Sandip Ray experimented with 'Chaar', an anthology film of four stories by different directors.Īs Bengal continued to relive its glorious past, director Kaushik Ganguly surprised everyone with 'Apur Panchali', which is based on the real life story of actor Subir Banerjee who played the iconic character of Apu in Satyajit Ray's landmark film 'Pather Panchali'.Ĭritically acclaimed director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury delivered a box office dud despite high budgets and the mass appeal of actor Dev in the thriller 'Buno Haansh' (Wild Goose). Panned by critics, the film was an instant hit due its cocktail of comedy, action and romance. Popular actor Jeet came up with yet another masala film 'Bachchan', a remake of the 2011 Kannada film 'Vishnuvardhana'. The response was such that the producers Reliance Entertainment decided to release it nationally in five Indian cities later on. Srijit delivered a hit with the thriller 'Chotushkone', starring Aparna Sen and Parambrata Chatterjee. The film focuses on the predicaments of those born with genetic defects causing dwarfism. Tollywood however had its share of success at the IFFI in Goa where Kaushik Ganguly's film 'Chotoder Chobi' fetched the best actor award for Dulal Sarkar. The film was shot extensively in the city and other parts of West Bengal and had the star cast of Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra capturing the flavour of the state in the 1970s and 1980s. The industry called for boycott of dubbed films in the wake of the Bengali dubbed versions of Yash Raj Film production 'Gunday' releasing simultaneously with the Hindi one in the state. Hit by the dominance of Bollywood, Tollywood was also scared of dubbing of Hindi films and television soaps in Bengali. The film, which failed to excite the audience, revolved around the life of Hensman Anthony, a 19th-century Bengali language folk poet of Portuguese origin, as the script crisscrosses between 19th and 21st centuries.Ī report by CII and IMRB said the regional industry delivers only 5-6 hits as theatres recorded a dismal 30 per cent occupancy on weekends and around 20 per cent on weekdays.Ī survey of Bengali film viewers in Kolkata revealed that a majority (54 per cent) have not been in theatres in the last one year to watch a Bengali film despite proliferation of multiplexes. The Prosenjit starrer 'Jaatishwar' won four national awards in the categories of best male playback singer, best costume design, best music direction and best makeup artist.
In Bengal, she was best known for her unbeatable romantic pairing with Bengali cinema legend Uttam Kumar.ĭirector Srijit Mukherji, whose earlier works like 'Autograph' had pleased both critics and audiences alike, disappointed box office this time.
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