Taking a stroll down the memory lane, actress Moushumi Chatterjee has shared about her debut film ‘Balika Badhu’, recalling how she used to elope in between the shots from the set. The 1967 Bengali film ‘Balika Badhu’ is directed by Tarun Majumdar.
Talking about the shooting experience of her debut film, the senior actress said: “I debuted at a very young age. I was 12 years old when I did the Bengali film ‘Balika Badhu’. Initially, I was enjoying the lifestyle but later, I started getting bored, and I started eloping in between shots from the set (laughs). Then the funny thing was, with my dad’s permission, the production team used to lock me inside a glass room till my next shot sequence.”
“Even director Tarun Majumdar Saab, who is like a father figure, used to be anguished by my behavior on-set, and he ended up giving me a funny punishment...
Talking about the shooting experience of her debut film, the senior actress said: “I debuted at a very young age. I was 12 years old when I did the Bengali film ‘Balika Badhu’. Initially, I was enjoying the lifestyle but later, I started getting bored, and I started eloping in between shots from the set (laughs). Then the funny thing was, with my dad’s permission, the production team used to lock me inside a glass room till my next shot sequence.”
“Even director Tarun Majumdar Saab, who is like a father figure, used to be anguished by my behavior on-set, and he ended up giving me a funny punishment...
- 2/3/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
ObituaryChatterjee was considered one of the first proponents of the naturalistic style of acting in Bengali cinema, a trademark of Satyajit Ray's movies.PTIImage: Wikimedia Commons/Biswarup GangulyHe was the actor who epitomised the best of world cinema, transcending the boundaries of country, state and language to give expression to Satyajit Ray's cinematic vision and get framed in celluloid greatness. But the legacy of Soumitra Chatterjee, who died on Sunday at the age of 85, is not limited to the Ray firmament, just as he was never only a Bengali star of Bengali cinema. The suave actor of the world, sometimes called last of the Mohicans and familiar to students of cinema anywhere in the globe, acted in 14 Ray films and over 300 others, gracefully transitioning into commercial cinema in a variety of roles. He made his presence felt on the stage too as actor, playwright and director. One of the...
- 11/15/2020
- by Nitin
- The News Minute
Celebrated Bengali singer-actress Ruma Guha Thakurta died at her residence here on Monday following old age-related problems, family sources said. She was 84.
Born Ruma Ghosh in Kolkata in 1934, she married legendary singer Kishore Kumar in 1951 and the couple's only child Amit Kumar was born next year. The couple divorced in 1958 and that year Guha Thakurta formed the Cyc with composer Salil Chowdhury and Ray.
Founder of the Calcutta Youth Choir (Cyc), which played a stellar role in popularising 'Gana sangeet' or mass songs in Bengal, she showcased her talent in a number of Hindi and Bengali movies working with celebrated directors like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha, and Tarun Majumdar.
The choir rendered with aplomb the Bengali translations of popular mass songs from various languages. Their discs were lapped up by music lovers.
In 1974, the Cyc, under her direction, won the first prize at the Copenhagen Youth Festival.
After her divorce from Kishore Kumar,...
Born Ruma Ghosh in Kolkata in 1934, she married legendary singer Kishore Kumar in 1951 and the couple's only child Amit Kumar was born next year. The couple divorced in 1958 and that year Guha Thakurta formed the Cyc with composer Salil Chowdhury and Ray.
Founder of the Calcutta Youth Choir (Cyc), which played a stellar role in popularising 'Gana sangeet' or mass songs in Bengal, she showcased her talent in a number of Hindi and Bengali movies working with celebrated directors like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha, and Tarun Majumdar.
The choir rendered with aplomb the Bengali translations of popular mass songs from various languages. Their discs were lapped up by music lovers.
In 1974, the Cyc, under her direction, won the first prize at the Copenhagen Youth Festival.
After her divorce from Kishore Kumar,...
- 6/3/2019
- GlamSham
Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s debut feature is all set for a world premiere at Venice Days, an independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival, that runs from August 27 to September 6.
Aditya, who is a graduate of the National Institute of Design and dabbles in graphic design, animation and advertising, talks about his Labour of Love:
Basabdutta Chatterjee in Labour of Love
What is Labour of Love about?
Labour Of Love is set against the backdrop of a spiraling recession that has Calcutta in its grips. Several people are losing their sources of livelihood and faced with the uncertainty of losing their own jobs, the film’s two central characters are under constant pressure to sustain their livelihood. The film deals with their strained routines as well as the calmness they depict in dealing with the eventualities of their existence.
There are no dialogues in the film. What was the idea behind not having dialogues?...
Aditya, who is a graduate of the National Institute of Design and dabbles in graphic design, animation and advertising, talks about his Labour of Love:
Basabdutta Chatterjee in Labour of Love
What is Labour of Love about?
Labour Of Love is set against the backdrop of a spiraling recession that has Calcutta in its grips. Several people are losing their sources of livelihood and faced with the uncertainty of losing their own jobs, the film’s two central characters are under constant pressure to sustain their livelihood. The film deals with their strained routines as well as the calmness they depict in dealing with the eventualities of their existence.
There are no dialogues in the film. What was the idea behind not having dialogues?...
- 8/14/2014
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Kolkata, July 16: Four eminent film personalities, including world renowned director Mrinal Sen and thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, have been dropped from the general body of the 2013 Kolkata International Film Festival committee.
Sources said that apart from Dadasaheb Phalke winners Sen and Chatterjee, filmmakers Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Tarun Majumdar have also failed to find a place in the reconstituted committee.
All the four, known for their leftist views, said they were not the least "perturbed or bothered" over being dropped from the committee. Sen, Chatterjee and Majumdar said they had quit from the panel two years back.
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Sources said that apart from Dadasaheb Phalke winners Sen and Chatterjee, filmmakers Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Tarun Majumdar have also failed to find a place in the reconstituted committee.
All the four, known for their leftist views, said they were not the least "perturbed or bothered" over being dropped from the committee. Sen, Chatterjee and Majumdar said they had quit from the panel two years back.
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- 7/16/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Siliguri, July 15: Accusing the West Bengal government of ffavouring artistes close to the ruling Trinamool Congress, National Award winning film maker Tarun Majumdar said Sunday such a biased attitude would threaten the state's rich cultural heritage.
"Earlier we used to get government-run studios to shoot a film or a serial. But now everything has changed. Now those who are.
"Earlier we used to get government-run studios to shoot a film or a serial. But now everything has changed. Now those who are.
- 7/15/2012
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
<div>Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who has portrayed a versatile range of lead characters in films by Satyajit Ray, has been selected for India.s highest film honour - the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012.</div><div></div><div>Confirming the news, Chatterjee told us that he was extremely happy at the honour.</div><div></div><div>.I am extremely happy. Till this evening I had not thought of this award. But after I got the news I am extremely happy,. Chatterjee said.</div><div></div><div>Chatterjee, one of India.s most talented actors, made his debut in 1959 with Ray.s super-hit movie .Apur Sansar.. The film gave him the much needed platform, and he never looked back.</div><div></div><div>Chatterjee soon became Ray.s favourite, and became the lead actor of most of the movie maker.s classics including Sonar Kella, Charulata and Ghare Baire.</div><div></div><div>Chatterjee.s association with Ray is often compared with the chemistry between famous actor-director duos of the world...
- 3/22/2012
- Filmicafe
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