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Khasi Katha– A Goat Saga
''Khasi Katha– A Goat Saga'' is a 2013 Bengali film. The film is directed by Judhajit Sarkar and produced by Star Fine Movies. The film was scheduled to be released in March 2013. The film shows a talkative goat, about to be slaughtered telling a story of a woman boxer of Kolkata to the butcher. Naseeruddin Shah plays the character of butcher and Anindita Bose plays the character of woman boxer. Plot The film begins with a scene where a butcher is going to slaughter a goat. The goat becomes talkative and pleads with the butcher for life and promises to tell a story in return. The butcher is surprised but agrees. The goat now tells the butcher the story of a female boxer Salma who belongs to a lower-middle-class family and dreams to become a boxer. Cast * Naseeruddin Shah as the butcher * Anindita Bose as Salma (boxer) * Subhasish Mukherjee * Prasun Gayen * Silajit Majumder * Biswanath Basu * Anindya Bandyopadhyay * Mir Afsar Ali Mir Afsar Ali or Mir (born 13 Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 1982, he married his second wife, actress Ratna Pathak, daughter of actress Dina Pathak, with whom he has two sons. His sister-in-law is actress Supriya Pathak, who is married to actor Pankaj Kapur. Early life Naseeruddin Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki town, Uttar Pradesh, into a Nawab family. His great-great-grandfather was the Afghan warlord Jan-Fishan Khan, who would go on to become the Nawab of Sardhana. His relatives include Ikbal Ali Shah, Amina Shah, Omar Ali-Shah and Idries Shah. Shah attended St. Ansel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anindita Bose
Anindita Bose is an Indian actress in Bengali-language film and television. She started her acting career in television and then moved to the big screen. In 2012 she acted in the film '' Bhooter Bhabishyat''. Career Bose started her acting career in television and acted in serials like '' Gaaner Oparey'' and she was also seen in ''Bou Kotha Kou''. Bose made her big screen debut with the 2010 Bengali film ''Clerk''. In 2012, she acted in the commercially successful film '' Bhooter Bhabishyat''. Filmography Television Short films Web series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bose, Anindita Living people Actresses in Bengali cinema Bengali television actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Language
Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South Asia. With over 242 million native speakers and another 43 million as second language speakers as of 2025, Bengali is the List of languages by number of native speakers, sixth most spoken native language and the List of languages by total number of speakers, seventh most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the Official language, official, National language, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken scheduled languages of India, language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West ... [...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] |
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million (1.5 crore). Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.————— The three villages that predated Calcutta were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhasish Mukherjee
Subhasish Mukherjee is an Indian actor who works in Bengali films. He generally appears in comedic and supporting roles, but has proven his versatility as an actor in films like '' Herbert'' and ''Mahalaya''. Some of his well-known films include ''Guru Shisya'', ''Shatrur Mokabila'', ''Surya'', ''Coolie'', '' Greptar'' and '' Besh Korechi Prem Korechi''. In 2024 the Government of West Bengal conferred him the prestigious "Mahanayak Samman". Career He made his debut in 1981 through Purnendu Patri's film ''Choto Bakulpurer Jatri''. In the following years, he became a regular actor in Tollywood. His performance in the Bengali film '' Herbert'' was well received by the audience and media, globally. Mukherjee served as the lead actor in the 2011 Bengali fictional movie, ''Tenida''. Some of his other notable works are in the movies ''Teen Kanya'' and ''Meghe Dhaka Tara''. Besides, he has acted in several telefilms. He is known for comedic roles in movies like ''Sasur Bari Zindaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silajit Majumder
Silajit Majumder (, born 9 October 1965), first name also spelled ''Shilajit'', is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter and actor from Kolkata. He is mostly credited by his first name. As an actor he is best known for his roles in films like '' Asukh'' (1999) by Rituparno Ghosh and '' Krantikaal'' (2005) by Sekhar Das. He took a remarkable place in Bigg Boss Bangla season 2. Education Majumder received his education at the Saint Paul K G school, the Scottish Church Collegiate School, and before graduating from the Vidyasagar College of the University of Calcutta in English literature. Works Studio Albums * ''Bhoomika'' (1994) * ''Amrao Benche Achhi'' (1995) * ''Thik Ekhoni'' (1996) * ''X=Prem'' (2000) * '' Fisfis'' (2002) * '' Lal Matir Sorane'' (2003) * ''Rimjhim'' (2004) * '' Sarbonaash'' (2008) * ''Amra olk Rock' (2010) Live * ''X=2 Prem'' (2001) * ''Ekta Raat'' (2007) Music director * '' Chupkatha'' (2012) * ''Strugglers: The Reality Behind'' (2013) * '' Manojd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biswanath Basu
Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor and comedian, who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, he has acted in over 80 films and is known for his comic roles. Filmography ;Key ;Films Television Serial Television Programme # Bhyabachaka as Anchor # Ghore Ghore Zee Bangla as Anchor References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Basu, Biswanath Living people Male actors in Bengali cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Bengali male actors Scottish Church College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from North 24 Parganas district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Afsar Ali
Mir Afsar Ali or Mir (born 13 February 1975) is an Indian radio jockey, television anchor, singer, comedian, actor and media personality. He was the host of Mirakkel, a Comedy show on Zee Bangla and Hi Kolkata on Radio Mirchi. He read on the show '' Sunday Suspense'' on Radio Mirchi. He is also the producer and presenter of the Bengali food vlogging channel "Foodka" since 2017. Now he is running "Goppo Mir er Thek", an Audio-story show, on his YouTube channel "Mir Afsar Ali". As of January 2025, his channel has more than 1M subscribers and over 15 Crore views. Television * ''Mirakkel'' * '' Jabab Kinte Chai'' * ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' appeared for promotion of the film '' Colkatay Columbus'' Filmography Dubbed voice Ali gives voices in Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Chor
''Nobel Chor'' () () is a 2012 Bengali-language Indian film directed by Suman Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Roopa Ganguly and Saswata Chatterjee. The film was officially selected for the BFI London Film Festival. Plot The first Asian Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, is still revered as an icon in India. On 24 March 2004, his Nobel medal was stolen from Shantiniketan in Bengal, where it was housed in his residence turned museum. Subsequently, a nationwide furor started and a massive search operation was put in place to find the guilty. Ultimately the medal was not found and the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) dropped the case in 2010. With this in the backdrop "Nobel Chor" (The Nobel Thief) is a fictional account of a poor farmer, Bhanu, who circumstantially gets involved in the theft. He decides to embark on a journey to the City of Joy – Kolkata – to return or sell the prize with a view to improve his own quality of life as well as tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Films
The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films ('' Top Gun'', ''Jurassic Park'', and '' The Wizard of Oz'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It's also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year's films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form's opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don't exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of the filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali-language Indian Films
Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South Asia. With over 242 million native speakers and another 43 million as second language speakers as of 2025, Bengali is the sixth most spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also the second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011. It is the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
