Movies

For the first time in Indian cinema, flashback was used for storytelling.

A 1941 Bengali film directed by Pramathesh Barua; the film was remade in 1963.

The story revolves around a group of hardened bachelors who meet regularly, and eventually settle for marriage. Purna is a newcomer to the group of...

The life of renowned Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta.

Dakshayagna is a pivotal tale in Hindu mythology. It recounts the grand sacrifice ritual organized by Daksha, where his daughter Sati, wife of Lord...

A 1939 Mythological Bengali Drama film directed by Hari Bhanja.

Shyamali, who is both hearing and speech impaired, faces several struggles in life. While the man she marries supports her, she is not accepted by...

Ambernath a well-educated Sanskrit pundit was different from his childhood. The way he thought and described everything was quite different from...

The wealthy, self-obsessed, and possibly crazed Manoj (Barua) is sent by his concerned family to the rural estate of his future father-in-law. Along...

One of the early films of Chhabi Biswas featuring him as a leading man, before he came to be associated with the dominating patriarch roles that have...

A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya.

The lesser known 'Sannyasi Rebellion' of the 18th century forms the base of this film. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay's 'Anandamath' is regarded as one...

A 1949 Bengali Drama Film directed by Niren Lahiri.

A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Kamal Gangopadhyay.

Four sets of friends spend Halloween weekend at the Beautiful Creekside "Kamp of Antietam". Each attending is promised a "Once In A Lifetime"...

Indranath’s son is ill, Guru Omkarananda suggests he pray to the goddess Kamala. His son improves but bad luck follows Indranath; his son and...

An early example of social realism that reached its height with 'Udayer Pathey' and more memorably with 'Chhinnamul', 'Doctor' was meant as a...

When Mr. Mukherjee's wife drowns herself in the Ganges to save her ailing husband, people start showering her with respect. Years later, things head...