Mamata Shankar

Director Rudrajit Roy's Bengali feature 'Pinjar' has been officially selected for the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal, a significant international recognition for its exploration of confinement and psychological trauma. The film's selection, alongside veteran actor Mamata Shankar's other work, highlights the growing global visibility of contemporary Bengali cinema.

Ahead of Father's Day, Baba is an emotional action-thriller exploring a father's fierce, unconditional love. Directed by Jiit Chakraborty, the film follows a journalist's fight against a child trafficking racket, balancing professional ethics with paternal instinct. The narrative blends action, romance, and humor while highlighting the harsh realities of street children and trafficking victims.

Actress Sumana Das has seen a remarkable career evolution. Her journey began with films like Char Diker Golpo and Shesher Golpo. The 2020 web series Rest in Prem and its song Tumpa Sona brought her widespread fame. She has since worked on projects in Bangladesh and India, including the short film Broken Wall.

Mithun Chakraborty and Mamata Shankar, the celebrated pair from Mrinal Sen’s Mriyaga (1976), are set to reunite in Avijit Sen’s upcoming family drama ‘Prajapoti’. The film revolving around a heartwarming tale of a father and his son also has Dev in the lead.After the huge success of Tonic, which again featured Dev and veteran actor Paran Bandopadhyay in lead, it will be interesting to see how Abhijit executes the script of ‘Prajapoti’.

Mamata Shankar talks about aspirations, apprehensions and starting her second innings on TV in Bhalobasha.com

Martin Scorcese has shown keen interest in revising and restoring Mamata Shankar’s legendary father Uday Shankar’s film Kalpana.

Mamata Shankar who plays Labanya in 'Shesher Golpo' and will be sharing the screen with Soumitra Chatterjee.

Ever since Avijit Sen’s next film ‘Projapati’ was announced it grabbed everyone’s attention, especially because of the star cast. The family drama has Dev, Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar, Sweta Bhattacharya, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Kharaj Mukherjee and others in pivotal roles. On Thursday, Dev took to his Twitter handle to announce the Kolkata schedule wrap of ‘Projapati’ sharing a picture of Mithun Chakraborty.

Ever since Avijit Sen’s next film ‘Projapati’ was announced it grabbed every one’s attention, especially because of the star cast. The family drama has Dev, Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar, Sweta Bhattacharya, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Kharaj Mukherjee and others in pivotal roles. On Thursday, the official poster of the film was released amid much hype. The poster featuring Dev and Mithun Chakraborty has created quite a lot of buzz already.

Mamata Shankar enhances the horror quotient in ‘Flat No. 609’

Soumitra Chatterjee, Mamata Shankar to play Amit and Labanya in Jit Chakraborty's ‘Sesher Galpo’.

A nostalgic Mamata Shankar says ‘Kalpana’ was much ahead of its time

Once the nationwide lockdown is over, shoot for an upcoming short film will kick-start. Titled ‘Mamata’, it’s a slice-of-a-life tale of a mother-son relationship. While Mamata Shankar will be seen as the mother, talented actor Ishaan Mazumder will play the son.

Once the corona crisis situation improves, shoot for an upcoming short film will kick-start. Titled ‘Mamata’, it’s a slice-of-a-life tale of a mother-son relationship. While Mamata Shankar will be seen as the mother, talented actor Ishaan Mazumder will play the son.

Mamata Shankar and her troupe put up a scintillating performance as they enacted Rabindranath Tagore’s “Hori Khela”, recently, at a city auditorium.

Entertaining, vibrant and dignified, That’s how Mamata Shankar defines dance. She will reinterpret Tagore’s ‘Hori Khela’, today, on stage

AHMEDABAD: Bright yellow light lit up the stage as leaves left their abode atop trees and got into a debate with earth on who is more powerful. The verbal duel, highlighted with giggles of leaves, a fiery squall and thundershowers, ended in nature's equilibrium holding sway and peace returning to the jungle.

Mamata Shankar is moved by the honesty shown in ‘Bijoya’

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String: Beading the Fringes -a two day dance festival was organized by Darpani, in association with Ministry of Culture, at a city auditorium recently.

The success of ‘Macher Jhol’ convinced director Pratim Das Gupta to repeat Mamata Shankar in ‘Ahare Mon’ also. We have seen the veteran actress in a serious role as Ritwick Chakraborty’s mother in ‘Macher Jhol’, but in this film Mamata Shankar (Charulata Dutta) will be seen in a much lighter role.

Renowned actor and dancer Mamata Shankar has been awarded the Padma Shri for her exceptional contributions to the arts. Shankar, known for her work in Bengali cinema and her talent as a dancer and choreographer, expressed her gratitude for the honour.

A Bengali dance reality show faced backlash after a performance reimagining Tagore's Chandalika with a Bollywood song. Actress Debleena Dutt and contestant Anushka's portrayal sparked outrage, deviating from the original story. Guest judge Mamata Shankar expressed her disapproval, claiming her objections were edited out of the aired episode, igniting debate on cultural sensitivity and creative freedom.

The horror thriller, starring Abir Chatterjee, Tanushree Chakraborty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Mamata Shankar, Kharaj Mukherjee, Pujarini Ghosh, and Rudranil Ghosh, is directed by Arindam Bhattacharya.