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Swastika Mukherjee
Swastika Mukherjee (born 13 December 1980) is an Indian actress and the daughter of the late Santu Mukhopadhyay. Mukherjee made her screen debut with ''Devdasi'', a Bengali TV series. She made her big screen debut with '' Hemanter Pakhi'' (2001). Her first leading role came with ''Mastan'' (2004). She made her Bollywood debut with ''Mumbai Cutting'' (2008). She acted in the Bollywood remake of '' Fault in Our Stars '' titled ''Dil Bechara ''. Early life Mukherjee spent her childhood in a self-described "simple life" with her father Santu Mukhopadhyay, younger sister Ajopa, and mother Gopa. Her favorite films were ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', ''Mary Poppins'', and ''The Sound of Music''. She was educated at Carmel School, Kolkata, St. Teresa's Secondary School, and Gokhale Memorial School. Personal life Marriage/False accusations of dowry and harassment In 1998 at the age of 18, she married Promit Sen, son of ''Rabindra Sangeet'' singer Sagar Sen. The marriage was unha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagarika Mukherjee
Sagarika Mukherjee (born 4 September 1970), also known as Saag, is an Indian singer and actress. She sings mainly in Hindi, Assamese and Bengali language songs but has also sung in Tamil and Telugu languages. She is the daughter of singer and composer Manas Mukherjee and granddaughter of lyricist Jahar Mukherjee. Before going solo, she was half of a popular Indian duo with her brother with whom she released albums such as ''Q-Funk'', ''Roop Inka Mastana'' and ''Naujawan''. Apart from singing and acting in movies and albums, she is also a restaurateur. Early life Sagarika Mukherjee was born on 4 September 1970 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, but originally belongs from Kolkata metrocity of West Bengal in a Bengali family. In 1973, she moved to Bombay, Maharashtra (now in Mumbai) with her family. Her father died in 1986. Then, her mother became a singer and took charge of the entire family. Career Early singing Sagarika made her debut as a child playback singer in the Bollywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokhale Memorial Girls' College
Gokhale Memorial Girls' College is a women's college in Kolkata, established in 1938. The college offers undergraduate degrees and is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. The name commemorates Gopal Krishna Gokhale, one of the founding social and political figures of the Indian Independence Movement. It is often regarded as one of the best colleges in Kolkata and among the top 5 girls colleges in Kolkata. Departments Science *Botany *Mathematics *Advertising sales promotion and sales management(major) *Chemistry *Physics *Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Arts *Bengali *English *Sanskrit *Hindi *History *Geography *Political Science *Philosophy *Economics *Education *Communicative English *Psychology Notable alumni *Mamata Shankar, dancer and actress *Srabani Sen, singer *Koyel Mullick, actress *Basabdatta Chatterjee, actress *Dona Ganguly, dancer *Chaiti Ghoshal, actress *Nabaneeta Dev Sen, writer and academic Accreditation Gokhale Memorial Girls' College is recogniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokher Bali (film)
''Chokher Bali'' ( sand in the eye, constant irritant) is a 2003 Indian Bengali language drama film based on the 1903 novel '' Chokher Bali'' by Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Rituparno Ghosh in 2003 and stars Aishwarya Rai as ''Binodini'' and Raima Sen as ''Ashalata''. ''Ashalata'' and ''Binodini'' refer to each other as ''Chokher Bali''. The other major characters are played by Prosenjit Chatterjee as Mahendra, Lily Chakravarty as Rajlakshmi, the mother of Mahendra, Tota Roy Chowdhury as Behari, Rajlakshmi's adopted son and Swastika Mukherjee in a cameo role. The film was later dubbed into Hindi and was released internationally in that language. Upon release, ''Chokher Bali'' met with critical review and positive box office reception. ''Chokher Bali'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali, National film award for best costume design and National film award for best art direction.It was nominated for the Golden Leopard (Best Film) award at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...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] |
Parambrata Chatterjee
Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director. Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. He made his Hindi debut in ''Kahaani'' (2012), starring with Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. His notable works include ''Bhalo Theko'' (2003), ''Baishe Srabon'' (2011), '' Sold'' (2014) directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, '' Kadambari '' (2017), ''Anukul'' (2017), '' Pari'' (2018), ''Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi'' (2019), ''Dwitiyo Purush''(2020), ''Bulbbul'' (2020) . Personal life Parambrata was born in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India, to parents who worked as film critics. He is the son of Satinath Chatterjee and Sunetra Ghatak, maternal grandson of Ashish Chandra Ghatak and Gita Ghatak, and grandnephew of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. Bengali author and activist Mahasweta Devi is Parambrata's aunt. He has often been targeted by fundamentalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partner (2008 Film)
