Bengali Cinema
7% Bengali films are hits post-covid, success rate satisfactory: Official
With the improvement in covid situation, 100 Bengali films were released in theatres since January 2022 and seven of them were hits, showing a satisfactory success rate, an industry official said. Besides these seven, four-five others did decent business, said an official of the Eastern India Motion Picture Association (EIMPA), an association of various stakeholders of the Bengali film industry. "The success rate of six-seven per cent for a cinema hall release is satisfactory considering the limited market for Bengali films. We have to compete mainly with Hindi films and that has a bigger distribution chain," the EIMPA official told PTI. Five films with varied contents became hits Aparajito' (Undefeated), Karnasubarner Guptodhan' (Treasure of Karnasubarna), Ballabhpurer Roopkotha' (Fairytale of Ballabhpur), Kishmish' (Raisin) and Dostojee' (Two friends) in 2022. Two others - Projapati' (Search for a Friend) and The Eken Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (The Eken Suspense in Rajasthan) were .
 "7% Bengali films are hits post-covid, success rate satisfactory: Official")
Bengali directors Srijit Mukherjee, Kaushik Ganguly get national film award
Bengali film directors Srijit Mukherji and Kaushik Ganguly on Monday received National Awards in different categories for their films 'Gumnaami' and 'Jyesthoputro' respectively
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'The Dirty Picture' actor Arya Banerjee found dead at her Kolkata home
Banerjee, daughter of sitar maestro late Pandit Nikhil Bandyopadhyay, was found dead in her posh south Kolkata residence under mysterious circumstances
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Ray and more: Ten roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility
The screen guises he donned, be it for Ray or other directors, projected a modern man vacillating between personal urges and social constraints
 "Ray and more: Ten roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility")
Union Minister Amit Shah condoles Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee's death
Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the demise of renowned actor Soumitra Chatterjee and said he took the Bengali cinema to new heights
Soumitra Chatterjee's condition very grim, last efforts on to revive him
The condition of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee is "very critical and grim" and last efforts to revive him are being made by the teams of doctors treating him at a private hospital in the city
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Soumitra Chatterjee given blood transfusion, condition remains critical
Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was given blood transfusion following a slight drop in his haemoglobin count and his health condition remained critical, doctors at a Kolkata hospital said
Soumitra Chatterjee very critical, stopped responding to treatments: Doctor
The health condition of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee worsened further, and the thespian has almost stopped responding to treatments, a senior doctor at the hospital said
Frames per Second: Remember Derozio, enfant terrible of Bengali Renaissance
An almost forgotten Bengali film casts light on the current turmoil on campuses
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My current tryst with Kolkata
It's easier to get kebabs in Kolkata than mangsho and luchi; paneer is more mainstay than shukto. Bengali biryani might be fine but most places serve oily rolls in the name of kathis
Golden river, broken dreams: The plight of Bengali Dalits during Partition
Representation in Bengali cinema of West Bengal has been woefully insufficient
 "Golden river, broken dreams: The plight of Bengali Dalits during Partition")
