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Odia music composer Abhijit Majumdar, a highly influential figure in Ollywood cinema, has passed away at 54. Battling multiple health issues since September 2025, his condition worsened Saturday night, leading to his demise. Majumdar, who composed over 700 songs, shaped generations of Odia music and his loss is deeply mourned by the industry. Odia music…
Kolkata: The Mukherjees, Banerjees and Chatterjees are filling up “logical discrepancy” lines at hearing centres across Bengal as the Election Commission software demands to know why their families had “different surnames” a generation or two ago — Mukhopadhyay for Mukherjee, Bandyopadhyay for Banerjee and Chattopadhyay for Chatterjee.The British administration had simplified several lengthy Brahmin surnames…
NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani ended his day savoring Bengali cuisine (Image/X) After grooving to Punjabi beats at his historic inauguration, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ended his second day in office on a flavorful note, savoring Bengali cuisine. In a post on X, he wrote: “Best way to end Day 2: chicken roast and…
They called him the He-Man. Most of his major solo hits – ‘Phool Aur Patthar’ (to a lesser extent), ‘Ankhen’, ‘Mera Gaon Mera Desh’, ‘Jugnu’, ‘Pratigya’ – were breathless action yarns. These movies made Dharmendra a star of the masses. Audiences would stand in queues for hours to watch him snarl and scream, “Ek ek…
Veteran actor Kalyan Chatterjee, aged 81, passed away on Sunday night after battling typhoid and age-related ailments. Known for his authentic portrayal of the everyday Bengali man, Chatterjee graced over 400 films, including Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pratidwandi’ and Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Kahaani’. His natural performances left a lasting impact on audiences and the film fraternity mourns a…
