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Kolkata commuters faced severe traffic snarls on Monday as political parties' nomination filings for the assembly elections caused extensive road blockades. Key areas like Chetla, Alipore, and Kalighat were heavily impacted, with journeys taking significantly longer. The disruptions, compounded by Metro issues, left many stranded and frustrated.

The French consulate has collaborated with the 1947-born basusree cinema to work towards reviving the heritage cinema hall, which was the culture hub of the city before Nandan came into being.

This Poila Baisakh, basusree theatre will revive a lost tradition that was arguably the most happening New Year extravaganza for four decades starting 1950.

You would be surprised to know that once Babul Supriyo was stopped at the gate of basusree cinema.

KOLKATA: The combination of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s romance and the grandeur created by diamond merchant Bharat Shah’s crores ensured, enthusiastic crowds at city halls screening Devdas. But not all halls ran full-house.

Exhibitors say content and basic amenities can bring about the desired change

The musical jalsa at basusree on the morning of Poila Boishakh is a tradition that has been going on for several years now

Did you know that basusree cinema houses an unmatched treasure from the movie world in Bengal?

The fans continued to fight until a team from Bhawanipore police station arrived on the spot and dispersed the fans.

Did you know that basusree cinema houses an unmatched treasure from the movie world in Bengal? The theatre owns an ash carbon projector made in 1947, which was used for the screening of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’.

At a time when single screens in Bengal are struggling to survive the competition with multiplexes, the rivalry between two theatre owners is making things difficult for the Bengali film industry.

Amit Kumar, son of the legendary Kishore Kumar, shared a few anecdotes recently at a musical event.

The city newest entrant in the containment list — basusree Bagan on Ostad Amir Khan Sarani, a middle class neighbourhood of Haridevpur in east Behala — has already reported 18 Covid positive cases along a 300m stretch of a road.

From 12 new Puja releases last year, the number has gone down to five in 2021. But the footfall at theatres on the first day of Puja releases this year has at least doubled from what it was the year before. Exhibitors believe that double vaccination is the primary reason for the surge, along with the strength of good content.

KOLKATA: It was May 3, 1955. The debut film of one Satyajit Ray opened a week-long festival at New York's MOMA. On August 26 the same year, Pather Panchali opened to Indian audiences at basusree.

The brawl between fans of Tollywood superstars Dev and Jeet turned into an ugly fight on Thursday.

In recent years, many single-screen theaters in Kolkata (a city in eastern India) have been closing down, but one theater has decided to reopen its doors with a new focus on Bengali films.

The containment zone list in the city saw some major changes on Friday night, hours before the implementation of the second total lockdown in the city this month. The city now has 39 zones, one less than what it had as per the previous list.

KOLKATA: After the computerised car parking project, the Calcutta Municipal Corporation is set to take up another sophisticated venture.

Decades back, in the months preceding Poila Baishakh, there was a 100-day strike in the industry. Abhinetri Sangha, the mother organization, got broken into two parts — Shilpi Sangsad and Abhinetri Sangha.

The fourth edition of the Arthouse Asia Film Festival (AAFF) kick-started on January 5 at the basusree cinema hall in Kolkata. Not only the screening of critically acclaimed feature and short films, but the AAFF also focuses on creating a support system for independent Indian filmmakers. The festival will run till January 11.

Decades back, in the months preceding Poila Baishakh, there was a 100-day strike in the industry. Abhinetri Sangha, the mother organization, got broken into two parts — Shilpi Sangsad and Abhinetri Sangha. It created a rift between many. Among them were Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee.