Sonar Kella, also Shonar Kella, is a 1971 mystery novel written by Bengali writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. In 1974, Ray directed a film adaption of the book, also named Sonar Kella, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee and Kushal Chakraborty. The movie was released in the United States as The Golden Fortress. It is the first film adaptation of Ray's famous sleuth Feluda and was followed by Joi Baba Felunath, in English The Elephant God.
Bengali Brahmos are those who adhere to Brahmoism, the philosophy of Brahmo Samaj which was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy. A recent publication describes the disproportionate influence of Brahmos on India's development post-19th Century as unparalleled in recent times.
Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultural awakening among the people of India.
The Calcutta School of Music established in 1915 by Phillipe Sandre is an institution in India, in the field of Western Classical music and Contemporary classical music. It was established in the year 1915 by Phillipé Sandré, a musician of considerable calibre, and a contemporary and friend of the famous composer Saint-Saëns. It has a wide-ranging canvas of musical disciplines covering both Indian and Western music, dance, speech training, elocution, and drama. The School provides liberal instruction in musical subjects on one hand, and also arranging orchestral, chamber and solo music training and concerts, as well as music appreciation sessions throughout the year. Many visiting luminaries of the musical world have visited the School throughout its existence. this include maestros Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern and Mstislav Rostropovich. The great sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar inaugurated the faculty of Indian Music & Dance during the year 1975.
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.
Target: The Final Mission is a 2010 Indian Bengali-language action film directed by Raja Chanda in his directional debut, starring Joy Kumar Mukherjee and Sayantika Banerjee, and Mithun Chakraborty in a special appearance.
Wanted is a 2010 Indian Bengali-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Ravi Kinagi. Produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies, it stars Jeet and Srabanti Chatterjee in the lead roles, while Sharad Kapoor, Biswajit Chakraborty, Kharaj Mukherjee and Kaushik Banerjee play other pivotal roles. The screenplay and dialogues of the film were written by Ananyo Mamun and Poulomi Bhowmik respectively, with the soundtrack and background score composed by Rajesh Roy. The action sequences were designed by fight master Judo Ramu. The film follows Rajkumar aka Raja, a sharpshooter from Kolkata who is falsely accused of killing a renowned minister Amarnath Ganguly. To stay away from the police, Raja hides in the house of Shibu under the identity of the former who died in a police attack in front of him, at Ganganagar. At last, Raja looks into the real incident and seeks out of revenge for all that happened to him. It is a remake of the Telugu movie Athadu.
Shankar Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actor who has done several television serials and has appeared in pivotal roles in numerous Bengali films.
Debesh Chattopadhyay is an Indian Bengali film & theatre director and actor. He has also acted in a few Bengali films.
Byomkesh was a 2014 Indian Bengali crime fiction television series based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The series starred Gaurav Chakrabarty, Saugata Bandyopadhyay and Ridhima Ghosh as Byomkesh Bakshi, Ajit and Satyabati respectively. The series premiered on 20 November 2014 on Colors Bangla channel and ended on 14 November 2015. This series is re-runned on 4 March 2024. The first episode was narrated by Sabyasachi Chakrabarty.
Checkmate is an Indian Bengali television thriller series which aired on Star Jalsha from 21 January 2012 to 15 June 2012.
Ki Kore Toke Bolbo is a 2016 Indian Bengali language romantic drama film directed by Rabi Kinnagi and produced by Shrikant Mohta. The first look poster of the film was released on 15 January 2016. This title was inspired by the song Ki Kore Toke Bolbo from the film Rangbaaz, sung by Arijit Singh. The film stars Ankush Hazra and Mimi Chakraborty. The actors Mimi and Ankush paired for the first time in this movie. The movie was a remake of 2007 Kannada movie Milana but the premise and the core story line had similarities with another Bengali movie which had been released four months before - Shudhu Tomari Jonyo. This was because Shudhu Tomari Jonyo was a remake of the 2013 Tamil movie Raja Rani which was an unofficial adaptation of the 2007 Kannada movie Milana.
Tekka Raja Badsha is a Bengali television comedy drama that premiered on 16 July 2018 and aired on the Bengali television channel Star Jalsha. It streams on the digital platform Hotstar The show stars Yuvraj Chowdhury, Somraj Maity, Soumick Saha, Tonni Laha Roy, Moushumi Priya Debanth and Debachandrima Singha Roy in lead roles. The show is based on the Amitabh Bachchan-Rishi Kappor starrer 1977 film Amar Akbar Anthony which was directed by Manmohan Desai. The show is written by Snehasish Chakroborty known for Khokababu, Jarowar Jhumko, Tumi Robe Nirobe, and Rakhi Bandhan. The show replaced the daily soap opera Sanyashi Raja.
Amader Ei Poth Jodi Na Sesh Hoy is an Indian Bengali language Romantic Comedy Drama television series that broadcasting on Indian Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. It premiered on 12 April 2021 and stars Annwesha Hazra and Writwik Mukherjee. The series is produced by Crazy Ideas Media.
