On November 29, 1957, the Bengali-language newspaper Jugantor carried an advertisement placed by the management of Metro Goldwyn Mayer's (MGM) Metro Film Hall of Kolkata. The advertisement featured a ...

In remembrance of the 43rd death anniversary of the original megastar, Uttam Kumar, The Daily Star revisits the Mahanayak's legacy in Bengali cinema. Mahanayak Uttam Kumar—a name fitting for the ...

Being an ordinary clerk in the Calcutta Port Commission, Uttam Kumar’s early efforts on screen fell into such bad weather that he seriously thought of packing-up and returning to his 9-to-5 routine!

Prosenjit Chatterjee turned a year older today (September 30). Birthday wishes are pouring in for the actor who has been ruling Tollywood for decades. He is having a successful inning as an actor.

'Oti Uttam' casts Anindya Sengupta, Roshni Bhattacharya, and Gourab Chatterjee, apart from the AI-generated images of Uttam Kumar from existing footage of his films, conversing with other characters.

Bengali Show ‘Mahanayak’ Goes Where No Indian TV Show Has Gone Before There’s a new game being played nightly in many Bengali homes and it’s called Mahanayak, Bengali channel Star Jalsha’s, latest ...

Hyderabad: In a corner of the Telangana Bengali Film Festival (TBFF), time stood still as visitors stepped into a ...

It goes without saying that none of these are ‘remakes’, which would be a lazy copout. Rather, one can see them as different takes on the same historical person or literary text. Is this something the ...

Kolkata: Actor-turned-MPs Dev and Moon Moon Sen would be felicitated with the Mahanayak and Mahanayika Samman, the highest film award given by the West Bengal government.

Decades have passed since his era, but Mahanayak Uttam Kumar continues to live in our hearts through his timeless contributions to Bengali cinema. As a tribute to the matinee idol of Bengal on his ...

Today, Amitabh Bachchan is often hailed as the “Mahanayak” of Bollywood, but long before Big B earned that title, Indian cinema had its first superstar in Uttam Kumar. Fondly called the “Mahanayak” of ...