Talking about revolutions with NFA awardee Bedabrata Pain

Chittagong is a 2012 film, based upon the events of India's Chittagong uprising.

The writer has posted comments on this article Shruti PanditShruti Pandit , TNN | Mar 21, 2013, 12.00 AM IST RELATED "My father asked me to get a character certificate from NASA, should I need it later, " says Dr Bedabrata Pain who has 89 patents to ...

Bedabrata Pain's 'Chittagong' gave Shankar-Ehsan-Loy the first chance to score songs based on Bengal's traditions, be it Bhatiyali or Kirtan.And it paid rich dividends.

Despite National Awards, accolades at festivals abroad and the multiplex culture, makers of offbeat cinema in India often continue to struggle when it comes to finding big screen release.An encouraging remark last year by Charles Tesson, artistic ...

It seems to be raining festivals for movie buffs across the City. First it was the Centenary Film Festival by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and then the European Film Festival. The latest to make it to this coveted list is the 8th edition of ...

Actor Balraj Sahni gave the film industry 125 films in a career spanning 25 years. Yet at a convocation address at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi in 1972, he lamented -- "...I ask myself how many of these 125 films had anything significant in ...

Vigyan Bhawan in the capital was buzzing with activity on Friday as people from various film industries across different states were in attendance at the 60th National Film Awards. The Awards this year were called 'special' by many winners since ...

Bollywood legend Pran was on Friday conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by President Pranab Mukherjee who also gave away trophies to the winners of 60th National Film Awards including best film 'Paan Singh Tomar' and its lead actor ...