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Hiraan Chatterjee marries again, first wife Anindita calls it 'illegal'; 2nd wife Ritika Giri says, 'Go to cops'

January 22, 2026 6:11 pm

Hiraan Chatterjee’s wedding photos with model Ritika Giri recently went viral, as first wife Anindita and their daughter claimed they are yet to get divorced. Ritika, meanwhile, has claimed they have been married for the past five years.

70 years on, what makes ‘Pather Panchali’ endure — across cultures and time

August 27, 2025 4:59 pm

It is a living text that continues to question us: What stories are we telling today, and to whom? Are we still willing to look at ordinary lives with dignity?

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To be a ‘Bangali’, one need not speak ‘Bengali’

August 15, 2025 7:10 pm

Mamata Banerjee government’s recent order to show a Bengali film on prime time across multiplexes represents Bhadralok hegemony

From Rocky Aur Rani to Aap Jaisa Koi: Bollywood, please stop stereotyping Bengali women

July 18, 2025 4:48 pm

With their kohl-lined eyes and gossamer saris, the trope of the ‘liberal’ Bengali woman — invariably from an upper-caste, privileged background — overshadows the real-life, ordinary women pioneers of Bengal

The Alien: Satyajit Ray’s unrealised sci-fi dream and the Hollywood film that came eerily close

April 23, 2025 1:17 pm

Ray’s dream sci-fi film was shelved after a Hollywood deal went sour. Years later, he saw uncanny similarities between his script and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

In a Facebook post, prominent filmmakers said despite the Directors Guild allowing Rahool Mukherjee to helm the shooting of an untitled film, the first-day shoot could not take place as the technicians stayed away.

Bengali film directors call for strike in solidarity with Rahool Mukherjee following technicians' body's boycott of young filmmaker

July 29, 2024 4:55 pm

In a Facebook post, prominent filmmakers said despite the Directors Guild allowing Rahool Mukherjee to helm the shooting of an untitled film, the first-day shoot could not take place as the technicians stayed away.