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20 Apr

An instrumental tribute to the Shankar legacy

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentinstrumental, jubin mitra, JubinArt, Shankar legacy, Udayan Kalakendra

Jubin is an independent artist where he composes music for different projects and develops visual concepts in international level too. His experience comes from his involvement with Uday Shankar dance style from Udayan (now known as Udayan Kalakendra). This led to his expertise in blending visual concepts through his art form named JubinArt, thereby leading to the composition of this track – Divine Emotion. Now Amara Muzik has taken the effort to release this worldwide. According to Jubin, this composition is very special. Here he has collaborated with eminent personalities like Dr. Subir Ray in flute, Arnab Bhattacharya in Sarod,…

12 Apr

Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Chadwick Boseman among late icons paid tribute

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentIrrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor

Actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan were among late screen icons who were given tributes along with Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas and Chadwick Boseman, at the 74th British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards held in the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night. The tribute was a homage paid to over 40 artists of the world of screen lost during the past year, including actors, writers, directors, and technicians. The tribute video started with a tribute to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Irrfan's name was accompanied by a dialogue from his 2012 Hollywood film "Life Of Pi". For…

06 Apr

We finally know what happened to TestRect after Avengers Endgame, but you can trust Odinson :Loki’s Trailer Out

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentAvengers Endgame

Avengers: Remember the climax scene in Endgame, when the world's most powerful superheroes ran out of time to collect Infinity Stone? While the Avengers were busy fighting alien super forces, our infamous God God Loki disappeared through the ordeal. If you’ve been desperately waiting to find out what happened between them, you’ve finally got the answer to Marvel’s new Loki trailer.The trailer is full of classic Marvel humor and action sequences that promise a great movie experience. This will definitely make the gripping moments make you impatient for the web series. Also, we finally know what happened to Testracts after…

05 Apr

Mukhoshtantra marks return of Nigel Akkara

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentKOLAHAL, MUKHOSHTANTRA, NIGEL AKKARA, Prajna Dutta

A pastiche reinterpretation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Mukhoshtantra is the fourth production of Kolahal. It marks the return of actor and social activist Nigel Akkara on stage after 7 years. PRAJNA In this play, Bengali martial folk forms like Chchau and Raebeshi, and South Indian marital forms like Kalari and Silambam have been used with the Filipino Art of Kali and the Maori art of Haka. Mukhoshtantra is all set to premiere at Rabindra Mancha, Chittaranjan on 4 April, on invitation from Anubhab cultural group.Light design for this play has been planned by Kalyan Ghosh while the periodic costumes have…

05 Apr

Strike-rate is kind of overrated, says Shubman Gill

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, Sportscricket star, IPL, IPL 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill

India's emerging cricket star Shubman Gill says “Strike-rate is kind of overrated”. The 21 years old cricketer made his international test debut against Australia last year in December. He has impressed everyone with his fearless batting style in test matches against England this year where he opened the innings with his partner Rohit Sharma. Gill made his debut in IPL in 2018 with Kolkata Knight Riders. Since then he has never looked back in his career. For KKR he has played a total of 41 matches in which he has scored 939 Runs with a strike rate of 125.20, which seems…

31 Mar

Shayari on loneliness to note on toxic relationship, what’s up with Sushmita Sen & boyfriend Rohman Shawl?

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentRohman Shawl, Sushmita Sen

Just like many other celebs, Sushmita Sen is also quite active on social media. From pictures, workout routines to hangouts with daughters or boyfriend Rohman Shawl, the actress shares everything on Instagram. This is a way how fans get to know about what's up with her. Well, from quite some there have been several discussions going on revolving around her personal life specifically her love life. There were reports claiming that the duo has called it quits but there wasn't any confirmation about the same. However, their social media activity rooted that definitely something is up with them. Yet again, the same happened…

31 Mar

Ajaz Khan of Bigg Boss 7 fame was arrested by The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday arrested actor Ajaz Khan after eight hours of interrogation in connection with a drug case. He was detained at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday evening. His name had cropped up during interrogation of drug peddler Shadab Batata, an official said. The probe team also conducted searches at Andheri and Lokhandwala areas along with Ajaz in connection with the case. Khan was taken into custody after he visited the NCB office. He had landed in Mumbai only on Tuesday. While speaking to media persons outside the NCB office in south Mumbai, he had claimed he was…

30 Mar

New Romantic Hindi Composition “Tum Mile”

editor0 CommentsEntertainment. MUSIC, AP, Ayan Mitra, GURUJEET SINGH, JUBIN MITA, Kriti Das, Pijush Chakraborty, SAUMYA S., Sourya Mukherjee, TUM MILE

Jubin Mitra, the music composer, is now out with his new romantic Hindi Composition "Tum Mile". This song has been sung by one and only Kolkata's heartthrob GuruJeet Singh. This is the very first time Gurujeet has sung in a non Filmy Hindi song and also got featured as story teller along with his co-star Saumya S. Both Gurujeet and Jubin had a wonderful co-ordination from the beginning as it turned out to be a learning experience for both. "Tum Mile" was released on 5th March from APMusic. The music was well arranged and mixed by Pijush Chakraborty. Tum Mile…

24 Mar

British Council launches 7th edition of Five Films for Freedom, world’s largest LGBTIQ+ digital campaign

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentdigitalcampaign, films, LGBTQ

Indian short film part of the watchlist, screenings and workshops across India Partners with The Queer Muslim Project in India and to hold Covid-sensitive community screenings in Guwahati and TezpurLocal language subtitles introduced for engaging greater audiences across the world, including Hindi Skill-building workshop with LGBTIQ+ participants from across India and Nepal on using digital storytelling as a tool for creative self-expression and community buildingAll films are available to view till 28 March 2021 via the British Council Arts YouTube channel. Guwahati/Tezpur, 23 March 2021: British Council brings the seventh edition of Five Films For Freedom, the world’s largest LGBTIQ+ digital…

23 Mar

Enrich your kids with Assamese folklore as Burhi Aair Xadhu debuts as web series

editor0 CommentsAssam, EntertainmentAssam, entertainment, webseries

Guwahati, March 23: Grandma tales are both enriching and entertaining. A unique video series of Burhi Aair Xadhu, called ‘Xadhukothar Kuki’, is enabling young audiences get a taste of Assamese folk tales and understand the beauty of simple storytelling. Burhi Aair Xadhu, which roughly translates as grandma tales in Assamese, is unique because of its concept, narration and the underlying message that adds value to the experience. Web series, ‘Xadhukothar Kuki’, streaming on OTT platform Reeldrama, is an interesting collection of Assamese folktales. The series features fictional grandmother – played by Moni Bordoloi - who, in a very lucid manner,…