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Professionally known as Proshenjit, is a Bengali film actor. His fans affectionately called him Bumba Da. In rural Bengal he is addressed as Poshenjit. His rural fan base led him to do many films which had rustic storylines, Films from which intellectuals shied away. But his popularity was undeniable. Since 2003 with Rituparno Ghosh‘s Chokher Bali (Co-starring Aishwarya Rai and Raima Sen) he has acted in numerous films that had won critical acclaim . In 2007 he received the National Award Silver Lotus for his performance inDosar. He has acted in over 279 films as on October 2009. The only son of Biswajeet, the actor from Tollygunge who carved a niche in Hindi cinema in the 1960s, Prosenjit made his debut when he was just four years old in his father’s production Chhotto Jignasa (The Tiny Question). The film was a big hit and little Boomba’s fresh and natural performance warmed the cockles of every heart in house-full theatres way back in 1967. It was back to school after that. In between, his parents split, Biswajeet settled in Mumbai and at age of Sixteen, Prosenjit was left with the responsibility of his family consisting of his mother and little sister Pallavi Chatterjee, now an actress in her own right

Family background

He is the son of film actor Biswajeet and debuted as a child artist in the film Chhotto Jignasa (A Little Question), directed by his father. However due to his perception of his father’s role in his parents’ separation when he was a teenager, he and his sister Pallavi have little or no contact, at least officially, with their father.

Prosenjit has been the leading star of Bengali (West Bengal) commercial cinema for the past two decades.

Personal life

He attended St. Xavier’s Collegiate School Calcutta and St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta and of the University of Calcutta.Prosenjit lives in Kolkata with his wife, actress Arpita Pal and their son Trishanjit.

He has had two previous failed marriages. His previous partners were Debashree Roy, and Aparna Guhathakurta.

Film career

He made his debut as hero in Duti Pata (1983), a teenage romance along the lines of Bobby. The film filled a vacuum in Bengali cinema through its look and mounting, distanced from stereotypical Bangla films of the time. It turned out to be a super-duper hit, and overnight, Prosenjit found stardom thrust on him.

He considers the character of Koushik, the husband in Rituparno Ghosh‘s Dosar (2006) as his most challenging role. “The story begins with Koushik cheating on his wife, spending a weekend with another woman and then running into a near-fatal accident. He sustains severe injuries and most of the time, I was horizontal and had to emote only through my eyes. None of my body parts moved except my eyes. It was extremely exhausting in a physical sense. It was also challenging because the Indian audience does not generally accept such characters.”

Amar Shangi (1987) opposite Vijayeta Pandit, Apon Amaar Apon (1990) directed by Tarun Majumdar and Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Ami, Yaseen Aar Amaar Madhubala (2007) are the three outstanding films of his career. The song “Chirodini Tumi Je Amar” from Amar Shangi remains a hot favourite among lovers of Bengali music. In fact, Amar Shangi was his turning point film. Prosenjit did not have to look back after that.

Among the 50 odd leading ladies he has acted with, he rates Debashree Roy, the woman he was once married to, as the best. “She is outstanding and completely dedicated to her work. I have worked with her in more than 25 films. It is a pleasure to be cast opposite her in any film and I would welcome the opportunity any time she agrees to act with me. Many talented young women faded away into oblivion, constantly throwing up the challenge of creating new and talented leading ladies in the Bengali film industry.” Says Prosenjit. Satabdi Roy takes top place as his heroine, having acted with him in more than 50 films. He has done 35 films with Rachana Banerjee, 50 with Rituparna Sengupta, around 16 with Indrani Haldar and four with his wife Arpita Pal.

Prosenjit did make an attempt to make it in Bollywood. He played the role of Mumtaz’s son in her disastrous comeback film Aandhiyaan in 1989. The film was directed by David Dhawan. The story revolve aspirations where his ordinary wife would be a disturbing factor. The son grows up to take revenge and finally unite his parents. The film disappeared without a trace. But this did not stop Prosenjit from playing the hero in the Mehul Kumar-directed Meet Mere Man Ke (1991). This film too, was a disaster after which Prosenjit decided to came back to his roots, choosing to become numero uno in his home state rather than becoming a bit-star doing secondary roles in Bollywood films.

