fake names t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake Fail
''Brake Fail'' is a 2009 Bengali film. The film was directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film was produced by ''Mumbai Mantra'' and the music of the film was composed by Neel Dutt. Plot Cast * Parambrata Chattopadhyay * Swastika Mukherjee * Annu Kapoor * Saswata Chatterjee * Santu Mukhopadhyay * Arindam Sil * Lama (Arindam Haldar) * Taranga Biswas * Paran Bandopadhyay * Tanima Sen Songs * "Jodi Proshno Karo" - Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal * "Jinga La la" * "Shorey Shorey Jay"- Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal * "Rang Laga De" * "Bhenge Mor Ghorer Chabi" * "Ghure Taakalei" See also * ''Laptop A laptop, laptop computer, or notebook computer is a small, portable personal computer (PC) with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard. Laptops typically have a clam shell form factor with the screen mounted on the inside of the upper li ...'', 2008 Bengali film References 2009 films Bengali-language Indian films Films directed by Kaushik Ganguly 2000s Bengali-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Mutho Chabi
''Ek Mutho Chabi'' or ''Ek Mutho Chhobi'' ( bn, এক মুঠো ছবি ''A Fistful Of Films'') is a Bengali feature-film released in September 2005. As the name suggests, the movie does not tell one continuous story over 90 minutes; rather it is a compilation of six different stories combined, all of around 20–25 minutes duration. All directed by different directors. The movie is a kind of experiment with short stories after success of telefilm industry. Argyakamal Mitra’s Janmodin, Partha Sen’s Pakshiraj, Indranil Roychowdhury’s Tapan Babu, Prabhat Roy’s Ragun Babur Galpo, Anjan Dutt’s Tarpor Bhalobasha and Kaushik Ganguly’s ProgressReport make up the package of six. Movie synopsis Story 1 - Janmodin *Cast: Dilip Roy, Sreelekha Mitra, Rajatava Dutta *Director: Argyakamal Mitra *Plot: Rajatava and Srilekha live in a flat in Kolkata. They have moved to their new flat which they bought with bank loan. Rajat is a personal secretary to a wealthy busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunyo E Buke
''Shunyo E Buke'' (English: Empty canvas) is a 2005 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film deals with the psyche of men and women and their physical relationship. After making ''Waarish'' Ganguly made this second feature film and this film did well in Kolkata and was appreciated in few film festivals. Plot Saumitra, a brilliant painter and sculptor, visits Khajuraho Group of Monuments to draw inspiration and meets Teesta there through a common friend, Anjit who is an artiste too. Love blossoms between them in Kolkata and though their family and economic standards are poles apart, they decide to marry. Teesta breaks away from her rich, blue blood family. On the marriage night Kaushik, to his shock, discovers that Teesta is flat-chested. The shock develops into sense of being cheated, anger and finally hatred. Teesta goes and seeks solution from Sharmistha di, her boss. When Soumitra arrives he is turned away. Soumitra draws a diagram one day and shows the shortcoming of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waarish
''Waarish'' ( bn, ওয়ারিশ) is a 2004 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. It stars Debashree Roy, Mamata Shankar, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Churni Ganguly and Aniket in the leading roles. The film marked Kaushik Ganguly's directorial debut and it was also Churni Ganguly first film on the big screen. Plot The film revolves around the characters Shubhankar (played by Sabyasachi Chakrabarty), Preeti (Debashree Roy) and Medha (Churni Ganguly). Medha is an ex-flame of Subhankar. Medha becomes pregnant after rendezvous with Subhankar. Though Medha was not married with Subhankar, she denies abortion and gives birth to a son, Megh. Many years later, when Medha is suffering from cancer, comes to meet Shubhankar, discloses about her condition and requests him to take Megh into his care. At this time Subhankar is married to Preeti. So, he feels hesitant and shocked. Medha stays in Shubhankar's home and tells Preeti that she is Shubhankar's distant relative. Preeti starts c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riddhi Sen
Riddhi Sen is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali films. He is a regular actor of the theatre group Swapnasandhani and is an alumnus of South Point school, Kolkata. In 2010, he received a special talent award from his school for his achievements in the field of theatre. He is the youngest actor in India to receive the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film '' Nagarkirtan''. In 2019, ''Film Companion'' ranked Sen's performance in '' Nagarkirtan'' among ''100 Greatest Performances of the decade.'' Early life Born in Kolkata, Riddhi Sen is the son of Bengali stage and film actor Kaushik Sen and dancer Reshmi Sen, and grandson of actress Chitra Sen and actor Shyamal Sen. Sen has acted on stage from an early age, with his grandmother saying "From a very tender age he is performing at ‘Prachya’, I remember carrying him through the crowds at the age of 3." Filmography YouTube short films *''Satya dar coaching'' Theatre performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritwick Chakraborty
Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor who works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagol Premi in 2007. He plays different roles in different sorts of movies, so he is a versatile actor in Bengali Film Industry. Career Chakraborty was associated with Bengali theatre from a very early age. As he grew older he became passionate about acting. After his initial struggle in the Bengali film industry he worked in a few television serials and telefilms. He debuted in the film ''Pagol Premi''. After which, he appeared in Anjan Dutt's cult film ''Chalo Let's Go'', alongside in 2008, followed by ''Cross Connection'' with Rimjhim Mitra, Abir Chatterjee and Payel Sarkar, and Raj Chakraborty's ''Le Chakka'', playing the second lead alongside Dev in 2010. He appeared in six films in 2013, and for ''Shabdo'' he won the Filmfare East Best Actor's award in 2014. Chakraborty also produced a 2021 Bengali web series named ''Birohi''. Filmography Films Television & Web *''Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koel Mallick
Koel Mallick (born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut in ''Nater Guru'' (2003). Early life and education Koel was born in Kolkata to Bengali film actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick, of Kolkata's notable Mallick ''Bari'' of Bhowanipore (i.e., the Mallick family, which is closely associated with the powerful Barat and Gupta families), known for its Durga Puja. Koel did her schooling from Modern High School for Girls, and completed a BSc (honors) in psychology from the Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta. Career Film Mallick's screen debut was in ''Nater Guru'' – opposite Jeet. ''Nater Guru'' was a "runaway success" at the box office. The film, released in 2003, marked Mallick's entry into Tollywood. She also won her first award for Best Actor in Leading Role Female from 4th Tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theater personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut in Bengali cinema in 2009 as a lead with ''Cross Connection''. He is well known for appearing as famous Detective Byomkesh Bakshi in separate movie series.He has starred in 33 consecutive box-office successes between 2010 and 2022. Early life and education He is the son of theatre artists Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He was granted his B.Com degree from the Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration and his MBA degree from the ICFAI Business School, Kolkata. Personal life Chatterjee is married to Nandini Chatterjee, his college friend in 2007. The couple has a daughter named Mayurakshi Chatterjee. Career He has acted in many Bengali serials including ''Proloy..asche'' '' Ruposhi Bangla'', Shasuri Zindabad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
