Kolkata is celebrating Jaya Bachchan’s latest in Bengali cinema Lovesongs -Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. However Bengali has been used sparsely in this movie; English being predominant language for the film. Based on the story by the Director itself, the film centers on 64-year-old Mridula Chatterjee (Jaya Bachchan) She is an independent, cheerful, fun-loving widow who runs an NGO for disabled people in Kolkata. The film is woven through Mridula’s unspooling her past which turns into a process of deep introspection and self-discovery, helping her to understand the choices she had to make.
Archive for March 27th, 2008
Jaya finds her roots in Bengali Lovesongs
Posted in Books and Literature, Cultural, Dance and Drama, Entertainment, General, Interesting, Kolkata, Metro News, Movie Reviews, Movies, News and Views, tagged Bengali, Cinema, Director Jayabrato Chatterjee, Dom Mores, Jaya Bachchan, Last Train to Innocence, Lovesongs -Yesterday, Mallika, MAMI International Film Festival, Mir Taqi Mir, Om Puri, Rabindranath Tagore, Shahana Chatterjee, Today and Tomorrow, Usha Uthup on 27 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sherwani Goes Global with Armani
Posted in Announcements, Cultural, Entertainment, From Headlines, Interesting, News and Views, tagged Altagamma, Brad Pitt, Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, CII, Diesel, DKNY, George Clooney, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Tom Cruise on 27 March 2008 | 4 Comments »
Do not be surprised if you see Hollywood stars like Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Tom Cruise wearing a Sherwani. Italian fashion giant, Giorgio Armani, has included sherwani in its collection.
India is 3rd most brand conscious country in the world with Greece leading the way followed by Hong Kong.