Awards

Filmography (From Wikipedia)

MITHUN CHAKRABORTY was born in Kolkata and educated at the Scottish Church College,Calcutta, from where he earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry (B.Sc). After that he attended and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India.He started his film career at a late age of 29 in a Bengali film made by Mrinal Sen. Numerous sources claim that MITHUN CHAKRABORTY had a relationship with actress Sridevi from year 1986 to year 1987, and that Sridevi ended the relationship when she found out that he had not divorced his first wife, Yogita Bali. Many versions of this story say that the couple was secretly married and the marriage was later annulled. His first movie role was in the Bengali Mrinal Sen directed film Mrigaya in year 1976 for which he won a National Film Award for Best Actor. He then had a few minor roles in Hindi films such as Do Anjaane (year 1976) and Phool Kile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (year 1978).
 
He shot into national prominence in the late year 1970s and year 1980s with leading roles in many Hindi films such as Suraksha (year 1979) , Taarana (year 1979), Patita (year 1980), Hum Paanch (year 1980) and his breakthrough role finally came in the musical drama Disco Dancer in year 1983 which was a huge success at the box office. This film and other films such as Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (year 1984) and Dance Dance (year 1987) showcased him as a talented dancer. It is a little known fact that Mithun was a staunch Naxalite before entering the film industry. But tragedy struck his family when his only brother got accidentally electrocuted and killed in a freak accident. Mithun returned to his family and left the Naxalite fold, even though doing so meant a grave risk to his own life from the Naxalites, because this was considered a one-way road (it was an unwritten law somewhat like an Omerta, that one could not abandon the Naxalite cause once it had been embraced). This proved to be a turning point in his life and became one of the prime causes that led to his iconic status. Another lesser known fact is that he had undergone expert training in martial arts.

Mithun is married to Indian actress Yogita Bali and has six children, four sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Mimoh Chakraborty is an upcoming actor whose debut movie is scheduled to be launched in year 2007. During the mid year 1980s he was regarded as a rival to Amitabh Bachchan as the genre of films he did then showcased him as an angry young man at odds with the ills of society and corruption. This was the characterization of an image that made Amitabh Bachchan famous in the year 1970s.Mithun achieved not only commercial success but also tremendous critical acclaim. His performances in his first film Mrigaya as well as for films such as Tahader Katha and Ramakrishna, were widely appreciated. He received the coveted National Film Award for Best Actor for the three films.He also won the Filmfare Award for Jallad & Agneepath and has won many awards in India and abroad in the last 31 years.
 
During the mid year 1990s he shifted his focus from the mainstream Hindi cinema and went into starring in his own low-budget B-grade movies. These movies were mainly produced to cater to the audiences of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, where Mithun has a cult-following even today, thanks to his Bhojpuri movies. He made a comeback to the Bollywood mainstream film industry in year 2005 with the film Elaan which was not successful. After a few supporting roles in films such as Lucky: No Time for Love and Dil Diya Hai he gave a critically acclaimed performance in Chingari which was however, not a commercial success. He recently starred in Mani Ratnam’s film Guru.

Early life and education

Mithun Chakraborty was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India to a Bengali Hindu family.

He was educated at the Oriental Seminary and later, graduated in chemistry from the Scottish Church College in Kolkota.^[3] He was initially associated with Naxalites in West Bengal, which he later left and joined Mumbai films. For rest of his life, his family had continuous threat from Naxalities. After that he attended and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.

Mithun Chakraborty was a staunch Naxalite before entering the film industry, but tragedy struck his family when his only brother got accidentally electrocuted and killed in a freak accident. He returned to his family and left the Naxalite fold, even though doing so posed a grave risk to his own life. He had also undergone expert training in Martial Arts to the grade of black belt.

Film career

Mithun Chakraborty made his film debut in the 1976 Mrinal Sen directed film Mrigaya for which he won the coveted National Film Award for Best Actor. After his debut he played some supporting roles in films such as Do Anjaane (1976) and Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1977) which did not gain him any recognition. However, Mera Rakshak (1978) was a hit. He shot into prominence in the late 1970s with the low budget Ravikant Nagaich directed spy film Surakshaa (1979) and the early 1980s with leading roles in hit films such as Hum Paanch(1980), Unees Bees (1981) , Wardat (1981) (a sequel to Surakshaa) and Aadat Se Majboor (1982).

His breakthrough role finally came in the musical drama Disco Dancer (1982) which was a huge success and remains a cult favorite to this day. This film and other musical films such asKasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984) and Dance Dance (1987) showcased him as a talented dancer.

Chakraborty starred in a number of successful romantic and family dramas during the 1980s, such as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Ghar Ek Mandir (1984), Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985),Swarg Se Sunder (1986), and Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988). These films remain his most commercially successful films to date.^[5]

He was widely recognized as an action hero in hit films like Jagir (1984), Jaal (1986), Dilwaala (1986), Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987), Waqt ki Awaz (1988) . Chakraborty worked with some of the biggest actresses of his time and Bollywood in general, including Zeenat Aman, Rekha, Sridevi , Juhi Chawla and Madhuri Dixit.

Chakraborty achieved not only commercial success but also tremendous critical acclaim. His performances in Mrigaya, Tahader Katha, Swami Vivekananda, Kalpurush and Titli were widely appreciated and won him National Film Awards and nominations. He won two Filmfare awards: The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the 1990 filmAgneepath, and the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance in Jallad.

In the mid 90s he took a break from Mumbai and relocated to Ooty where he set up his Own hotel business under The Monarch brand name. He operates hotels in Mudhumalai, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and Darjeeling and Kolkata in West Bengal.^[6] Mithun strategically shifted his focus from mainstream Hindi cinema to low-budget movies. Hit movies like Dalaal (1993), Phool Aur Angaar (1994) and Ravan Raaj: A True Story (1995) were made during this period. His economical film production was popular as Mithun’s Dream Factory.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} He paid more tax than anyone else in the country in the mean period for 6 continuous years, from 1994 to 1999.^[12] Incidentally Chakraborty also hold the record of appearing in maximum number of Hindi films as Hero.

Chakraborty made a comeback to the mainstream Hindi film industry in 2005 with the film Elaan. After a few supporting roles in films such as Lucky: No Time for Love (2005), he performed in Kalpana Lajmi’s Chingari (2005). In 2007 he starred in Mani Ratnam’s hit film Guru. His performance was critically acclaimed for Guru. His 2009 movie Zor Lagaa Ke…Haiya!won multiple International awards ^[13] and Chal Chalein was appreciated by critics for its bold theme. Critically aclaimed Phir Kabhi with Dimple Kapadia had a very successful premiere through direct to home (DTH) in September 2009 and won as many as six awards in as many categories at the Los Angeles Reel Awards-2009. Mithunda’s last Hindi releases Veer, along with Salman Khan, though a commercial failure, won him rave reviews, but Golmaal 3 became a Blockbuster at the box-office. Now his delayed films like Raakh and Zindagi Tere Naam are getting ready for an early release due to Golmaal 3 ‘s huge Success. He is also doing Spaghetti 24 x 7, along with his son Mimoh Chakraborty. He is also set to appear inHousefull 2 in an action role with Akshay Kumar.

Parallel to his Bollywood career, Mithun Chakraborty has also worked in Bengali, as well as in realistic or arthouse movies including Troyee, made in 1982. He appeared in directorBuddhadeb Dasgupta’s Tahader Katha which got him the second National Award in 1992. A third National Award followed in 1995, this time for the Best Supporting Actor , for his portrayal of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, in G V Iyer’s Swami Vivekananda. He also appeared in Goutam Ghose’s Gudia in 1999 as well as Rituparno Ghosh’s Titli in 2002. In 2008, he collaborated again with Buddhadeb Dasgupta for Kaalpurush and later appeared in Shukno Lanka.

[edit]Sports

Mithun Chakraborty was also the co-owner of Royal Bengal Tigers, a cricket team of the now abandoned Indian Cricket League.^[14]

[edit]Personal life

Mithun Chakraborty is married to former Indian actress Yogeeta Bali and has four children, three sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Mimoh Chakraborty is an actor in Bollywood, who made his debut in the 2008 film Jimmy. His second son, Rimoh Chakraborty played Mithun’s younger version the film Phir Kabhi. And Mithun’s other two children Namashi Chakraborty and Dishani Chakraborty are still into their studies.

Numerous sources claim that Mithun Chakraborty had a relationship with actress Sridevi from 1986 to 1987, and that Sridevi ended the relationship when she found out that he had not divorced his first wife, Yogeeta Bali. Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi were believed to have been secretly married and that the union was later annulled.

Ami Subhas Bolchi, Bengali Movie ( 2011 )

Story Line :

The movie is based on the current socio-political conditions in the country and hardships the common man faces everyday in his struggle for an existence and how Netaji Subhash Bose would have reacted to all these if he would have been amidst us today. It reflects on the  life and principles of Subhash Chandra Bose, firebrand freedom fighter. It is all about the Bengali roots that is being forgotten so easily today by Bengalees all around the globe. Hopefully this movie will re-instill the affinity and respect that Bengalis ought to have about their origin, rich heritage and culture.

Its not based on the novel by same name Aami Subhash Bolchhi.

