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.

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

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.

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

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.

Niladri Lahiri is venturing into direction with this film.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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