Sourav Ganguly is back with Dadagiri.

Sourav Ganguly is back with Dadagiri.

Indian ex-captain Sourav Ganguly is back with Dadagiri in Zee Bangla Television Channel. His followers who had seen him conduct the program in 2009 are very happy to find him again as anchor for the season 2010.

Other than qualities like leading the country in cricket matches within India and abroad, Sourav Ganguly had interests in the cultural sphere and that had helped him a lot in conducting a knowledgeable program like Dadagiri. There had been a number of rounds in which the participants and shown their intelligence and knowledge and competed against each other in 2009, among which the googly round was exceptional.

In 2009, Sourav Ganguly, had brought many celebrities in the program. The episodes relating to them were unforgettable. From the film world he brought Mithun Chakravarty, Mamata Shankar, Rituparna Sengupta on screen. He brought actors who played the roles relating to Feluda series directed by Satyajit Ray and Sandip Ray, namely Soumitra Chatterji, Sabyasachi Chakravarty, Siddharta Chatterji, Saswata Chatterji, and others.

He had brought many sports personalities like Kishore Bhimani, Shyam Thapa, and others. They had highlighted about the history of Indian cricket and football. He brought the eminent chefs all across India including Sanjeev Kapoor to highlight about the best menus in leading hotels and restaurants in Indian cities.

He brought his own colleages like Irfan Pathan and S. Sreesanth in the program. Lastly he brought his IPL friend Shahrukh Khan and the episode relating to him had questions relating to his film career.

Sourav Ganguly had rightly said that viewers had heard about the term Dhoom 2 and Don 2. This new series of Dadagiri will be termed Dadagiri 2.

The viewers look forward to exciting episodes of Dadagiri all the way from 2nd September, 2010, and wish their best to master entertainer Sourav Ganguly.

Happy birthday to Mithun Chakravarty.

Happy birthday to Mithun Chakravarty.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Mithun Chakravarty on 16th June, 2010. He had contributed in bollywood films for more than 30 years and had also contributed in Bengali films as well.

He brought revolution in the world of dancing in bollywood films. His film Disco Dancer, was related to the struggle of a young man in establishing him in the world of dancing. The music of the film composed by Bappi Lahiri played a big role in the success of the film. All the songs in the film became super hit including “I am a disco dancer”. Kishore Kumar, (Bappi Lahiri’s own relative), and Bappi Lahiri contributed a lot in the success of Mithun Chakravarty.

Mithun Chakravarty acted in successful films in the 80s, including Dance Dance, Pyar Jhukta Nahi, etc. Some of films were dance oriented films, while the other ones were action oriented. Although Mithun’s husky voice was criticized at times, his action sequences had always been appreciated.

Mithun Chakravarty won a number of national awards for his excellence in Bengali films, mainly related to films of intellectual directors like Mrinal Sen and Buddhadeb Dasgupta. His performances in films like Mrigaya and Tahader Katha require special mention. At the same time he acted in many commercially hit films like Anyay Abhichar and Kalankini Kankabati.

In the last 5 years, Mithun had kept his mark in character roles. Last year his performance in the role of a solicitor in the film Yuvvraaj was appreciated. He did a fantastic job in Akshay Kumar’s Chandni Chowk to China released this year. His emotional performance had made a lot of viewers cry. He tried to convince Akshay Kumar that those who tempted him to go to China and create name and fame were not his friends or well-wishers but were flatterers. Mithun had matured over the years. These days whenever he is given any character role, he uses his long experience for the last 30 years in giving expression to the respective character. He played the role of the ancestor of Salman Khan in the film Veer, for two generations he maintained the bravery and glory of the pindary clan.

Mithun had also acted in negative characters and did a great job in those roles as well. His comedy performances in films like Agnipath can inspire many new actors of modern days. Besides Mithun had also been a great human being as he contributed in relief operations during natural calamities and human causes like raising funds for Thalasemia patients or people suffering from cancer, etc.

The viewers expect him to continue the brilliant work that he started years back.

Salman Khan will storm bollywood with Veer.

Salman Khan will storm bollywood with Veer.

Salman Khan once again will make his presence felt in bollywood films as a superstar with his brilliant performance in the film Veer. Salman Khan had written the story for the film based on the British rule in India in 1875.

Previously Anil Sharma directed Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and created history in making period films. Salman Khan had devoted lot of time in performing in this film. The film has the same amount of pomp and grandeur like Hollywood films namely Gladiotor, Troy or Braveheart. Salman Khan played the role of a warrior of India in the late 1870s.