Cast and Crew :

Director : Mahesh Manjrekar

Star Cast : Mithun Chakraborty, Anindo Banerjee ( as Netaji ), Saheb Bhattacharya, Barkha Bisht

Biography

Aparna Sen was born in Calcutta to a Bengali family, originally from East Bengal (now Bangladesh). Her father is the veteran critic and film-maker Chidananda Dasgupta. Her mother Supriya Dasgupta is the cousin of renowned Bengali poet Jibanananda Das. She spent her childhood in Hazaribagh and Kolkata and had her schooling initially in South Point and later mostly in Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata.

She studied her B.A. English honors in Presidency College..

She met the Magnum photographer, Brian Brake, in Kolkata in 1961 when he was visiting India to photograph his Monsoon series. Brake used Sen as the model for what was to become one of his most well known photographs – a shot of a girl holding her face to the first drops of monsoon rain. The photo shoot was set up on a Kolkata rooftop with a ladder and a watering can. Sen described the shoot:

He took me up to the terrace, had me wear a red sari in the way a village girl does, and asked me to wear a green stud in my nose. To be helpful, I said let me wear a red one to match, and he said no – he was so decisive, rather brusque – I think a green one. It was stuck to my nose with glue, because my nose wasn’t pierced. Someone had a large watering can, and they poured water over me. It was really a very simple affair. It took maybe half an hour.

Acting career

Sen made her film debut at the age of 16, when she played the role of Mrinmoyee in the Samapti portion of the 1961 film Teen Kanya (Three Daughters) directed by Satyajit Ray (who was a long time friend of her father’s). She then studied at Kolkata’s Presidency College.

Later in life she would work with Satyajit Ray in several of his films, including the short Pikoo (1981) where she played the role of an adulterous wife and mother.

In 1965, Sen resumed her film career in Mrinal Sen‘s Akash Kusum which was later remade into a Hindi film Manzil starring Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee.Later she also brought out the different nuances of a widow in Mrinal Sen’s Mahaprithibi’. From then until the end of the 1970s, she worked steadily in the Bengali film industry, as leading heroine of the time. She acted in a number of Hindi films as well during this time including Imaan Dharam (1977) with Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and Rekha. Aparna Sen was equally successful in the mainstream Bengali films.Her chemistry both with Soumitra Chatterjee in films such as Basanta Bilap, Baksa Badal, Chutir Fande were loved as much as her films withUttam Kumar in Joy Jayanti, Alor Thikana etc.

In 1969, Sen appeared in The Guru, an English-language feature by Merchant Ivory Productions. She would make two more films with Merchant-Ivory, Bombay Talkie (1970), andHullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures (1978).

In 2009, Sen appeared with Sharmila Tagore and Rahul Bose in Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary‘s Bengali film Antaheen. The film went on to win four National Film Awards.

Aparna as director

In 1981, Sen made her debut as a film director with 36 Chowringhee Lane. She also wrote its screenplay. The film, about an aged Anglo-Indian teacher living in Calcutta, won positive reviews from critics. For her debut feature, Sen won the Best Director award at the Indian National Film Awards. 36 Chowringhee Lane also won the Grand Prix (the Golden Eagle) at the Manila International Film Festival.

She followed up this early success with several other films, notably Paroma (1984), Sati (1989) and Yugant (1995). These examined the feminine condition in modern-day India from different perspectives. She also starred in Unishe April (1994), the film by Bengali cinema’s Rituparno Ghosh .

Aparna Sen

Sen’s next directorial effort Paromitar Ek Din (2000) was a critical hit and recalled the success of her first film. The film explored the relationship between a divorced woman (Rituparna Sengupta) and her mother-in-law, played by Aparna herself. It won a number of awards on the international festival circuit.

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002), was a love story set against the harsh backdrop of Hindu-Muslim sectarian violence in India. The film won a National Film Award for Sen’s direction, and an acting award for Konkona Sen Sharma, the director’s daughter. The film won more awards at the Locarno, Hawaii and Manila film festivals.

15, Park Avenue (2005) starred her daughter and the actors Shabana Azmi, Dhritiman Chaterji, Waheeda Rehman, Rahul Bose and Soumitra Chatterjee. The film deals with a girl (Konkona Sen Sharma) who is a schizophrenic and her relations with her elder stepsister, played by Shabana Azmi.

Her next film named The Japanese Wife (2010), stars Raima Sen, Rahul Bose and Chigusa Takaku. This film focuses on two women and is based on a short story by West Bengal author Kunal Basu.

Aparna has made selective films and in the last three decades of her career, she has made only nine films.

