Dipankar Dey

Cooch Behar, a district in the Northern part of Bengal was included in the map of India in 1949 as a province, which in 1950 became a district of West Bengal. The inhabitants of this area are known as Rajbanshi, who have their own culture, a dialect which was never recognized by the State Authority. The grievance of being deprived as an ethnic group led to a regional movement, which turned into antinational militant activities. Meanwhile, Snata Mitra a journalist by profession tried to delve deep into these issues. In her journey, she met Debdutta Burman, the son of the soil. What follows is how Snata changes Debdutta's life.

ìMandobasar Galpoî is a Romantic Musical ñ Thriller where the main protagonist Ahana Sen (played by Paoli Dam) is a cerebral film maker of national reputes but is a loner in reality after losing her fiancÈ Ritwick Basu (played by Kaushik Sen) few days before their wedding. Ritwik's sudden demise, left Ahana deserted, lonely and totally dejected with all the positive facets of life. Dr. Sayantan Chowdhury, a renowned psychiatrist (played by Parambrata Chatterjee) treated her, helped her come out of the melancholia and had been instrumental in making Ahana a successful film maker. But all the feature films, directed by Ahana depicted the darker shades of human nature and essentially always resulted in a climax, which always felt her audiences sad & gloomy. In short, her personal crisis was gradually making a vast impact in her creativity. Things changed drastically, when Ahana met Rick Ray, (played by Indrasish Roy), a budding musician in an audition and she gave him the lead character in her new movie. Ahana's behaviour started undergoing a gradual change for better with ongoing time. She also started getting attracted to Rick. Why? None knew about that. Ahana also started feeling jealous of Oidrilla (played by Ritu Rai), the heroine of her movie due to her excessive interest towards Rick. This triangular relationship started effecting the film adversely. The Producer of the movie Anurag Bhattacharya and the PR personnel Mallika couldn't handle the situation as Ahana seemed very stubborn and adamant in all her decisions. Why? None knew about that. Sreeparna (played by Dipanwita), the chief assistant director of Ahana and her journalist boyfriend Abhirup Dutta (played by Anindya Chatterjee) also started to take keen interest in this uncanny love story between Ahana & Rick, as there was something unusual about it. This is when the plot unfolds. The story is about the various facets of human emotion and how the characters deal with them.

Kolkata is ablaze with Hindu-Muslim riots in 1946, when the newly-married Byomkesh Bakshi visits Banaras with wife Satyabati and Ajit on police inspector Purandar Pandey`s invitation. There, the trio is invited to a grand party thrown by zamindar Dipnarayan Singh. But the next morning, Dipnarayan dies and Byomkesh is called in to solve the case. In due course, he finds that Dipnarayan`s pretty wife, Shakuntala, is pregnant. But the discovery only adds to the confusion. Was Dipnarayan murdered for money or was a secret love affair involved?

A lawyer comes to the defense of a drug addict who has been accused of murder.

Feluda and Topshe visit Lucknow and stay with Topshe`s father`s childhood friend, Dhiren. But their vacation takes a thrilling turn when a robbery is attempted of a priceless ring that was supposedly worn by Emperor Aurangzeb. The owner of the ring, Dr. Srivastav, confirms that nothing was stolen but apprehending worse, he requests Dhiren to keep the ring in his possession, to keep it safe. However, in spite of their best efforts, the ring disappears from Dhiren`s possession. Felu, along with Topshe, starts investigating the disappearance, and in the course meet characters like Bonobihari, who lives with crocodiles and rattle snakes, and Mahavir, the son of Pyarilaal Seth, who had actually gifted the ring to Dr. Srivastav. While solving the mystery of the missing ring, Feluda uncovers the truth of Pyarilaal Seth`s death. But, will he, with the help of Topshe, be able to retrieve the missing ring?

Set in the backdrop of Indian politics, Youngistaan portrays the love story of Abhimanyu Kaul and Anwita Chauhan. Leading an ordinary life in Japan, Abhimanyu Kaul finds himself in the political limelight owing to the sudden death of his father, the Prime Minister of India. Youngistaan follows Abhimanyu`s struggle to balance his complicated love life along with political resistance from within his own party.

