Pradip Mukherjee

Veteran actor pradip mukherjee who made his debut with Satyajit Ray’s cult classic 'Jana Aranya', the last among Calcutta trilogy series breathed his last on Monday morning at a Kolkata hospital. He was 76. The popular actor was being treated for a lung infection. He left behind his wife, son and daughter. Mukherjee was admitted to the private hospital last week with severe lung infection was later was shifted to a state-run hospital on Sunday, but his condition deteriorated further.

The Ray actor, who had defeated Covid last year, succumbed to a cardiac arrest at a city nursing home on Monday. This was just 16 days after pradip mukherjee had given the last shot for Nirmal Chakraborty's adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 'Datta'.

Touted to be the first Bengali movie on passive euthanasia, ‘Pupa’ is finally releasing on July 20. Apart from the unique subject, it has an ensemble cast including popular actors Rahul Banerjee, Sudiptaa Chakraborty, pradip mukherjee and director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee. Recently the official trailer of the film was released on the social media and it will definitely strike an emotional chord with you.

After ‘Reunion’, Murari M Rakshit has started shooting for his next film ‘Chhuti’. The social drama has an ensemble cast including Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, pradip mukherjee and others.

Living with filthy rainwater at their doorstep and the muck all around, residents of Thakurpukur are facing other water-borne evils too — snake bites, rashes and diarrhoea.

The CID is likely to file the chargesheet in the Kamduni rape-murder case on Saturday without waiting for the forensic reports, say sources.

Due to reasons best known to the makers, the release date of the Indrasis Acharya directorial has been pushed back.

Joba finally proves her mom's innocence in a 35-year old case.

Director Joydeep Ghosh in a candid conversation with TOI.

It will be a part of a special film series screening that is curated by Mina Radovic, founder and director of Liberating Cinema UK.

Niladri Lahiri is venturing into direction with this film.

Recently Rituparna took part in a blanket distribution ceremony. The event was organized to distribute blankets among the not so privileged people of the society during the festive season.

Film lovers in Kolkata were in for a treat, as the Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture saw the presence of legendary Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah recently.

Since most of the parents are working these days, it’s becoming harder and harder to give a child proper time. Managing a vacation has also become a problem for parents. The story of ‘Chhuti’ revolves around this issue.

A camp office of Ashoka Buildcon Ltd - the agency entrusted by National Highways Authority of India for extension of a stretch of NH-6 - was looted by armed miscreants on Friday.

Bengal���s favourite sleuth, Byomkesh Bakshi is set to hit the big screen again.

The Techno India Group hosted a brainstorming and interactive session on Satyajit Ray last Saturday.

Prosenjit Choudhury’s feature film ‘DIN RATRIR GOLPO’ is all about Suzan, an ailing Nun, who is reminiscing over two incidents of her life.

For the first time, Srabanti will be part of a film that revolves around her.

Indrashis Acharya’s ‘Pupa’, that explores the subject of euthanasia, is all set to hit release on July 20 after getting approval from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Rahul Banerjee, Sudiptaa Chakraborty, pradip mukherjee and director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee are playing the central characters in the film.

Surjya Kanta Mishra, leader of the opposition in the state assembly, wrote to Governor M K Narayanan stating that the government had failed to provide security to former CPM minister Sushanta Ghosh despite repeated pleas.

The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has summoned additional chief secretary (home) Basudeb Banerjee and principal secretary (transport) Alapan Bandyopadhyay in connection with the Kamduni case filed by former state women's commission chairperson Malini Bhattacharya.

Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar is all set to score for Saibal Mitra’s upcoming flick Shojarur Kanta. The film, an adaptation of Sharadindu Bandopadhyay’s thriller of the same name, will see veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee play Byomkesh, while pradip mukherjee will get under the skin of Ajit.

The emotional family drama has won the Best Feature Film award in International Competition category at the Hyderabad All Lights International Film Festival.

Calcutta Times spotted actor Sohini Sanyal on the sets of director Partha Sarathi Bhattacharya’s telefilm Sanaai.