Goutam Ghose choses his scripts with care and caution. As is evident in the story of a much-revered 19th century cult mystical poet.

Shyam Benegal, the colossal figure of Indian cinema, made a whirlwind trip to Kolkata as a trustee of the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) recently to attend its New Performance Festival. In an interview, the national award-winner touched upon issues like restoration of cinema, archiving the lesser known art and crafts, his ambitious endeavours and a significant tribute to Tagore.

He takes the mic to hum a tune from his chartbusting songs and they sing back the lyrics in toto.

“It’s the opening part of a camera and also symbolises the eye of a lensman.” Rightly captioned her collection as Apertures, adept photographer Jyotica Sikand sounds assertive about the name.

A body is deftly used as a brush to paint a narrative in an empty space without a palette of colours.

CELEBRATING EMOTIONS is the password to the 10th edition of Odeon theatre festival in Kolkata. Having sprouted in 2000, the most popular theatre fest on the city’s cultural calendar has, over the years, expanded in length, width and depth.

“The significance and importance of scriptwriting as a discipline have arrived much late in Indian cinema industry,” says Ranjan K. Ghosh, an alumnus of Whistling woods International and faculty member. Having co-authored the script of Aparna Sen’s next Bengali film Iti Mrinalini, Ghosh emerges as the first and only screenwriter with whom filmmaker Aparna Sen has hitherto collaborated with in her illustrious career. Based in Mumbai, this resourceful Bengali film writer has essayed his screenwriting debut with Iti Mrinalini, co-penning its story and screenplay.

With the influx of finance into theatre by the corporates, things are looking up for stage practitioners and performing artistes.

A maverick by default than by design, this multifaceted musician is a vocalist and bassist par excellence.

It was the summer of 1966 when the then reigning matinee idol of Bengali cinema, Uttam Kumar, strode straight into the cinephiles’ heart with his million-dollar smile and bewitching mannerisms, serena