Sarkar made his directorial debut with Parineeta in 2005. He also directed Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), Lafangey Parindey (2010), Mardaani (2014) and Helicopter Eela (2018).
From selling vacuum cleaners to Bollywood's poetic soul, Swanand Kirkire reveals the grit, heartbreaks, and coincidences behind his most iconic songs and life's journey.
The high-pitched campaign for the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections concluded with the BJP and TMC focusing on electoral rolls and dietary habits, while making promises to voters. Voting is scheduled in 152 constituencies across north Bengal and southern districts, with over 3.60 crore electors eligible to vote. A record number of Central paramilitary forces have been deployed, and several districts have been identified as highly sensitive.
Bollywood flashbacked 20 years ago, when Parineeta released and its makers got together to celebrate the big event.
Neil Nitin Mukesh did one of his career-best films with Pradeep Sarkar, who passed into the ages on March 24.
'I made a big fuss about playing Manoj Kumar's mother, but he had made up his mind. He said he would wait until I made up my mind. I was about 40 then. He was so large and I was so tiny!'
'Life was a canvas and Pradeep Sarkar painted with full intensity -- be it an ad film or a feature film.'
Former Mumbai police officer Pradeep Sharma has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court verdict convicting and sentencing him to life imprisonment in a 2006 fake encounter case.
A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse quashed the sessions court's 2013 judgment acquitting Sharma, terming it as "perverse" and "unsustainable".
In conversation with the film's director Pradeep Sarkar.
Pradeep Sarkar is all set to bring Priya Rajvansh's story on screen.
'Dada only shot my left side because he loved that profile. He encouraged the Bengali side in me.'
Akshay Kumar makes his debut in Marathi cinema by presenting Chumbak.
We can't wait to see Kajol on the big screen again!
Rani Mukerji's character's lighter moments in the film have been cut.
Designer duo Manoshi Nath and Rushi Sharma on how they recreated the 60s and 70s retro look for Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.
18-year-old Ronit Sarkar, son of Pradeep Sarkar, has sung the title song of Lafangey Parindey.
Also present at the screening: A Bollywood legend.
Pradeep Sarkar talks about his forthcoming movie Lagaa Chunari Mein Daag.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood right here!
Take a look at the arrivals.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
From glassy moments to grungy fervour, the soundtrack has it all.
Pradeep Sarkar praises Soumitra Chatterjee.
Here's a quick look at films for which actors had to learn something new.
Deepika Padukone tries it out for the first time in Lafangey Parindey.
What should have ideally been a slow-burn thriller pretty much turns into a game of predictive, uninteresting moments that simply delay the almost obvious climax, notes Divya Nair.
The trio have worked in films on the same lines.
Check out the star arrivals.
A tete-a-tete with Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone on their latest movie.
Yash Raj films revealed the first look of the gritty love story set in Mumbai.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
Directors Soham Shah and Pradeep Sarkar wish the star.
Director Pradeep Sarkar's list of the best Indian films of all time.
Zahra sends us her photograph with Konkana Sen Sharma.
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