India was under the colonial rule at that time and the British Government tried their level best to maintain their imperialistic rule in every part of the country. Considerable part of the film had been shot in Rajasthan, especially Jodhpur. Part of the film was also shot in Buckingham Palace in London.

Mithun Chakravarty played the role of Prithvi Singh, the father of Salman Khan in the film. Salman Khan fello in love with Princess Yashodhara played by new actress Zarine Khan. Zarine Khan had made her film debut in the film and had similarity with Katrina Kaif. Salman Khan fought a lot to win Zarine Khan in the film.

Sohail Khan played the role of the brother of Salman Khan and also showed brave action stunts in the film. Jackie Shroff played the role of the father of Zarine Khan. Other character artists like Neena Gupta, Puru Raj Kumar did a great job in the film. The music of the film had been composed by Sajid Wajid. The music had been very impressive.

In the last year bollywood had seen super hit films like The Three Idiots, Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani. Veer has the materials to impress the viewers and end up being a blockbuster. The audience should see the film.

Review of the film Luck.

Review of the film Luck.

Sanjay Dutt had acted in another action film titled Luck. Director Soham Sheh had experimented with Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan and Mithun Chakravarty in his new action thriller film.

In the film Imran Khan’s did not find luck in his life. He tried other things and when he tried to experiment with risky tasks he tried to work with Sanjay Dutt who was a mafia don in the film to make money. Sanjay Dutt wanted to revolutionize the betting industry.

In India the gambling and betting industry had been active for the last 30 years. From cricket to politics the industry had gambled with different subjects and the gamblers either had made money or ended up being paupers. For Sanjay Dutt life is another name for gambling and he found no fault in ascertaining his luck through gambling.

Sanjay Dutt brought people from different parts of the world who had luck on their own side. He tested their luck to fulfill him aim relating to obtaining huge sum of money. The story revolves around the mystery as to how Imran Khan can get away from the trap created by Sanjay Dutt. The other characters in the film who got involved in the entire plan of action include Mithun Chakravarty, Danny, Shruti Hassan (daughter of Kamal Hassan), Ravi Kissen and others.

Sanjay Dutt was brilliant in the film in the role of mafia don Mussa, just like other action films. Mithun Chakravarty in his role of Retired Colonol Veer Pratap Singh used his experience in bollywood films to portray his reserve character. Imran Khan was outstanding in his role of Ram Mehra. He exhibited his confusion in the early part of the film very well and then substantiated it with confidence. Danny was brilliant as well.

Viewers will enjoy the performance of Shruti Hassan, who was impressive too. Ravi Kissen and Rati Agnihotri did well in their respective roles. The music of Salim Sulaiman was impressive with the hit song “aasma”.

On the whole the film should do very good business.

Happy birthday to Mithun Chakravarty.

Happy birthday to Mithun Chakravarty.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Mithun Chakravarty on 16th June, 2009. He had contributed in bollywood films for more than 30 years and had also contributed in Bengali films as well.

He brought revolution in the world of dancing in bollywood films. His film Disco Dancer, was related to the struggle of a young man in establishing him in the world of dancing. The music of the film composed by Bappi Lahiri played a big role in the success of the film. All the songs in the film became super hit including “I am a disco dancer”. Kishore Kumar, (Bappi Lahiri’s own relative), and Bappi Lahiri contributed a lot in the success of Mithun Chakravarty.

Mithun Chakravarty acted in successful films in the 80s, including Dance Dance, Pyar Jhukta Nahi, etc. Some of films were dance oriented films, while the other ones were action oriented. Although Mithun’s husky voice was criticized at times, his action sequences had always been appreciated.

Mithun Chakravarty won a number of national awards for his excellence in Bengali films, mainly related to films of intellectual directors like Mrinal Sen and Buddhadeb Dasgupta. His performances in films like Mrigaya and Tahader Katha require special mention. At the same time he acted in many commercially hit films like Anyay Abhichar and Kalankini Kankabati.

In the last 5 years, Mithun had kept his mark in character roles. Last year his performance in the role of a solicitor in the film Yuvvraaj was appreciated. He did a fantastic job in Akshay Kumar’s Chandni Chowk to China released this year. His emotional performance had made a lot of viewers cry. Mithun had matured over the years. These days whenever he is given any character role, he uses his long experience for the last 30 years in giving expression to the respective character.

Mithun had also acted in negative characters and did a great job in those roles as well. His comedy performances in films like Agnipath can inspire many new actors of modern days. Besides Mithun had also been a great human being as he contributed in relief operations during natural calamities and human causes like raising funds for Thalasemia patients or people suffering from cancer, etc.

The viewers expect him to continue the brilliant work that he started years back.