REAL BEAUTIFUL RITUPARNA OF BENGALI CINEMA!

Graceful Bengali superstar Rituparna Sengupta!

 

It's a Golden Jubilee Birthday of one of my favourite actresses of our contemporary Indian Cinema..Beautiful superstar of Bengali Cinema.. Rituparna Sengupta!

Rituparna Sengupta in 'Dahan' (1997)

 

I have been watching her excellent performances in our various film festivals. In these includes strong socials like Rituparno Ghosh's 'Dahan' (1997) for which she won Best Actress national award and Buddhadeb Dasgupta's 'Mondo Meyer Upakhyan' (2002). She also gained popularity in mainstream Bengali & Hindi cinema!

Prosenjit Chatterjee & Rituparna Sengupta in 'Drishtikone' (2018).

 

I remember meeting Rituparna in our IFFI at Goa. A graceful shy personality in reality; who express intensely through her beautiful eyes on screen!

My warm regards to her!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

DOWN MEMORY LANE!

When I interviewed actress Nandita Das in 'IFFI', 1997!

I first met sensible actress of parallel cinema..Nandita Das at our '28th International Film Festival of India' held at Thiruvananthpuram in 1997.

She acted and Deepa Mehta directed Indo-Canadian film 'Fire' was screened in that 'IFFI'. The film was based on Ismat Chugtai's short story.. 'Lihaaf'! And Nandita's that (controversial) role with a prominent actress Shabana Azmi was most discussed! It was nice interviewing her there!

Nandita Das is 50+ now and director with films like 'Manto'!

Wishes to her on birthday!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

MONICA..PRETTY LEGEND!

She filled colours with her beauty..

in Antonioni's visual composition!

She had seen the glory of blue sky..

in Italian cinema of post neo-realism!

- Manoj 'manas roomani'

Today is 90th Birthday of favourite legendary Italian actress Monica Vitti! 

Regards to her!

- Manoj Kulkarni

TALENTED ACTRESS SONALI KULKARNI!

Today is birthday of one of the talented actresses of our contemporary Indian cinema..Sonali Kulkarni!

I have observed almost 25 years of her acting journey..from experimental theatre in Pune to regional, offbeat &  mainstream national and international cinema of Italy!..And wrote about it!!

Best wishes to her!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

WHEN AISH APPEARED AS JAYALALITHAA!

Mohanlal & Aishwarya Rai in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film 'Iruvar' (1997). 

Today is 48th birthday of pretty famous actress Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan!

On this occasion, I remembered her screen debut, which was in Tamil film 'Iruvar' (1997).Renowned South-Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam made this political drama was inspired from the lives of legends M. G. Ramachandran & J. Jayalalithaa!

I also remembered the craze of this film during our 'International Film Festival of India' (IFFI) which was at Trivandrum in 1997. It happened because Malayalam cinema superstar Mohanlal was in MGR's role & 'Miss World' Aishwarya was in the role of Jayalalithaa in this film!

Specifically I have written this, because Kangna Ranaut portrayed this character in Tamil film 'Thalaivi' recently!

Wishes to both!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

Happy Birthday to my favourite Hollywood Actress..Julia Roberts!

She is still best known as 'Pretty Woman' the 30 years old film, for which she won 'Golden Globe'!

Always stay like this..Ms.Julia!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

THE GREAT FILM ARCHIVIST!

I have felicitated Nairsahab on the occasion of publication
ceremony of my 'Chitrasrushti' in 2002 at 'NFAI', Pune!

 

On 'World Day for Audio-Visual Heritage' remembering renowned film archivist, historian & founder of 'NFAI'..our most respected P. K. Nair!

His contribution in preserving film heritage was great!!

Salute to Nairsahab!!!

- Manoj Kulkarni