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Contemporary Bengali film music is dominated by a few names like Anupam Roy, Anjan Dutt, Jeet Ganguly and Indradip Dasgupta. Some of the films are popular just because of the awesome music. Here are my picks of films with great music. 1. Autograph: This 2010 film was a milestone when it comes to music. It was a good film, and the soulful music definitely added to its popularity. Bengali Music industry saw a new talent who revolutionized the whole music scene of the industry. I am talking about composer Anupam Roy. The song, "Amake amar moto thakte dao" almost became Bengal's anthem back then and it still continues to woo many hearts. Other compositions like Rupam Islam's "Beche thakar gaan" and Shreya Ghoshal's " Chol Rastay" made everyone swoon, and after a pretty long gap ( almost 30 years) Bengali film music saw the path of revival. 2. Premer Kahini: Bengali commercial film music had already started seeing hope, with Jeet Ganguly coming to t

It's been a while since I watched a good film that was recently released. The last one I watched was November-December. I was trying to make a list of films I would love to watch by going through some trailers. And here are some films that I thought would be interesting to watch. So this is my wishlist: 1. Skincare: Skincare is my passion, and how can I not watch this film. Elizabeth Banks stars in this film as Hope, a skincare Queen trapped badly in some financial mess. The trailer looks glamorous initially, with Hope (Banks) shown as a super confident businesswoman, proud of her glory. However, one email ruins it all for her, and finally, she realizes she is in a big mess and that no one can help her get through except herself. This film is slated to release in 2016. 2. Speak No Evil: I have watched the original, and despite knowing how sickening the story is, I choose to watch the English remake. The sole reason is James McAvoy. The man has the capability to be the best of the

Hindi films have seen various villainous characters throughout the ages. There are Gabbar, Mogambo, Shakaal and Dr. Dang, to name a few. Even before that, actors like Pran, Premnath, and Prem Chopra ruled as the antagonists on the silver screen. Before becoming leading heroes, actors like Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha had donned the villain's hats successfully in various movies. The female actors are not behind too. Who can forget Lalita Pawar's evil mother-in-law act in "Sau Din Saas Ke", Manorama's Chachiji in "Sita Aur Geeta" Rohini Hattangadi's Amba in "Chaalbaaz" and Bindu's Mrs Bhandari in "Biwi Ho To Aisi"! Today, I have picked my personal Hateful 8 villainous characters in this blog: 1. Dil Navaz (1947 Earth): A sweet-speaking, much-loving ice-candy vendor who will do anything when his hatred and jealousy spark due to his love interest choosing another lover; Aamir Khan as Dil Navaz was absolutely hateful in the m

The first Bengali OTT platform was Hoichoi, and now there are many like Addatimes, Klikk and of course Zee5. There is a new trend in web series where a housewife gets involved in some mysteries and tries to unfold them. While when this trend started, it was somewhat refreshing to watch (Hello!) but then later on with similar sort of plots this trend lost its charm. However, amongst these monotonous series, few series release that have strong stories to tell. Today I am going to discuss few such series which are quite entertaining. 1. Dakghor: This series has the simple flavour of rural Bengal. A newly appointed postmaster comes to a village post office that hardly operates. With the help of some villagers he revives the Post Office and almost becomes the Hero of the village. Some scenes and instances from the series will remind you of Panchayat. However the makers have managed to create a fresh story with a powerful cast. Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Ditipriya Roy and Kanchan Mullick deliver

 Anthology films have a flavour of their own. They take a very different approach to execution. Sometimes, all the stories are completely different and do not have any link to each other, just like "ABCs of Death", and sometimes there is a common link in each story, like "Babel". Although very few Bengali anthology films have been made to date, here are a few of my favourites.  1. Teen Kanya (1961): This film by Satyajit Ray is said to be the first Anthology film in Bengal. The film comprises 3 different short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, "Postmaster", "Monihara", and "Samapti". This is by far my favourite anthology film when it comes to Indian films. (I have not watched anything in any language other than Hindi.) The stories are about 3 very different women from completely different backgrounds and age groups and their relationships with the men in their lives.  2. Mahanagar@Kolkata (2010): This film, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay