Anindita Acharya is deputy chief content producer of Hindustan Times. She has been covering the Bengali film industry for eight years. Apart from this, she also reports on lifestyle.
Articles by Anindita Acharya
Delhi's date with Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee
A retrospective of Prosenjit Chatterjee's films will be held at New Delhi from September 7 to September 29. The event titled Prosenjit Chatterjee: A Retrospective, will see eight of his best films being screened.
Updated on Apr 25, 2017 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
I like Kabir Khan's films, says Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Says actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty, who will soon be seen in Kabir Khan's next Phantom, adding he won't do every Bollywood film he is offered.
Updated on Aug 26, 2015 02:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
It's not a biopic: Paoli Dam on her new film Natoker Moto
Says Paoli Dam plays the legendary theatre actor Keya Chakraborty in director Debesh Chattopadhyay's debut Bengali film Natoker Moto. The actor adds the film depicts the struggle of a female artiste in a patriarchal society.
Updated on Aug 20, 2015 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Digitisation isn't a real threat to photographers
Digitisation has made photography look simple but one needs to have the eye of a photographer to click a perfect photograph. People are definitely expressing their emotions more through photography these days but this advancement in technology don't pose a threat to the art of photography at all.
Updated on Aug 19, 2015 05:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Nirbashito not only about Taslima Nasreen: Churni Ganguly
Churni Ganguly's debut film, Nirbashito, deals with the subject of banishment (Taslima Nasreen's exile). But the film talks about the power of woman and her struggles that start the very day she is born.
Updated on Jun 20, 2017 03:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
I am the ultimate food tourist: Masterchef Gary Mehigan
Gary tells HT City how he fell in love with dosa and Indian cuisine. Excerpts:
Updated on Apr 28, 2016 05:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Shesher Kobita's Katy not a negative character: Swastika
As two of her films, Shesher Kobita and Anubrato Bhalo Achho? hit the screens recently, leading Bengali actor Swastika Mukherjee bares her heart in a candid chat with HT on films, Suman Mukhopadhyay and life.
Updated on Aug 08, 2015 05:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
There's a sweet pain in unfulfilled love: Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen Sharma will be seen essaying Rabindranath Tagore's much-loved characters, Amit and Labanya, in Suman Mukhopadhyay's Shesher Kobita. But Bose, for now, wants to focus more on Hindi films and occasionally do a Bengali film. HT catches up with the actor on love, films and more.
Updated on Aug 07, 2015 04:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Chennai
I am drawn to classical roles: Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma is worried. The doting mom has left her son Haroon back in Mumbai and he is running a temperature. Konkona was in Kolkata for a day to promote her upcoming Bengali film, Shesher Kobita, which releases this week.
Updated on Aug 06, 2015 05:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Why 'Anubrato Bhalo Achho' was so disturbing for Ritwick
For the actor, this was one film, which affected him deeply. He admits that none of his earlier films have moved him as Anubrato Bhalo Achho? And the reason is that the film has been shot at a real hospital with oxygen mask and all as his onscreen wife is a cancer patient in the film.
Updated on Aug 05, 2015 04:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Subhrajit Mitra working on films based on Agatha Christie's works
Director Subhrajit Mitra has started shooting for his new film, Chorabaali, based on Agatha Christie's celebrated novel, Cards on the Table. The director also has plans of turning it into a series.
Updated on Jul 30, 2015 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Soumik Haldar on why he won't do his debut film's photography
Cinematographer Soumik Haldar is one of the most-sought after names in Tollywood. But surprisingly he will not be doing the photography for his directorial debut which is the story of two neighbouring paras.
Updated on Jul 29, 2015 04:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Popular Tollywood cinematographer Sirsha Ray to turn director
Cinematographer Sirsha Ray plans to rope in Mithun Chakraborty for his directorial debut, based on Moti Nandi's novel Boxer. Ray, who finished writing the script and screenplay of the film three years ago, initiated talks with Mithun in 2012 and the National Award-winning actor even liked the concept.
Updated on Jul 25, 2015 07:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Remembering Mahanayak Uttam Kumar on his 35th death anniversary
It's been 35 years since Uttam Kumar breathed his last (he passed away on July 24, 1980), but his films continue to rule the hearts of millions.
Updated on Jul 24, 2015 03:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, New Delhi
I am cut out for romantic films: Koel Mullick
Koel Mullick made her debut opposite Jeet in Nater Guru. That was 12 years ago and Koel was still a college goer studying psychology. Now, as their new film Besh Korechi Prem Korechi released, HT caught up with the actor on films, her friendship with Jeet and more.
Updated on Jul 22, 2015 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Prosenjit's next Hindi film is a comedy with Aditya Roy Kapoor
The last time Prosenjit Chatterjee was seen in a Hindi film was in Dibakar Banerjee's political thriller, Shanghai (2012). That was three years ago. However, if everything falls in place, the actor might soon be seen in another Hindi film, this time alongside Aashiqui 2 actor Aditya Roy Kapoor. The film, confirms the actor, will be a comedy.
