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Dev (Bengali Actor)
Deepak Adhikari (born 25 December 1982), known by his stage name Dev, is an Indian actor, producer, singer and screenwriter, known for his works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema and more recently, a politician. He has also been a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency, Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency) since 2014, as a candidate from the All India Trinamool Congress party. He owns the production house Dev Entertainment Ventures. Born in Keshpur, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film ''Dev filmography, Agnishapath'' opposite Rachna Banerjee. Dev faced flak after the film was released, and it turned out to be a critical and commercial Box office flop, flop. His starring role in ''I Love You (2007 Bengali film), I Love You'' (2007) opposite Payal Sarkar was his breakthrough. Directed by Ravi Kinagi, the film was critically unsuccessful, but was commercially successful and was quick to resurrect hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd International Film Festival Of India
The 53rd International Film Festival of India was an event held from 20 to 28 November 2022 with ''Alma & Oskar'' by Dieter Berner as the opening feature film, and ''Perfect Number'' by Krzysztof Zanussi as the closing feature film. France was the country of focus in the festival with eight films of the country included in the 'country of focus' section. Jury International jury International Competition Jury to pick the awardees for Golden and Silver Peacocks. * Nadav Lapid (Jury Chairperson) – writer and film director, Israel * Jinko Gotoh - film producer, United States * Javier Angulo Barturen - documentary filmmaker * Pascale Chavance - editor, France * Sudipto Sen - writer, director, India Feature films The Feature Film Jury, with twelve members, was headed by the acclaimed director and editor, Chairperson Vinod Ganatra. The Feature Jury constituted of the following members who individually represent various acclaimed films, and film-related professions, whereas collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Entertainment Ventures
Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd is an Indian movie production and distribution company based in Kolkata. The company was established by Dev and Gurupada Adhikari in 2017. In a short while, it became one of the leading Bengali movie production houses in Eastern India. History Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd was founded by Deepak Adhikari, better known in the Bengali film industry as Dev, one of the leading artists of Bengal in 2017, with his father Gurupada Adhikari. Dev started his career as an assistant to Abbas Mastan in Mumbai, after that he came to Kolkata for his debut film Agnishapath in 2004. After few years he shot to fame and commercial success with films like ''I Love You'', '' Premer Kahini'', ''Mon Mane Na'', ''Challenge'' etc. With the emergence of the new wave in contemporary Bengali cinema, Dev founded his company Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd to showcase new concepts and talents not from the same mold of the past. Since then all the films prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Chakka
''Le Chakka'' () is a 2010 Indian Bengali-language sports comedy drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty. Produced by Shyam Aggarwal under the banner of Srijan Arts, the screenplay and dialogues of the film were by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Abhimanyu Mukherjee. The movie is an adaptation of the 2007 Tamil film '' Chennai 600028''. It stars Dev, Ritwick Chakraborty and Payel Sarkar in lead roles, while Kharaj Mukherjee, Biswajit Chakraborty, Dipankar De, Supriyo Dutta, Laboni Sarkar, Biswanath Basu, Parthasarathi Chakraborty, Pradip Dhar, Prasun Gain, Ritwick Chakraborty and Anindya Banerjee play another pivotal roles. The soundtrack and background score was composed by Indraadip Das Gupta. ''Le Chakka'' marks the second collaboration between Dev and Raj Chakraborty after ''Challenge'' (2009). The film received positive reviews from the audiences, while critics were appraisal of the portrayal of the famous 'Rock culture' in North Kolkata; differences between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, 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 a 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. (BCCL), 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. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandalok Awards
Anandalok Puraskar or Anandalok Awards ceremony is an award ceremony for Bengali film in India. The '' Anandalok'', only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and ''Ananda Bazar Patrika'' presents this award (Puraskar). The magazine was started on 25 January 1975 and the awards ceremony was started in 1998. Awards *Best Films *Best Director * Best Actor * Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best Screenplay *Best Cinematographer *Best Art Director *Best Editor *Best Music Director *Best Lyricist * Best Male Playback * Best Female Playback *Best Make Up Man *Most Promising Director *Most Promising Actor *Most Promising Actress *Best Action Hero Special awards Hindi section * Anandalok Award for Best Actor (Hindi) * Anandalok Award for Best Actress (Hindi) * Anandalok Award for Best Film (Hindi) Previous awards 2025 * Life time achievement award – Biswajit Chatterjee * Best Director – Raj Chakraborty for Shontaan * Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Challenge (2009 Film)
''Challenge: Nibi na Saala'' or simply ''Challenge'' is a 2009 Indian Bengali-language romantic action film written and directed by Raj Chakraborty. Produced by Shrikant Mohta under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the film stars Dev and Subhashree Ganguly in the lead roles, while Rajatava Dutta, Biswajit Chakraborty, Supriyo Dutta, Kharaj Mukherjee, Laboni Sarkar, Tulika Basu and Partha Sarathi Chakraborty play other pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Jeet Gannguli and cinematography was by Somak Mukherjee. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Raj Chakraborty and N. K. Salil. Plot Abir joins college and comes across Pooja, the daughter of a ruthless businessman. Her father is strict and conservative in taking care of Pooja and does not tolerate if anyone, directly or indirectly, disturbs or approaches Pooja. Abir is bullied by a bunch of students and he pays them back in return by beating them all up. He also confronts her father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungaru Male