Aparna Sen As Director

In 2009, Sen announced her next Bengali film Iti Mrinalini, which stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen, Rajat Kapoor, Koushik Sen, and Priyanshu Chatterjee. Sen’s last Bengali film was Paromitar Ek Din (2000). First-time screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh has co-authored Iti Mrinalini. This was the first time that Aparna Sen collaborated with any film writer or became attached to the curriculum of a film institute. The screenplay of Iti Mrinalini was an assignment in the Screenwriting syllabus at the Mumbai-based film school Whistling Woods International.^[3] It was also a major first in Indian screenwriting whence any screenplay from any Indian film institute was actually filmed.The film is awaiting release on July 29, 2011.

Personal life

Sen has been married three times. Her first marriage, to Sanjay Sen, was when she was quite young. Her second husband was the science writer and journalist, Mukul Sharma. They later divorced amicably. Sen is presently married to Kalyan Ray, an author and professor of English who teaches at County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey, in the United States. She has two daughters, Kamalini and Konkona—who is also an actress—and two grandchildren.

Other achievements

In 2008, Sen was elected into the International Jury of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The highly credentialed Jury, headed by a president of international distinction, determine winners from all nominations in each award category.

From 1986 to 2005, Sen was editor of the fortnightly Sananda, a Bengali women’s magazine (published by the Ananda Bazar Patrika group) that enjoys equal popularity in West Bengaland Bangladesh. From November 2005 to December 2006, she was associated with the Bengali 24×7 infotainment channel Kolkata TV as Creative Director.

In 1986, the then-President of India bestowed the Padma Shri to Sen in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema. Since then, she has received several lifetime achievement awards, and served on juries at film festivals around the world.

Filmography

Actress

Writer/director

Further Readings

• Parama and other outsiders: the cinema of Aparna Sen, by Shoma A. Chatterji. Parumita Publications, 2002. ISBN 8187867035.
• Aparna Sen calls the shots (Women in Indian film), by Rajashri Dasgupta. Zubaan, 2009.

Awards 

Rituparno Ghosh in MAII FIlm festival

Career

He began directing in advertising. In 1992, he made a low-key film debut with a children’s feature titled Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring). His second movie Unishe April (19 April), won the 1995 National Film Award. Since then, Ghosh has directed Dahan,  Utsab, Chokher Bali,Asukh, Bariwali,  Antarmahal and Raincoat  (in Hindi). In 2010 he won the National Award for Best Director for his Bengali  film Abohoman starring Jishu Sengupta, Ananya Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey and Mamata Shankar.

Completed his schooling from South point high school,and economics from jadhavpur university.

Filmography

Director

• Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring) (1994)
• Unishe April (19th April) (1994)
• Dahan (Crossfire) (1997)
• Bariwali (The Lady of the House) (1999)
• Asukh (Malaise) (1999)
• Utsab (The Festival) (2000)
• Titli (The First Monsoon Day) (2002)
• Shubho Mahurat (2003)
• Chokher Bali (A Passion Play) (2003)
• Raincoat (2004)
• Antarmahal (Views of the Inner Chamber) (2005)
• Dosar (The Companion) (2006)
• The Last Lear (2007)
• Khela (Get Set Go) (2008)
• Shob Charitro Kalponik (Afterword) (2009)
• Abahoman (The Eternal) (2010)
• Nouka Dubi (2010)
• Sunglass (2010)
• Chitrangada (2010)
• Kashmakash (film) (2011)

Actor

• Arekti Premer Golpo (Just Another Love Story) (2010)
• Memories in March (2010)

Awards

Won

• Bombay International Film Festival
  • 1999 – FIPRESCI Prize (Special Mention) – Asukh (Malaise)
  • 2002 – FIPRESCI Prize (Jury Prize) – Titli (The First Monsoon Day)

• Berlin International Film Festival
  • 2000 – NETPAC Award – Bariwali (Lady of the House)

• National Film Awards
  • 1995 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film – Unishe April
  • 1998 – National Film Award for Best Screenplay – Dahan
  • 2001 – National Film Award for Best Direction – Utsab
  • 2003 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali – Shubho Mahurat
  • 2004 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali – Chokher Bali
  • 2005 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi – Raincoat
  • 2008 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English – The Last Lear
  • 2009 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali – Shob Charitro Kalponik
  • 2010 – National Film Award for Best Direction – Abohoman
  • 2010 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali – Abohoman

Nominated

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 1998 – Crystal Globe – Dahan
• 2004 – Crystal Globe (Best Film) – Raincoat

• Locarno International Film Festival
• 2003 – Golden Leopard (Best Film) – Chokher Bali (A Passion Play)
• 2005 – Golden Leopard (Best Film) – Antarmahal (Views of the Inner Chamber)

Rituparno Ghosh Interview – A Look at His Key Interviews ( by Chakpak News Service on 3 Jun 2011 9:30 AM)

A quick glance at Rituparno Ghosh’s key interviews and his interesting quotes

Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh is a famous Bengali and Hindi movie director. Many of his movies have been nominated for international awards.