Updated on Apr 25, 2017 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Mainstream films give me more happiness, says Bengali actor Jeet
Jeet, who will soon be seen alongside Koel in Besh Korechi Prem Korechi, says that the film has all the ingredients of a complete entertainer. One of the most successful pairs of Bengali cinema, this will be their 12th outing together. Given the success of their earlier films, Jeet is hopeful about the new film too.
Updated on Jul 16, 2015 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Screen tests scare me, Pradeep da tricked me into one: Raima Sen
Films came easy to her and here is one actor who has no qualms acknowledging that -- in an interview with HT, Bollywood and Tollywood actor Raima Sen explains her fear of screen tests and how she had never had to try for a role.
Updated on Mar 12, 2017 10:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Mahanayika not a biopic on Suchitra Sen: Saikat Bhakat
Legendary Bengali actor Suchitra Sen breathed her last on January 17, 2014, aged 82. But the 'Mahanayika' of Bengali cinema, as she is famously called, continues to inspire generations of actors. It was only natural for debutant director Saikat Bhakat to be influenced by Bengal's Greta Garbo which is why his film Mahanayika is also called so.
Updated on Jul 08, 2015 02:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Will Abir Chatterjee be Arindam Sil's Byomkesh Bakshi?
There's one big question doing the rounds in Tollywood these days. Who will actor-director Arindam Sil cast as Byomkesh Bakshi and Ajit in his next film, Har Har Byomkesh, based on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Bahni Patanga from the Byomkesh Bakshi series. If sources are to be believed, Sil has managed a casting coup of sorts.
Updated on Jun 29, 2015 06:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Amitabh Bachchan heaps praise on Bela Seshe
It cannot get bigger and better than this. Bela Seshe, one of the most critically acclaimed and successful Bengali films of the year, has even won the heart of actor Amitabh Bachchan. On Saturday, Big B took to Twitter and praised the film.
Updated on Jun 29, 2015 04:20 PM IST
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Debaloy Bhattacharya mocks our obsession with weight loss
Scriptwriter-turned director Debaloy Bhattacharya's new Bengali film, Roga Howar Sohoj Upay, revolves around this subject of weight obsession. He says his new film is dedicated to all women who are obsessed with their weight.
Updated on Jun 26, 2015 05:32 PM IST
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Human relationships intrigue me: Tarun Majumdar
The veteran filmmaker Tarun Majumdar, who completes 50 years in the film industry this year, talks about his journey as a filmmaker and what keeps him going. Majumdar is one of the few directors in Bengal, who have successfully depicted Bengali culture and sentiments through his films.
Updated on Jun 26, 2015 04:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Breast cancer survivor can get married and have kids: Paoli Dam
Actor Paoli Dam, who plays a breast cancer patient in her upcoming Bengali film, Take Care, says that the film takes references from Academy Award-winning actor Angelina Jolie, who had to undergo a double mastectomy for inheriting the BRCA1 gene, which raises the risk of ovarian and breast cancer.
Updated on Jun 25, 2015 07:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Senior actors don't get author-backed roles: Dhritiman Chatterjee
Veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee feels there aren't too many well fleshed out characters for older actors in Bollywood and most essentially in the Bengali film industry. The actor, who has worked with master filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, feels in Hollywood, characters are written keeping the senior actors in mind.
Updated on Jun 24, 2015 06:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Many shades of Meryl Streep: Eight times she left us awed
On her birthday today, we bring you the best performances of Meryl Streep -- from Out of Africa to Devil Wears Prada to Iron Lady. Just sit back and prepare to be mesmerised by this 66-year-old powerhouse performer.
Updated on Jun 22, 2015 11:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya anindita.acharya@hindustantimes.com
Kolkata's house of horrors piques Tollywood fimmakers' interest
The Robinson Street skeletons have already started to tickle the imagination of Tollywood directors. Some directors like Anik Dutta and Haranath Chakraborty told HT that it is perfect fodder for films with few adding that they are just waiting for a producer.
Updated on Jun 17, 2015 05:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Robinson Street skeletons start tickling Tollywood directors
The Robinson Street skeletons have started already tickling the imagination of Tollywood directors some of whom told HT that it is perfect fodder for films, with a few saying they are just waiting for a producer to turn it on celluloid.
Updated on Jun 17, 2015 09:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
Soumitra Chatterjee's Bela Seshe to get a global release
The bengali movie, which scored at the box office despite competition from bollywood box-office hits Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns, is set for a pan-India release. The movie will also be released in UK, US, Singapore.
Updated on Jun 14, 2015 03:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya, Kolkata
India's first ad with lesbian pair treats them as 'normal', says actor
A three-and-a-half-minute advertisement of online shopping portal featuring a lesbian couple, has taken social media by storm. And its actors are getting a lot of attention.
Updated on Jun 11, 2015 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anindita Acharya