Firdausul Hasan

Kolkata: St Xavier's College Calcutta Alumni Association (SXCCAA), which has been instrumental in the development of its alma mater, will contribute the entire fund collected from the sixth convention held in Toronto between May 20 and May 22 to realize the vision 2020 of principal of the college and president of SXCCAA Father Felix Raj.

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The premiere of director Mainak Bhaumik's latest release Family Album was a star-studded affair.

From a film on Soumitra Chatterjee’s life to a documentary, ‘Sainbari To Sandeshkhali’ — Bengal has an impressive presence among the films that have been selected for the Indian Panorama section to be screened during the 52nd edition of International Film Festival of India in Goa from November 20 to 28 this year.

With 100% occupancy returning to theatres and the Poila Baisakh weekend around the corner, the war for getting prime-time shows has begun between makers of Hindi, English and Bengali movies, bringing back memories of the pre-pandemic era.

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The official trailer for Arindam Sil's socio-political thriller 'Korpur' has been unveiled. Set in Kolkata, the film, inspired by Dipanwita Roy's novel, delves into an education scam and a mysterious disappearance spanning over two decades. Featuring a strong ensemble cast led by Rituparna Sengupta, 'Korpur' promises to blend crime, politics, and social commentary to challenge perspectives and confront layered truths.

Search for Stars is an effort by Film Federation of India to reach out, seek and identify untapped talent and catalyze its gainful employment within the industry by creating a platform to present it to potential employers within the Indian Industry.

Firdausul Hasan, the president of the Film Federation of India, who recently attended a meeting with the Union Home Secretary via video conference, says he has highlighted the troubled state of Bengal cine market at the meeting.

Five outstanding Xaverians who are now pursuing careers in Bangalore have been felicitated by the St Xavier's College Alumni Association.

Renowned industrialist L N Mittal, an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata, will be the chief guest. More than 100 Xaverians and their families.

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The Satyajit ray tribute film sees actor Jeetu Kamal playing a fictional filmmaker Aparajito Ray and revolves around the efforts to bring to life his dream project ‘Pather Podaboli’. While Jeetu takes on the role of Aparajito, a character who has similarities to Satyajit Ray, Saayoni Ghosh plays Bimola Roy, a character inspired by Ray’s wife Bijoya Ray.

In a month’s time, at least four Tollywood productions — ‘Kishmish’, ‘Raavan’, ‘Aparajito’ and ‘Belashuru’ — have managed to get viewers back to the theatres to watch Bengali cinema.

Search for Stars is an effort to reach out, seek, and identify untapped talent and catalyze its gainful employment within the industry by creating a platform and present it to potential employers within the Indian Industry.

While Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films repeatedly have big overseas releases, Bengali films have usually restricted themselves to small international releases in pockets where Bengali population is high. On Tuesday came the announcement that Bioskope Films LLC will release ‘Dostojee’ in 75 cities across 25 states of the USA on March 17.

The UK chapter is the fourth overseas chapter of SXCCAA, others being at Bangkok, Singapore and Dubai. The USA chapter is going to be launched in July next year after which will be followed by the Bangldesh chapter.

Sarbajit Ghosh has just released the Bengali version of Harry Belafonte's iconic song ‘Jamaica Farewell’. Titled ‘Shei Shopno Desh’, this song is a rich tribute to the legendary singer who passed away recently.

Come May 19 and St Xavier's College will auction 10 paintings by senior Bengal masters and other contemporary artists at its global alumni connect meet in London.