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Priyanka Sarkar picks up the pieces of her life without Rahul Arunoday Banerjee

pradipta bhattacharya’s ‘Rajlokhi O Srikanto’s theatrical release has been pushed back to 27 Sept instead of its release on Sept 20. It didn’t get a single theatre in Kolkata. Overall, ‘Rajlokhi O Srikanto’ got only half a dozen theatres across Bengal. The distributors have assured to have all the major multiplexes and single screens ready by Sept 27.

Ritwick Chakraborty is all set to play the iconic character Srikanta created by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay, in pradipta bhattacharya’s upcoming ‘Rajlokkhi O Srikanta’.

The popular team of 'Birohi' and pradipta bhattacharya have teamed up again for a unique project titled 'Jhalagan Palagan' which brings together some of Bengal's everlasting debates in the format of the traditional ‘Kobir Lorai’.

An excited Rahul Banerjee is awaiting the release of his next ‘Rajlokkhi O Srikanta’

The husky voice of Timir Biswas brings freshness to the simple composition.

The shooting had to be frequently stopped due to the lack of funds as the film has been made on a shoe-string budget of approximately Rs 65 lakh.

It’s the first Bengali content shot completely in animation with Ritwick Chakraborty playing the lead, being the only live-action character with superlative computer graphics and robust post-production. The musical short film will be released on January 11.

Ritwick Chakraborty plays Srikanta while Bangladeshi actress Jyotika will be seen as Rajlokhi.

‘LYAAD’ is a musical journey of an overworked corporate hotshot. Pressed between his devil of a boss and an ever-demanding wife, Kinkar looks for some solace in an unlikely ally.

In this new series of #DirectorsCut, ETimes talks about these relatively lesser-known and yet brilliant films by iconic directors that were overshadowed by their more popular filmworks. This week, we take a look at pradipta bhattacharya’s National Award-winning film ‘Bakita Byaktigato’ (2013).

The story revolves around a lower-middle class Bengali family in Kolkata. Tathagata works as a quality control supervisor in a leather factory. He lives a peaceful life withn wife Jonaki, who used to be a school teacher and their four-year-old daughter Pari. The film explores the complexities of their relationship while dealing with their own existential crisis.

Filmmaker Samik Roy Choudhury is all set for his acting debut in the upcoming psychological drama ‘Asampurna’. The film is being directed by Amartya Sinha. ‘Asampurna’ is based on a nuclear family of a husband, wife and a five-year-old daughter and the narrative has many layers along with spine-tingling twists and turns.

Amidst his last-minute promotions, Pradipta got to know his film didn't get any screen in Kolkata and even in the outskirts!

Filmmaker Samik Roy Choudhury is all set for his acting debut in the upcoming psychological drama ‘Asampurna’. The film is being directed by Amartya Sinha.

pradipta bhattacharya had floored all with the huge success of ‘Birohi’. The way the National Award-winning director handled the narrative was appreciated by one and all. There is humour in the story and there is also romance, the latter sublimely augmented by Satyaki Banerjee’s music. In his eye for grandiloquence, Bhattacharya constructed allegorical scenes that fitted perfectly in the integral narrative of struggle.

Bangladeshi actress Jyotika Jyoti who played the female lead in 'Rajlokhi O Srikanto' made her debut on the big screen with Sabah Begum Karabi’s Ayna.

In its 99th year, Durga Puja at Durga Bari at Purnia is just not still steeped in age-old Bengali tradition and culture but continues to attract devotees and worshippers for the cultural programme.

What happens when an old couple suddenly regains their youth? How their Facebook Live-addicted girl will handle the sudden shock? What will happen to the couple’s spirit-possessed maid and her milkman boyfriend? Will the daily soaps obsessed neighbors be able to solve the mystery behind the old couple’s return to truth? All these questions will be answered by Arunava Mitra’s new directorial ‘Ulot Puran’.

Pradipta's next directorial ‘Birohi’ falls under the romantic-thriller genre and the story pulsates with the throb of rural Bengal.

This film is a modern-day take on some handpicked portions of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s iconic 1917 novel Srikanto.

After two-and-a-half years, Aparajita is back on the small screen.

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.

The story of ‘Furniture’ is all about a family which migrates from a village to a small town, for better education for their children.

Ujjwal Basu’s film ‘Doodh Pither Gachh’ follows the innocence and dream of a village boy Gour who sows pithe and waits for it to grow up as a pithe tree.

Pradipta Bhattacharyya's Bakita Byaktigato won the National Award 2013 for the Best Feature Film in Bengali. And now, the script of the film has been published as a book, which will be unveiled on Monday at a city auditorium.