May 7, 2015
May Day in Delhi
May
7, 2015, Kolkata: I had a trip to Delhi and Jaipur in the last four
or five days. On May 1
I
went
to Delhi and after having a meeting at the Ministry of External
Affairs, South Block, went to the
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
to
witness the special screening of Suman Ghosh’s film Kadambari.
7, 2015, Kolkata: I had a trip to Delhi and Jaipur in the last four
or five days. On May 1
I
went
to Delhi and after having a meeting at the Ministry of External
Affairs, South Block, went to the
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
to
witness the special screening of Suman Ghosh’s film Kadambari.
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| With Babul Supriyo and Suman Ghosh |
The
Union Minister of State, Babul Supriyo, who had sung a song in the
film, was also present. The
Hon’ble
President
of India, Shri
Pranab
Mukherjee, his wife, the cast and crew of the film, Mr Jawhar Sircar,
CEO, Prasar
Bharati,
and few other selected
guests
watched the film. It was a gathering of 35 people.
Union Minister of State, Babul Supriyo, who had sung a song in the
film, was also present. The
Hon’ble
President
of India, Shri
Pranab
Mukherjee, his wife, the cast and crew of the film, Mr Jawhar Sircar,
CEO, Prasar
Bharati,
and few other selected
guests
watched the film. It was a gathering of 35 people.
After
the screening, I hosted a dinner at India
International Centre,
Annexe
Court,
for the guests. The
weather
was kind enough and by the time dinner started after the screening it
wasn’t too hot.
the screening, I hosted a dinner at India
International Centre,
Annexe
Court,
for the guests. The
weather
was kind enough and by the time dinner started after the screening it
wasn’t too hot.
 |
| With Konkona Sen |
The
Konkona Sen Sharma-starrer
Kadambari
is
slated for
release
in Kolkata tomorrow. Prambrata Chatterjee plays Tagore in the film. I
again plan to host
a
dinner at The
Taj Bengal.
Konkona Sen Sharma-starrer
Kadambari
is
slated for
release
in Kolkata tomorrow. Prambrata Chatterjee plays Tagore in the film. I
again plan to host
a
dinner at The
Taj Bengal.
Kadambari
is a film that touches upon the sensitive and
once much talked about relationship between Rabindranath Tagore and
Kadambari Devi, his sister-in-law, who had committed suicide four
months after Tagore married her sister Bhabatarini. This is the first
time the topic is the subject of a Bengali film.
is a film that touches upon the sensitive and
once much talked about relationship between Rabindranath Tagore and
Kadambari Devi, his sister-in-law, who had committed suicide four
months after Tagore married her sister Bhabatarini. This is the first
time the topic is the subject of a Bengali film.
Director
Suman Ghosh said in his speech at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan
that
he wasn’t scared to take up the sensitive topic shrouded in several
myths and simplistic explanations, but felt a huge sense of
responsibility to present it in a dignified manner. The film’s
narrative, he said, is an amalgamation of myth and reality.
Suman Ghosh said in his speech at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan
that
he wasn’t scared to take up the sensitive topic shrouded in several
myths and simplistic explanations, but felt a huge sense of
responsibility to present it in a dignified manner. The film’s
narrative, he said, is an amalgamation of myth and reality.
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| With Konkona, Jawhar Sircar and Suman |
On the evening of May 2, I went to Jaipur,
did a series of meetings, and came back to Delhi on May 5 evening. I
landed in Kolkata on that very night.
did a series of meetings, and came back to Delhi on May 5 evening. I
landed in Kolkata on that very night.
In
fact, after quite a long
spell
there will be three events of Prabha
Khaitan Foundation
on
the same day and for the first time at the same venue. On May 8 there
is the twenty first edition of the “Author’s
Afternoon” at
4
pm
with
Suhel Seth, followed by a
book
release at 7 pm and at 9:30 pm
I
shall be hosting a dinner – all of it at the
Taj
Bengal.
fact, after quite a long
spell
there will be three events of Prabha
Khaitan Foundation
on
the same day and for the first time at the same venue. On May 8 there
is the twenty first edition of the “Author’s
Afternoon” at
4
pm
with
Suhel Seth, followed by a
book
release at 7 pm and at 9:30 pm
I
shall be hosting a dinner – all of it at the
Taj
Bengal.
My
thanks to Taj
Bengal’s
outgoing
General Manager, K Mohanchandran. It is because of his efficiency
that
these
events are so well-planned and successfully executed by The
Taj.
thanks to Taj
Bengal’s
outgoing
General Manager, K Mohanchandran. It is because of his efficiency
that
these
events are so well-planned and successfully executed by The
Taj.
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