Dutta vs Dutta is a hilarious, dramatic and passionate film about people and a time that once was very real.About a period in Kolkata`s history, the film is a coming of age film about a crazy father and equally crazy son. Dutta vs Dutta celebrates the 70s, the idiosyncratic Bengali who was once rich, westernized, permissive, lusty, rebellious, ahead of time and dreamers.

The film revolves around choreographer, Rudra who is performing Tagore`s, `Chitraganda`, a dance drama. He is in a homosexual relationship with Partho, a drummer. In order to fulfill their desire of having a baby, Rudra decides to opt for a sex reassignment surgery.

Hemlock Society tells the unique story of a man who runs a workshop where lessons are given on how to commit suicide successfully. The school has on its roll professors who demonstrate fail-safe methods in committing suicide. The film takes a hard look at death and how life triumphs over death.

A group of young intellectuals and revolutionaries led by the brilliant young Indranath, a villainous party leader are fighting for independence from the colonial system. Ela, the group`s emancipated muse, feminist and teacher revolted first against her mothers orthodoxy, then against her aunt and finally against the larger politics, where she does not hesitate to deploy her physicality. The poet Attindra, Ela`s romantic love, who, like her doubts the cruelty of revolutionary acts sanctioned by Indranath`s ideals.

Satru revolves around a cop named Jeet, who takes on the local goon and the struggles he faces to get justice.

The story of revolves around sub-inspector Dibakar Singh, who settles every dispute in his town with wisdom and logic. He is compelled to use force when an extortionist with mafia links - Arjun Sarkar confronts him.

The story is based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. Set during the period of the naxalite movement in Bengal, Pratidwandi tells the story of Siddharta, an educated middle-class man caught within the turmoils of social unrest. Corruption and unemployment is rampant, and Siddhartha cannot align himself with either his revolutionary activist brother, or career-oriented sister.

Aniket is one of the finest Bengali filmmakers, devoted to making the best films. His wife, Deepti was an actress who gave up her career when she met and fell in love with him, choosing instead to raise their son, Apratim. Along comes Shikha, a pretty young starling, who resembles Deepti in her younger days. Shikha is selected to work in Aniket's new film and Deepti coaches her for the same. But Aniket finds himself falling for the young woman who's as old as his son, despite the sadness and trouble it brings to his family.

Partner is the story of `love guru` Prem (Salman Khan) who enables many hopeless men to woo women who they could only dream of getting. But the love guru makes this dream only a step away in reality. His most hopeless student Bhaskar who has fallen head over heels for Priya Jai Singh (Katrina Kaif), one of the most beautiful woman around. The date doctor comes to rescue by covering up the mess ups Bhaskar can create. Prem guarantees 100% success in all his projects, but when he falls in love with hard exterior journalist Naina (Lara Dutta), he does everything wrong that can be done and now he himself needs a Partner in his quest for love. Partner is an adaptation of the Will Smith starrer Hitch. It guarantees brilliant comedy combo Salman and Govinda, along with beautiful and tall ladies, Katrina and Lara in a typical brainless and comedy flick by the King himself David Dhawan.

With a 4000-Crore loss in the Finance Department, Minister Fatakesto vows to take Finance Ministry and recover the loss in 7 days.

Nagraj (Deepankar Dey) sends John to steal a rare Diamond worth crores from the museum. Nagraj (Deepankar Dey) sends John to steal a rare Diamond worth crores from the museum. John betrays Nagraj and runs away with Diamond, but is killed by Ronnie, who leaves the Diamond with a taxi driver Yadav Das. Therefore Yadav is jailed in John's murder case. His daughter Madhuri (Koel Mullick) disguises herself as a boy to run the taxi to support her family. Now Manik and Chand turn up at Madhuri's house and claim to be her long lost uncles from Africa. Madhuri is in love with Rahul, a Nagraj's henchman. As the Diamond is the prime attraction, everyone wants its possession. In the climax, Manik and Chand rescue Rahul, Madhuri and Madhabi from Nagraj and the police arrest Nagraj. —Swarup Basak

A ne'er-do-well must man up to confront his brother's tormentors, and wise up in order to fight for the love of the right woman.

