Bengali cinema grew out of literature, folk traditions and a strong socialist ethos, centering its stories on the working classes. The 50s and 60s birthed a new wave which nurtured a screen shared by ...

Dahan (1997), directed by Rituparno Ghosh, spotlighted courage against harassment in Kolkata’s public spaces. Inspired by real events, the film examined social apathy, female solidarity, and moral ...

In the film, Eken and his friends are staying at Promotho’s college friend Subimal’s home in Varanasi, where the domestic worker is a Bengali Muslim woman named Rubina. After Subimal’s uncle, ...

KOLKATA: All theatres in Bengal, single-screen or multiplex, will have to screen at least one Bengali film during the 3 pm to 9 pm prime time throughout the year, the state govt has said in a ...