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They laughed at how he talked, how he walked, how he dressed. He did not care, he kept on doing what he did best- telling stories. He told stories that touched hearts, enriching souls. His stories through his movies carried layers of human emotions that left a mark on the audience. The critics of his " Being different" were silenced. Through his art, he pulled the Bengali movie loving audience back to theatres. Rituparno Ghosh whom we lost in 2013, had given us some fantastic films. Before his death, in a career spanning almost 25 years his movies had spoken of people, relationships, broken hearts. He had also made movies on book adaptations. We just wish we could get him around more, for such authentic storytelling. Not only movies, his sense of style, his activism for LGBTQIA community, his clear cut thoughts and opinions have made him one of the pioneers in Bengali Film Industry, to speak the truth with an open mind. He often appeared to be bitter, a bit serious, but we no...

A general scroĺl of my Facebook is enough to give me the best dose of the day- it starts with some depressingly negative quotes, to pronouncing fashion labels correctly. In between I cannot ignore never-heard-of recipes like litchi ka bharta, santre ki chutney, kele ki chilke ka kachori... so on so forth. Then there come those reels who give me heightened complex because they make me feel my naivety and shrink myself to believe I am the only creature who is yet to watch Turkish dramas, Norwegian TV shows or even Nigerian soap operas.  Jokes apart, my Facebook feed sometimes acts as a mini Encyclopedia, covering every possible information, e.g. today I found out an interesting photographic evolution of noted actor Amol Palekar, where a picture from his childhood uncannily looked like Master Raju ( Raju Kulsresth). Whatever the page's owner has done, AI, non-AI, original pictures, it definitely was not Palekar's childhood captured. Other than this misinformation, appear the most...

Age and experience change us. I was an introvert but not a recluse. When I came in company of people, I had the habit of slowly but steadily getting friendly to them and stuck with those few. There was a phase in my life where I used to be comfortable around everyone. And that had hit me with a blow, a very strong one, that I am still struggling to get over. They became way more comfortable, broke boundaries and started sharing their emotional pain, hatred, distress and all bad experiences. At first I used to respond, empathize, tried to lend my hand, but gradually, it became overwhelming, and I was left numb. I felt for everyone's pain, struggles, and under that absolutely overlooked the burden of emotional baggage I had started to carry. The worst feeling was getting trapped in between situations where two parties were against each other, and I was unable to take sides, as both were dear to me. I was someone with zero complaints , happy with whatever I got. The very people whom I...

The earliest comic strip in Bengal was dated back in 1921, by Sukhalata Rao, Satyajit Ray's aunt. Her work, " Jemon Kormo Temon Phol" was published in a magazine. Sukumar Ray's comic like strips were very popular too. In the later years, a name that started getting associated with Bengali comic was of Narayan Debnath.  Narayan Debnath, whose comics have provided laughter through generations, have ceeated some immemorable funny characters that had been an integral part of our childhood years. Here are the top 5 Characters that have stayed with us. 1. Nonte-Fonte : A boarding school and two very naughty inmates, Nonte and Fonte who has to carry out their mischiefs stealthily under the strict supervision of the Superintendent and another senior inmate Keltuda. The hide and seek games, the chasing sequences, the sweet revenges almost remind us of Tom & Jerry. Keltuda is a unique character, a devil mind with pleasing attitude to get favours- a typical good for nothing ...

Does it ever happen to you that you are watching a film, and there is a particular character that reminds you of a similar character you had watched in another film long back?  Or perhaps, you feel that actor might have done it differently if the role was played by him. It happens to me quite often and so today I have enlisted 5 actors I miss watching these days. There have been controversies around their personal lives, but let's not forget the immense talent they possess by which they had entertained us for so long. Top 5 Actors We Miss Watching on Screen 1. Kevin Spacey : An actor who doesn't have to do much to steal the limelight, for sure. An Academy Award winner, for his outstanding role in American Beauty, the actor has shown us glimpses of his talent in movies like The Usual Suspects, Seven etc. We genuinely miss his onscreen presence. 2. Cameron Diaz : A little birdie told us she is happy with her life, away from glitz and glam. But we surely miss her on screen glam. S...

  Journal Date: 25/05/25 The DeTour  This isn't what I planned for today. I had chalked out ideas in my mind to write something else, but the sudden knock at the door slightly distracted me. The pitter-patter of raindrops played a soothing rhythm, a melody very close to my heart. Every time it reminds me of your voice when you recited your poems. Your voice – going up and down in a rhythm, the most cherished music I have ever heard, that created ripples in my steel-cold heart. Every time you looked at me, my heart felt like indulging in a duet with your spoken words.  The postman came to deliver a letter. A letter that I had been expecting for a long time, once upon a time, but then I erased it from my memory. Was it important? Yes, but when you wait for something for so long, your wait turns to despair at first, and then you slowly adjust to that state of waiting, and you no longer feel the urge to wait around. And the wait gradually gets removed from your mind. I wish I...