Rohit Bal wants to dress up Riya Sen
August 20th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) Well-known designer Rohit Bal, known for his signature peacock and lotus motifs, wishes to dress up Riya Sen whom he describes as "the most beautiful face"."Riya ... Read more...
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Suchitra Sen, Leslie Claudius conferred ‘Banga Vibhusan’ award
May 20th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, hockey player Leslie Claudius and painter Jogen Choudhury were among the 13 luminaries from various fields who were awarded the ... Read more...
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New directors, new ideas power Bengali cinema’s resurgence
February 19th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) A potent mix of sleek production, inspiration from literary works, sex and high quality music are behind a resurgent commercial Bengali cinema, which is again giving ... Read more...
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Riya Sen refuses to shoot item song
October 17th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Riya Sen played quite a spilsport on the sets of new director Ishraq Shah's "Ek Bura Aadmi" when she not only refused to shoot an item ... Read more...
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Protect Suchitra Sen’s house: Dhaka court
July 26th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) The Dhaka High Court Tuesday directed the government to take over the ancestral house of renowned Bengali actress Suchitra Sen from the possession of land grabbers ... Read more...
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Pabna in Bangladesh celebrates Suchitra Sen’s 80th birthday
April 8th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's Pabna district celebrated Bengali screen legend Suchitra Sen's 80th birthday this week with a call to preseve her ancestral home as a heritage site and ... Read more...
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Pabna remembers screen diva Suchitra Sen
November 24th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 24 (IANS) A festival of films of yesteryears' star Suchitra Sen will be held in Bangladesh's Pabna town - and a day has been set aside only for women viewers.The ... Read more...
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I’m glad I’m not offered bikini roles: Raima Sen (Interview)
September 15th, 2010 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) Actress Raima Sen, who has made a name for herself in the Bengali film industry as well as Bollywood with her offbeat roles, says she is ... Read more...
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Please respect grandmother’s privacy: Raima Sen
September 14th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) Bollywood actress Raima Sen feels that everyone should respect the privacy of her grandmother and legendary actress Suchitra Sen.
"She nowadays doesn't come in front of the camera. She ... Read more...
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Bengali actor-director Dilip Roy dead
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Veteran stage and screen actor-director Dilip Roy died of cancer in a private hospital here Thursday, family sources said. Roy, 79, left behind his wife and three sons.
Beginning ... Read more...
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I’ll wear my grandmother’s jewellery at my wedding: Konkona
August 20th, 2010 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma, who walked the ramp Thursday for Amrapali at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), said she will wear grandmother Suchitra Sen's jewellery at ... Read more...
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Bengal remembers first reel icon on death anniversary
July 24th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Screening of a documentary, film retrospectives, cultural programmes and discussions marked the 30th death anniversary of Bengal's matinee idol Uttam Kumar here Saturday.
Uttam Kumar's blockbuster movies were screened ... Read more...
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Suchitra Sen’s condition stable
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, who was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata with breathing problem, is now stable, doctors attending on her said.
"Suchitra Sen's condition is ... Read more...
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Suchitra Sen in hospital
July 1st, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Suchitra Sen, the reclusive screen goddess of yesteryears, has been admitted to a private nursing home here following chest infection and breathlessness.
The 79-year-old, who dominated the Bengali film ... Read more...
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Song shot on ‘Aandhi’ location after 38 years
April 29th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A song for "Chase" has revisited the location in Kashmir where romantic melody "Tere bina zindagi se" from "Aandhi" was shot 38 years ago.
"It was ... Read more...
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Suchitra Sen film fest in her Bangladesh hometown
October 26th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 26 (IANS) A festival of films starring legendary actress Suchitra Sen is being hosted in her Pabna hometown, where a lawmaker has demanded that her ancestral home be preserved for ... Read more...
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Kolkata police gear up to help senior citizens
June 29th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) In a bid to make life easier for the elderly, police here have joined hands with a NGO called The Bengal to start a project for providing valuable ... Read more...
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Anurag Kashyap spots Aditya Chopra in ‘Dev D’ audience
February 18th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap, who is basking in the glory of fabulous reviews for his film "Dev D", had a surprise waiting for him at the PVR in Juhu. He ... Read more...
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Film industry still awaits Uttam Kumar’s successor
July 24th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Remembering legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar on his 28th death anniversary Thursday, his co-stars said no hero has as yet been able to match up to his natural ... Read more...
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Honour Indian artistes, Bangladesh scholar says
April 6th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) Indian artistes such as Pandit Ravi Shankar and Suchitra Sen should be honoured by Bangladesh, says a renowned scholar here. Bangladesh should enact a law to felicitate Bengali ... Read more...
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I’d rather watch ‘Anuranan’ with Bengali subtitles: Raima
March 20th, 2008 - 9:08 am ICT by admin
(Interview)
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Raima Sen, who played the female lead in the dubbed Bengali release "Anuranan", feels the film would've been better off being subtitled in English rather ... Read more...
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Actress Suchitra Sen stable
March 1st, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Suchitra Sen, the reclusive screen goddess of yesteryears who is suffering from a chest infection, is improving but is still on oxygen support, a hospital official said Saturday. ... Read more...
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Suchitra Sen admitted to hospital, stable
February 27th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Suchitra Sen, the reclusive screen goddess of yesteryears, has been admitted to a private nursing home here after she developed chest infection and breathlessness but was stable, hospital ... Read more...
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