Titli is a beautiful tale narrating the relationship between a mother and her daughter. Titli who is in her teens has a crush on Rohit Roy, the superstar of Bengali films. Titli`s mother tries to make her understand that the man is twice her age and hence unfit for marriage. The story unfolds itself to reveal that Titli`s mother and Rohit were lovers but parted ways. On hearing this Titli is shattered. She is consoled and brought back to reality by her mother. But Titli`s mother herself is still mesmerized by Rohit and is heart broken when she reads the news about Rohit`s marriage. However,tables have turned,Titli has overcome her crushes and is now the one who consoles her mother.

Rana becomes a police officer and take care of his family. Here we find the story of a middle-class family struggling financially. The family consists of two sisters, mother & father. Prosenjit Chatterjee as a Rana is the main and a promising character here. We find him to be a daredevil and a terrific fighter against injustice. Once he was traveling with his pregnant sister in a train, he begged everybody for a seat for his sister to sit, but no one paid heed to it. There were some burglars in the train who started looting but, Rana saved it from happening. By this act of his he was given the job of a police officer. In Rana's area of jurisdiction, there lived an MLA name Bikas. He was a very corrupt politician & indulged in all illegal activities. There lived another man Azad who fought against injustice everywhere. Now this minister's girl Jaya, fell in love with Rana. Once it so happened that while Rana's sitter was about to give birth to her child, this minister, Bikas, tried to kill Rana, but his sister was injured and ultimately died. Then Rana decided to take revenge but was initially not allowed to do so. Utlimately MLA Bikas's real character was revealed and in a serious fighting with Rana MLA Bikas dies. —Swarup Basak

Potrays a sentimental mother daughter relation. How a female dancer sets her priority and became famous but loses her relationship with her daughter on the way .

Shibnath is released from prison after eleven years of incarceration for murdering a British officer. Shibnath has given his all for his country, including eleven years in prison. He also gave up part of his sanity for his country, since three of those years were spent in a mental ward. He was a hero to many for his passionate anti-colonialism, and now it is 1953 and he has just been released from prison. His friends expect him either to continue as a political firebrand, or to shrug off his experiences and get on with life. What no one expects is that he will be so broken by everything that has happened that he will sink into a well of passivity and despair. —Swarup Basak

A well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long-lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels. A well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long-lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels, tales that are at odds with their conventional middle-class perspective on the world. —Anonymous The film sees Anila receiving a letter from a man claiming to be her uncle, a man who disappeared thirty-five years prior. He turns up at her family home professing to be an anthropologist, a globally seasoned traveler en route from the United States to Australia. The family is suspicious of the stranger, believing him to be an impostor pushing a financial scam. After a grilling from the family's lawyer, he leaves as unexpectedly as he arrives, leaving behind a stunned family, and some very insightful observations. —Mr Bongo This tells the story of a woman and her husband who are visited by a man who claims to be the woman's long-lost uncle. The couple is initially skeptical of the man's identity but gradually come to accept him. The film explores themes of civilization, humanity, and the nature of truth, and is known for its philosophical depth and simplicity. "Agantuk" is notable for its introspective and thought-provoking narrative, a hallmark of Ray's filmmaking style. It reflects on the ideas of cultural identity and the clash between traditional Indian values and modernity, themes Ray frequently explored in his works.

In this adaption of the Ibsen stage play, an idealistic physician discovers that the town's temple waters are dangerously contaminated. But with the community relying on the holy attraction for tourist dollars, his warnings go unheeded. Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways.

When a widower is about to marry his new lover, a woman claiming to be his first wife, Kalpana, stops his wedding. Soon, the matter is taken to the court where only Kalpana`s brother can identify her.