Piya Sengupta

Recent events in Tollywood led EIMPA and the Federation to hold a meeting addressing key issues like workplace harassment and technician employment. Decisions included regulating daily shoot durations and requiring producers to deposit security money to ensure technician payments. These measures aim to improve working conditions in the Bengali film industry.

Boards of two multinational restaurant chains—KFC and Pizza Hut—have come up on the facade of The Regal, leading cine-lovers to wonder if the 1932 single-screen theatre will finally be shut down.

The film bodies of Bengal such as the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA), Artists’ Forum, Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern, and representatives of TV channels will discuss a lot of things in an internal meeting on June 2. And then, on June 4, the film bodies will have a meeting with Bengal minister Arup Biswas to discuss the final guidelines.

Anik Dutta also revealed that they are looking into some alternative options to compensate for the monitory damage.

The Eastern India Motions Pictures Association (EIMPA) has sent a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee to give permissions to cinema halls to operate with 100% occupancy.

Eastern Indian Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) president piya sengupta and actor Koushani Mukherjee formally joined Trinamool Congress in the presence of minister Bratya Basu at Trinamool Bhavan here on Sunday.

Soumitra Chatterjee will be seen in an upcoming romantic comedy ‘Chaar E 420’ being directed by Atiul Islam.

The film stars Bony Sengupta and Rupsha Mukhopadhyay as the lead pair.

The late-night fire at Jaya Cinema in Lake Town came as a body blow to single-screens in the city that are collectively struggling to stay afloat. Owner Manik Banik, who is bogged down by the worry of the huge losses he has suffered, is even more concerned about single-screen theatres standing the test of times.

One of the city's oldest single screen theatres, Intally Talkies, is permanently closing down. Tucked away on Dr Suresh Sarkar Road, the theatre used to draw a sizeable crowd for Hindi releases. However, footfall declined with time and the last nail on the coffin was the pandemic. The cinema never recovered from the Covid blow. Recently, its management informed the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) about its permanent closure.

The almost 90-year-old Bengali verse will see its big screen adaptation in young filmmaker Hrishikesh Mondal’s upcoming film ‘Nakshi Kanthar Khonje’.