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Happy Birthday RD Burman Wishes Madhur Bhandarkar

by admin June 27, 2020

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar remembers RD Burman on his 81^st Birth Anniversary, says his music will be remembered for generations.

Today, June 27 marks the 81st birth anniversary of one of the most renowned music directors, RD Burman. Popularly known as Pancham Da by his fans, the composer gifted Bollywood some soulful melodies that are still widely revered among fans.

Madhur Bhandarkar just took to his social media profile and wrote, “#HappyBirthdayPanchamDa…Remembering #RDBurman the great on his birth anniversary, his music in Indian cinema, will be remembered for generations to come. #panchamda #rdburman #ForeverPancham”

#HappyBirthdayPanchamDa Remembering #RDBurman the great on his birth anniversary, his music in Indian cinema, will be remembered for generations to come. ? ????? #panchamda #rdburman #ForeverPancham pic.twitter.com/1bkgF25609

— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) June 27, 2020

Rahul Dev Burman a.k.a. RD Burman entered the music industry in the 1950s. It did not take Pancham Da much time to carve his niche in the industry. He has composed musical scores for almost 331 films in his illustrious career.

Meanwhile on the work front, National Award Winner filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is venturing into regional cinema. He is bankrolling Bengali movie titled Avijatrik.

The drama is helmed by Subhrajit Mitra and co-produced by Gaurang Jalan and Madhur Bhandarkar.

June 27, 2020

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Madhur Bhandarkar To Venture Into Bengali Films With Avijatrik

by admin June 23, 2020

National Award Winning filmmaker, Madhur Bhandarkar, who is noted for parallel and hard hitting movies, such as Chandni Bar, Page 3, Traffic Signal, Fashion and more, is venturing into regional cinema with his home production.

Known for making Bollywood drama’s highlighting social issues, Madhur Bhandarkar is venturing into Bengali films, he will be producing forthcoming Avijatrik, the first look for the film is out.

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh dropped the deeds and first look of the film on social media. He shared, “FIRST LOOK… #MadhurBhandarkar ventures into #Bengali films… First look poster of #Avijatrik… Directed by Subhrajit Mitra… Produced by Gaurang Jalan and Madhur Bhandarkar”

FIRST LOOK… #MadhurBhandarkar ventures into #Bengali films… First look poster of #Avijatrik… Directed by Subhrajit Mitra… Produced by Gaurang Jalan and Madhur Bhandarkar. pic.twitter.com/vHzyu4PjKb

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 21, 2020

It is also reported that Anoushka Shankar, the famous sitar player and composer, has been roped to compose music for the opening song of the film Avijatrik.

Avijatrik, directed by Subhrajit Mitra is based on the concluding part of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s epic novel, Aparajito, on which Apu trilogy was based. Incidentally, the legendary Pandit Ravishankar, Anoushka’s father, had composed music for Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy.

June 23, 2020

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Bollywood Mourns The Demise Of Basu Chatterjee

by admin June 4, 2020

Veteran Filmmaker and screenwriter Basu Chatterjee, best known for directing films like Choti Si Baat, Rajnigandha, Baaton Baaton Mein, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla and Chameli Ki Shaadi among more, passed away on Thursday in Mumbai, following age-related ailments. He was 93.

Celebrities such as Shabana Azmi, Shoojit Sircar, Madhur Bhandarkar and more took to social media to mourn the demise of Basu Chatterjee.

Director Madhur Bhandarkar shared, “Sad to hear the demise of Veteran Filmmaker Shri.Basu Chatterjee. Will be always remembered for his Light Hearted comedies & Simplistic Films. #OmShanti”

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar wrote, “My 1st job as an assistant director was with Basu Chatterjee for a Bengali tv serial shot in CR park, New Delhi.. May his soul Rest In Peace”

Actress Azmi Shabana wrote, “Deeply saddened to hear about Basu Chatterjee’s passing away. A prolific filmaker, he was the pioneer of what came to be regarded as middle of the road cinema. I was fortunate to have done 3 lovely films with him Swami Apne Paraye and Jeena Yahan. All lifelike characters. RIP”

Basu Chatterjee, along with filmmakers like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya, were pioneers of the middle-of-the-road cinema.

Chatterjee worked in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. His films, which were considered to be more realistic, stood out as the 70s was the era of the ‘angry young man’ and action movies. He collaborated with Amol Palekar on films like Choti Si Baat, Rajnigandha and Chitchor among more.

Basu Chatterjee also collaborated with the superstars of the era but presented them in unique avatars – Amitabh Bachchan in Manzil, Rajesh Khanna in Chakravyuh, Dev Anand in Man Pasand AND Mithun Chakraborty in Shaukeen and Pasand Apni Apni.

His 1986 film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla was an Indian adaptation of Twelve Angry Men, and is remembered till date. In 1992, he was awarded National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for his film Durga.

June 4, 2020