Rituparno Ghosh Interview – Interviews About His MoviesRituparno Ghosh has given many interviews to talk about and promote his movies. About the choice of name for his film Raincoat (2004) he said “I am not very fluent with Hindi, therefore keeping a Hindi title was a little difficult for me. I also believe that a title like this adds a little mystery to the film. And once you see the film then you will be able to connect with the two.” About his movie Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009) being chosen to play at the International Film Festival, he said “Shob Charitro Kalponik will be screened in the panorama section of the film festival alongside films by directors such as Woody Allen, the Dardenne Brothers, Lars von Trier, Laurent Cantet, Steven Soderbergh, Takeshi Kitano and Michael Winterbottom. But international film fests are nothing new for me…all my films so far have been showcased in various film festivals abroad”

Rituparno Ghosh Interview – Interviews About His Passion

 In September 2008, Ghosh gave an interview about all his interests in movies. When asked how he goes about making a film, he said “Writing is my greatest point of engagement with my film. When I write a line, I know exactly how it should be directed. So I direct very mechanically. Direction is a technical job, writing is free-flowing. In the past, I have had scribes to whom I dictated the script, to get the dialogue right. Now I don’t need to do that anymore. I’m never majorly in love with my scripts – sometimes my assistant directors are surprised when I say they can change something. It’s not set in stone just because I wrote it.” When asked what he loves the most about cinema, he replied “Unfortunately or rather fortunately, I am in love with cinema as a whole. I am not into sections or aspects of it. I look at the total picture.” Speaking about what he loves to portray in his films, he said “I am interested in the perception of power that comes with fame and the human frailty behind that, the vulnerability which people want to deny. And because I am most conversant with the show business, my study of power, of control and manipulation, is located there.”

Rituparno Ghosh has won eight national awards for his films in India.

Career

He started his professional career in film at the age of 22 as assistant director on his father’s film Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players, 1977). Prior to this he had aided his father’s work in various capacities including still photographer on set. His own directorial debut was Phatik Chand (1983) — the film received an award in the International Children’s Film Festival in Vancouver.

Sandip Ray is also a noted photographer. He was the director of photography on Satyajit Ray’s last three films, Ganashatru (An Enemy of the People, 1988), Shakha Proshakha (The Branches of the Tree, 1991) and Agantuk (The Visitor, 1991).

Sandip Ray also guided the children’s magazine Sandesh, which was founded by his great-grandfather Upendrakishore Ray, and continued by his grandfather Sukumar Ray and his fatherSatyajit Ray. From 1992, after the death of Satyajit, Sandip was the Joint Editor of the Sandesh (magazine). From 2003 till date he has been the editor of the magazine.

Sandip Ray has recently come up with his account of the time he has had with Feluda, The famous Bengali detective created by his father, in a book named “Aami aar Feluda”, published by Deep Prakashan. Aami aar Feluda was one of the best sellers in the last Kolkata Book Fair. First published in the magazine “Sukhi Grihokon” as a short series, “Aami aar Feluda” retains the flavour of “Ekei Bole Shooting”, written by Satyajit Ray. Sandip’s book deals with the background stories of all Feluda Movies and Telefilms. “Aami aar Feluda” is ghost-written by author Sebabrata Banerjee. Sebabrata has tried to follow the smart and fluent style of writing introduced by Satyajit Ray which has made the new Feluda number a good reading experience. He has made a video-documentary film on Late Kishore Kumar in the year 1989. In 2003, Sandip Ray began working on adapting his father Satyajit Ray’s original 1962 storyBankhubabur Bandhu into a Bengali television film of the same name.^[1] The film, directed by Koushik Sen, was eventually shown on Indian television in 2006.

Filmography

Sandip Ray has directed the following films.

1. Gorosthane Sabdhan (2010)
2. Hitlist (2009)
3. Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
4. Kailashey Kelenkari (2007)
5. Nishijapon (2005)
6. Bombaiyer Bombete (2003)
7. Himghar (1996)
8. Target (1995)
9. Uttoran (1994)
10. Kishore Kumar (1988) (documentary)
11. “Satyajit Ray Presents” (1986) (mini) TV Series
12. Phatik Chand (1983)

Himghar is made by a different person with the same name.