''Partner'' ( bn, পার্টনার) is a Bengali film Directed by Shankar Ray. Plot Partner is all about a funny and dangerous contract between two haggards Dasu and Ayan ( Jeet). The two met at the Sealdah North Railway Tracks while arriving for suicide at the same time. While Dasu (Santu Mukhopadhyay) realising his faults, Ayan ( Jeet) remains bent on ending his life. Dasu is a rich man turned poor (after his only son's death) who is constantly truncated by debtors while Ayan is a frustrated rich brat who is devastated after crushing in his business (share and stocks) and being betrayed by his girlfriend Rina. Dasu convinces Ayan not to commit suicide at the heat of the moment when Ayan still insists to die Dasu sorts out a peculiar contract between themselves. He begs Ayan to die exactly after three months. This is because Dasu, who is a part-time insurance agent, wants Ayan to buy a life insurance policy which would mature after three months. Dasu, meanwhile would pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kranti (2006 Film)
''Kranti'' is a 2006 Bengali film directed by Riingo Banerjee and produced under the banner of Eskay Movies. The film features actors Jeet and Swastika Mukherjee in the lead roles. This film marks the directorial debut of Riingo Banerjee, who also composed the music for the film. The film was a big success in the career of Jeet. The film also was a commercial success. Ashish Vidyarthi was Vishnu (the mafia leader) in this film. The film is an adaptation of the Telugu film '' Siva''. Plot Jeet ( Jeet) is a student whose family, consisting of his parents and elder sister Devashree (Locket Chatterjee), migrated to the city Kolkata. Since their arrival, they have to struggle amongst the crowd to exist. People of the city fear Vishnu (Ashish Vidyarthi), the local don. His younger brother Deva (Rishi Kaushik) studies in the same college as that of Jeet. Deva's gang in the college are the biggest troublemakers, who tease girls and pass bad comments at them. Jeet, who tries to handle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeet (actor)
Jeet (Jeetendra Madnani) is an Indian actor, producer, television judge and television presenter. He is a superstar in the Tollywood film industry. Career Jeet started his modeling career in 1993. His first acting assignment was ''Bishabriksha'' (199495), a Bengali TV series directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri. He made his big screen debut with ''Chandu'' (2001), a Telugu film. His first success came in 2002, opposite Priyanka Trivedi, through '' Sathi'', a highly successful romantic drama, directed by Haranath Chakraborty, for which he won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Promising Actor Award and Anandalok Awards for Best Actor. In the same year, he acted in the Bengali remake of ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar''. This initial success was followed by other critical and commercial successes, including ''Nater Guru'', ''Sangee'', '' Bandhan'' and ''Yuddho''. In 2005, he acted alongside Koel Mallick in ''Nater Guru'', which released to critical and commercial success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanusree Shankar
Tanushree Shankar (born 16 March 1956) is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in Kolkata, India. She was a leading dancer of the Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, like The Namesake. Tanushree Shankar now leads the Tanushree Shankar Dance Company. She has evolved her own modern idiom by marrying traditional Indian dances with modern western ballet expressions. She has been inspired by her lineage as much by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "Thang-ta" ( Manipuri Sword dance). She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include ''Uttaran'' (Upliftment of the soul) and ''Chirantan'' (The eternal) which is based on Rabindranath Tagore's music. Family Tanusree Shankar was born in Calcutta, her father was a doctor in Indian Army. Her husband, the late Ananda Shankar, was a mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located in B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is based on the Cloth Hall, Ypres, in Belgium. It is the oldest high court in India. Currently, the court has a sanctioned judge strength of 72. History The Calcutta High Court is one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by Letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 June 1862, and is the oldest High Court in India. It was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861, which was preceded by the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William. The building structure was designed by Walter Long Bozzi Granville. Despite the name of the city having officially changed from Calcutta to Kolkata in 2001, the Court, as an ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
