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If I were asked about the one sound in the world I love, hands down the answer would be the whirring of a film projector. In this day and age, when digital is king, I still remember the joys of watching films at my uncle’s house, the whirr of the projector, the dancing of dust in the light in front of the lens and – joy – the ability to send the thing into reverse, which gave us countless hours of silly pleasure. I still remember the excitement of learning how to use the projector myself, a skill that I’m sure has grown rusty as I’ve enjoyed a world of media streamed right to my computer.

The changing nature of the film business in India acts as a catalyst to explore the relationship between a father and a son in Bengali director Kaushik Ganguly’s latest film, Cinemawala. Pranabendu...

Kolkata, Nov 10: He played a jailbird in many of his films and on saturday, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, in the company pf Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma watched a dance drama by prisoners at the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival here Saturday.

Bachchan, the chief guest at the festival, enjoyed the eight-minute dance drama, an excerpt from Rabindranath Tagore's "Valmiki Pratibha" directed by dancer and choreographer Alakananda Roy.

The dance drama at the Netaji Indoor Stadium was the inspirational story of the dacoit Ratnakar and his eventual transformation into a.

Kolkata, Nov 10: Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma watched a dance drama by prisoners at the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival here Saturday.

Bachchan, the chief guest at the festival, enjoyed the eight-minute dance drama, an excerpt from Rabindranath Tagore's "Valmiki Pratibha" directed by dancer and choreographer Alakananda Roy.

Bachchan had played a prisoner in many of his films.

The dance drama at the Netaji Indoor Stadium was the inspirational story of the dacoit Ratnakar and his eventual transformation into a 'valmiki' (sage).

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Big Live, the intellectual property vertical from Reliance Broadcast Network Limited, Tuesday announced the launch of an award to recognise the contribution of women in the field of entertainment..Without women, the entertainment world or any world cannot be imagined. But sadly their contribution has not been recognized as much. The award surely is nice step forward,. said actor Barun Chanda announcing the Big Salute to Bangla Women Entertainers Awards. He is also on the jury panel.The awards will be given under two categories . jury awards and the popular awards for contribution in movies, television, music, dance, theatre and sports. The awards have been further categorised on age basis . young, adult and senior.The nominees for all the categories will be decided by the jury which includes socialite Rita Bhimani and renowned danseuse Alakananda Roy besides Chanda..We appreciate this effort for giving recognition to women. Along with entertainment other categories like education,...