Books

• Aami Aar Feluda (2006, ghost written by Sebabrata Banerjee)

He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush, which was also made in Bengali, a language in which made six films, including a Indo-Bangladesh joint production in 1984.

Shakti Shamanta

Early life and education

Born in Burdwan West Bengal, he received his education at Dehradun, staying with his uncle. He graduated in 1944 from Calcutta University.

Career

After completing his education he wanted to become an actor in Hindi film industry at Bombay, so moved closer to the city. He took a school teacher’s job in Dapoli, about 200 kilometres from Mumbai.^[2] He eventually joined the film industry in 1948 as an assistant director to directors like Gyan Mukherjee, Satish Nigam and Phani Majumdar at Bombay Talkies.

Samanta directed his first feature film, Bahu in 1954, starring Karan Dewan, Usha Kiron, Shashikala and Pran ^[2] and after the success for his next few films, Inspector (1956), Sheroo(1956), Detective (1957) and Hill Station (1957), he started his own production company, Shakti Films, in 1957, and the first release of his independent banner was the murder-mysteryHowrah Bridge, with Ashok Kumar and Madhubala as the lead, with its crooning number ‘Aaiye Meherbaan’ with music by O. P. Nayyar, sung by Asha Bhosle in a notable Geeta Duttstyle, and picturised on Madhubala became a rage, and the film a breakthrough hit; this was a turning point.

In all, Samanta directed 43 feature films, including 37 Hindi, and 6 Bengali films. His best known films include Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kashmir Ki Kali and An Evening in Paris. He is credited for starting the trend of making double version films in Hindi and Bengali with Amanush in 1974, and also made the first co-produced film between India and Bangladesh in 1984.

Samanta was among the directors who worked with Shammi Kapoor in the late 50’s and up to mid 60’s, then with Rajesh Khanna, creating a number of classics such as “Aradhana”,”Kati Patang” and “Amar Prem”. However, his movies with Amitabh Bachchan were not major hits.

On some of his films, his brother and wife were producers. He also produced some of the films that his son, Ashim Samanta directed.In 1985, Shaktu Film established ‘Aradhana Sound Service’, a digital audio post-production facility which works both for Bollywood as well as Hollywood films.

Three of his classics, Howrah Bridge, Aradhana and Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee, are to be turned into animation films by ‘Pritish Nandy Communications’

Samanta died of cardiac arrest at his suburban Santacruz residence at approximately 5pm on 9 April 2009.He was suffering from a brief illness and recovering from a stroke he had suffered two months ago.

Awards and recognition

Samanta received Filmfare Awards for “Best Film” for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush.^[9] He has also received several Lifetime Achievement awards, including the Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2002 and several other awards from Zee and other Indian organizations. Some of his films have been shown at international festivals in Berlin, Tashkent, Moscow,Cairo and Beirut.

Samanta was President of the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association for 5 years,^[10] Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for 7 years and was Chairman of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata for 2 years.

Filmography

• Bahu (1955)
• Inspector (1956)
• Hill Station (1957)
• Sheroo (1957)
• Howrah Bridge (1958)
• Detective (1958)
• Insaan Jaag Utha (1959)
• Jaali Note (1960)
• Singapore (1960)
• Naughty Boy (1962)
• China Town (1962)
• Ek Raaz (1963)
• Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
• Sawan ki Ghata (1966)
• An Evening in Paris (1967)
• Aradhana (1969)
• Kati Patang (1970)
• Pagla Kahin Ka (1970)
• Jane Anjane (1971)
• Amar Prem (1971)
• Anuraag (1972)
• Charitraheen (1974)
• Ajnabee (1974)
• Amanush (1975)
• Balika Badhu (1976)
• Mehbooba (1976)
• Anurodh (1977)
• Anand Ashram (1977)
• The Great Gambler (1979)
• Khwab (1980)
• Barsaat ki Ek Raat (1981)
• Alag Alag (1985)

Tarun Majumder

Tarun Majumdar (born 1931) is a renowned Bengali Indianfilm director who makes films in Bengali and is notable for his depiction of Bengali culture and society. Many of his films are literature-based. He has recreated classics written by Bimal Kar, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and Tarashankar Bandopadhyay on celluloid. Another feature of many of his films is the ample use of songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore to convey a range of emotions. Although often lacking in critical acclaim as some of his peers like Tapan Sinha, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatakand Mrinal Sen, he has consistently produced box-office hits for over forty years.