''Mungaru Male'' ( ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened the careers of Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, Yograj Bhat, lyricist Jayant Kaikini, choreographers A. Harsha and Imran Sardaria and composer Mano Murthy, and made Bollywood playback singers Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala and Udit Narayan popular in Karnataka. It was the first film in India (for any language) to be screened continuously for over one year in a multiplex, and holds the record for the longest-running film at a multiplex in addition to having one of the highest recorded box-office collections in Kannada cinema. According to the ''Bangalore Mirror'', it was the first Kannada film to cross the ₹50 crore box office collection mark. It was the first film to run for over 865 days in history of Karnataka. and collected an estimated 75 Crore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a second or third language for 15 million speakers in Karnataka. It is the official and administrative language of Karnataka. It also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton University Press, 2012, Kannada was the court language of a number of dynasties and empires of South India, Central India and the Deccan Plateau, namely the Kadamba dynasty, Western Ganga dynasty, Nolamba dynasty, Chalukya dynasty, Rashtrakutas, Western Chalukya Empire, Seuna dynasty, kingdom of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi, Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koel Mallick
Koel Mallick (; born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982), known mononymously as Koel, is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Bengali films. Often referred to as the "Tolly-Queen", she is the recipient numerous accolades, including a Filmfare Awards Bangla, two BFJA Awards, a Anandalok Puraskar. In 2023, she was honoured with the Mahanayak Samman by the Government of West Bengal. The daughter of Ranjit Mallick, Koel made her acting debut with '' Nater Guru'' (2003), which was a box office-success. She rose to fame starring in commercially successful films '' Shubhodrishti'' (2005), ''Mon Mane Na'' (2008), '' Premer Kahini'' (2008), ''Rangbaaz'' (2013), ''Arundhati'' (2014) and. Starring roles in the top-grossing romances ''Paglu'' (2011) and '' Besh Korechi Prem Korechi'' (2015), established her as a leading star in Bengali cinema. Her performances in the family drama '' Bandhan'' (2004), the political thriller '' MLA Fatakeshto'' (2006), the drama '' Dui Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premer Kahini
''Premer Kahini'' () is a 2008 Indian Bengali-language musical romantic drama film co-written, edited and directed by Ravi Kinnagi. Produced by Shrikant Mohta under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, it stars Dev, Koel Mallick and Ranjit Mallick in lead roles, with Jisshu Sengupta in a special appearance. The film celebrates Bengali wedding traditions by means of a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families; a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. The movie is a remake of 2006 Kannada film ''Mungaru Male''. The film was officially announced in September 2007 in Kolkata, and the principal photography began in November 2007. The film was shot in Kolkata, Jalpaiguri and Purulia, while a song was shot in London. Music of the film was composed by Jeet Gannguli, with lyrics were penned by Priyo Chattopadhyay and Gautam Sushmit, while S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score, along with Gannguli. The screenplay and dialogues of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Kinagi
Ravi Kinagi (; alternative spellings: Rabi Kinagi, Rabi Kinnagi) is an Indian film director, documentary editor, and screenwriter. He works predominantly in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali and Cinema of Odisha, Odia cinema. Biography Ravi Kinagi was born into a Kannada-speaking family. He learned the basics of filmmaking from his father Shankar Kinagi who was a producer and director. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He worked with Rajshri Productions, Rajshri Films when they were making ''Paheli'', ''Naiyya'', and ''Kanoon Ka Shikar''. He also assisted S Ramanathan, Anil Ganguly, and Prashant Nanda. He then directed two Marathi films, Manuski and Halahal. Later he started making Odia films and later shifted to the Bengali film industry. Filmography As director * Screenplay * ''Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (2008 film), Bhalobasa Bhalobasa'' Odia film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinagi, Rabi Living people Bengali film directors Odia film directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payal Sarkar
Payel Sarkar is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bengali films and Hindi television. On 25 February 2021, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Political career Sarkar joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2021 and contested in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Behala Purba constituency but lost. Filmography Television * '' Ekdin Pratidin'' as Diya 005–2007 * '' Love Story'' as Shruti opposite to Mishal Raheja 0 April 2007 – 17 January 2008ref> * '' Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya'' as Rudra (Protagonist; also Shamli in her previous birth who was killed by her husband Jayant) 4 April 2008 – 30 October 2008 * ''Shakuntala'' as Rajkumari Gauri February 2009 – 15 May 2009 * '' Ladies Special'' as Pooja Singh 5 May 2009 – 9 December 2009 Web series Awards * Anandalok Award, 2010 Best Actress for Le Chakka ''Le Chakka'' () is a 2010 Indian Bengali-language sports comedy drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
