Some of his best known works are Us Paar, Rajnigandha, Chitchor, Piya Ka Ghar, Khatta Meetha and Baton Baton Mein.
'I always felt that Basu Chatterjee was a kind, gentle, man who truly believed that in directing films like Chhoti Si Baat, he was impacting our lives,' remembers Aseem Chhabra. 'He seemed to be on a mission to make us believe that the world could be a better place.'
'Songs are a commercial compromise.' 'I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
'(Mahesh) Bhattsaab had wisely recommended him for the lead role, but I was young and stubborn then, and would instinctively push back against a producer's suggestion. I insisted on casting Shiney Ahuja as Daya Shankar. While he was excellent, in retrospect, I realise Irrfan would have taken the character to a different level altogether.'
Ballygunge Siksha Sadan's junior girls' team won gold at the All India Invitation Inter School Rowing Championship in Kolkata, while other schools also secured victories in various categories.
Before Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai hits the screens, we rank Varun Dhawan's best films from passably entertaining to outright fantastic.
Ahead of Daadi Ki Shaadi's release, here's looking at Bollywood's history of mature romances, from classics like Aandhi to modern hits like Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, which showed that love needs no retirement age.
The West Bengal cabinet has approved the formation of two panels headed by retired judges to investigate alleged institutional corruption and atrocities against women and children during the previous TMC regime.
'Mamata was more feared than loved, and in politics when people start fearing you then they start hating you.' 'So Mamata's comeback now is impossible.'
'Bombshell image helped me get out of being my mother's daughter.'
'It is wrong to say he turned director to create starring opportunities for himself. He was happy with what he had.'
On the basis of his rogueish Veeru in Sholay and Parimal in Chupke Chupke, Dharmendra softened his He-Man image and went on to do a series of charming comedies.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and A K Hangal starrer Shaukeen (1982).
Shabana Azmi regards Basu Chatterjee as the true father of Middle Of The Road cinema.
'Even if it is defeated and the Speaker remains, the Opposition parties that have lost faith in his impartiality will continue to have that feeling.' 'If the Speaker reflects on this and tries to be more neutral, more impartial, more objective in his conduct -- then one can say the resolution had a salutary effect. That would be the best outcome.'
Basu Chatterjee's films have wonderful songs, 10 of which Joginder Tuteja lists here.
'...saying 'I love you'.' 'In none of the films has my character ever uttered 'I love you' or 'Main tumse mohabbat karta hoon'.'
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
Singer-actress Sulakshana Pandit, 71, passed into the ages on November 6 after a prolonged illness. Besides her acting roles, she leaves behind some beautiful songs to remember her by.
Metro...In Dino's assembly of actors exhaust all their charm at the end of this messy musing on metropolitan monotony, observes SUkanya Verma.
The 89-year-old leader was expelled by the CPI-M after he refused to step down from his position as Speaker holding that the post is above any party politics.
'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'
Heavy overnight rainfall caused widespread flooding in Kolkata, disrupting traffic, public transport, and daily life. Train and Metro services were suspended, and many areas experienced significant waterlogging.
'I'm a guy who is sure of what he wants and confident of getting it.' 'Jab prem kiya, I knew that one day, I would marry the woman I love and spend my life with her.'
As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
With the monsoon sweeping across many parts of India, Subhash K Jha picks 5 of his favourite romantic rain songs.
Girish Karnad's demise leaves Shabana Azmi shattered.
'He loved reality in all his films.' 'He would say films are made for the common man and they should feel the realness while watching it.'
A 10-time Lok Sabha MP, Chatterjee was a central committee member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, which he had joined in 1968. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
On August 16, 1980, the Kolkata football derby between arch rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, played at the Eden Gardens (there was no Salt Lake Stadium then) witnessed a massive clash between the supporters of two teams, leading to 16 deaths.
She breathed her last in a hospital in Mumbai on August 15.
Hema Malini and Dharmendra, who celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on May 2, made a beautiful couple on screen.
This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal Chatterjee.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has defended her support for teachers who were dismissed following a Supreme Court verdict, accusing the BJP and CPI(M) of "hatching a conspiracy" to influence the ruling. She dared the BJP to arrest her for supporting the affected candidates, while asserting that her government will abide by the verdict but explore all legal options. The development has triggered political reactions with the BJP demanding Banerjee's resignation, while the CPI(M) expressed concern over the impact on the education system. Banerjee also criticized the BJP's handling of the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, drawing parallels to the school jobs scam in West Bengal.
Shashwata Chatterjee on watching the football World Cup, spending days in the MP's Delhi home and the day his Dadu came to visit him in his college in Los Angeles.
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