Early years

Majumdar was born in Bogra, Bengal, now in Bangladesh. He studied at the renowned Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta.

His ex-wife is the famous Bengali actress Sandhya Roy.

Career

His early films were credited to Yatrik (phonetically Jatrik in Bangla). Yatrik was the screen-name of the trio of directors Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherji, and Dilip Mukherji until 1963 after which each began to be credited separately. As Yatrik, the trio created well-known classics such as Chaowa Paowa in 1959, starring matinee idol Uttam Kumar and screen-divaSuchitra Sen, and Palatak and Kancher Swarga, both in 1963.

In 1965, Tarun Majumdar made two films Ektuku basha with Soumitra Chatterjee and Alor pipasha with Basanta Choudhury. Both films featured Sandhya Roy, a popular actress he married. In 1967, he made one of the top grossing films of the year, Balika Badhu, an adaptation of story written by Bimal Kar, in which a teenage Moushumi Chatterjee made her debut. He would remake this film in Hindi in 1976, where it was a moderate success. He would make quite a few box-office blockbusters through the years including (but not exclusively),Shriman Prithviraj, Ganadevata, Dadar kirti, Bhalobasa Bhalobasa, Poroshmoni, and Apon amar apon. Apart from being a major success in 1980, Dadar kirti, based on a short story bySharadindu Bandyopadhyay introduced Debashree Roy and Tapas Pal. Both would go on to dominate the Bengali film screen for over a decade. In many films after Dadar kirti, Tapas Pal found himself typecast in similar roles to Kedar.

2004 – present

In the middle of the Nineties, Tarun Majumdar retired from filmmaking. For almost a decade he stayed away from filmmaking. In 2004, Tarun Majumdar made a comeback with Alo (film), a film based on a story written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. This film received both critical and popular acclaim and became one of the hits of the year. As in many of Tarun Majumdar’s films, the soundtrack featured songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore.

In 2006, he made another film casting Uttam kumar’s grandson Gaurav and Hemanta Mukherjee’s granddaughter,Mausumi’s daughter as lead actors supported by acting divas like Soumitra Chatterjee,Mousumi,Tapas Pal,Paran Banerjee.But the film is moderate hit. Next year,in 2007,he made another feature film Chander Bari based on a joint family saga which got critical acclaim from viewers and the film is hit.Rituparna Sengupta again starred as main lead costarring Ranjit Mallik, Laboni Sarkar, Koel Mallik,Soham Chakroborty, Rishi Kaushik,Soumitra Chatterjee, Haradhan Banerjee, Tanima Sen, Dwijen Mukherjee, Biplabketan Chakraborty, Tathoi,Sharbari Mukherjee,Sumit Samaddar,Nayana Banerjee,Locket chatterjee and more. Famous playback singer Babul Supriyo has made his debut in this film opposite Rituparna. The songs featured in films again composed by Rabindranath Tagore.

Awards

Indian National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Ganadevata, (1979).

Quotes

• Learning a craft is always the same,and it does not really matter how you learn it. Otherwise, how do you think Satyajit Ray could make a film like Pather Panchali or for that matterRajen Tarafdar could make ‘Ganga’?
• When I started, there were no film schools. We used to see many films and read books. I have learnt my craft only by seeing films.
• The producers here, I must say, have a mental makeup that does not allow much of experimentation… They always want directors at their feet and I hate it.
• I always believe that better educated people like those with a film school background should come into the industry as this certainly adds a qualitative edge to a film.

Filmography

• Chaowa Pawa 1959
• Smriti Tuku Thaak 1960
• Kancher Swarga 1961
• Palatak 1963
• Alor Pipasa 1965
• Ektuku Basa 1965
• Balika Badhu 1967
• Rahgir 1969
• Nimantran 1971
• Shriman Prithviraj 1973
• Thagini 1974
• Phuleshwari 1974
• Sansar Simante 1975
• Balika Badhu (1976)
• Ganadevata 1978
• Dadar Kirti 1980
• Shahar Theke Dure 1981
• Meghmukti 1981
• Khelar Putul 1982
• Aranya Aamar 1984
• Amar Geeti 1984
• Bhalobasa Bhalobasa 1985
• Pathbhola 1986
• Agaman 1988
• Parasmoni 1988
• Apan Aamar Apan 1990
• Path-O-Prasad 1991
• Sajani Go Sajani 1991
• Katha Chhilo 1994
• Alo 2003
• Chander Bari 2007