Vidya Balan ready to act in Kahaani sequel

Actress Vidya Balan has admitted that shooting for film “Te3n” was a sort of preparation for her role in Sujoy Ghosh’s sequel to “Kahaani” for which she had bagged the Filmfare Award for best actress. The film 'Te3n' has stars Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 19 February 2016.

In the film 'Te3n'. Vidya Balan has made a special appearance and, in her own words, it was fun because Sujoy Ghosh produced the film and Vidya had a chance to go back to Kolkata for the shoot.
On Kolkata she has often claimed that Bengal is her second home. She has portrayed memorable roles in Bengali movies like “Parineeta” and “Kahaani” and she has been mistaken as a Bengali. But, she hails from Kerala and was born and brought up in Kolkata - so she considers Bengal as her second home.
There had been rumors that the sequel to 'Kahaani' had been shelved but Sujoy Ghosh has clarified that the film was definitely on and was in pre-production stages. The shooting would begin soon.


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2nd Patna Film Festival to show movies of Amitabh Bachhan, Vidya Balan etcetera

The first Patna Film Festival had been organized in 2006 at Mona cinema and the 2nd one is now planned to be held at Mona and Elphinstone cinemas. It will be inaugurated by chief minister Nitish Kumar and will be held between February 19 and 25.
This has been reported in telegraphidia.com dated 5 February 2016.

In the festival, cinema fans can catch a glimpse of Bollywood A-listers like Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra. The art, culture and youth affairs department has invited several big cine stars to the festival. This will be the second time after 2006 when the state government has organized a film festival. Movies in various languages will be screened on the occasion at Mona and Elphinstone cinemas.
The interaction of renowned artistes of Bollywood with the audience would make the festival more lively and informative. The stars are yet to confirm their participation. There will also be movie stars from Bihar like Shatrughan Sinha and Manoj Bajpayee.
In the 1st Patna Film Festival noted film personalities like Shekhar Kapoor, Sudhir Mishra, Aziz Mirza, Shatrughan Sinha, Shekhar Suman, Manoj Bajpayee, Prakash Jha and others had attended. A total of 24 films from India, Iran, Canada and China had been screened on the occasion apart from films in Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam films. It had kicked off with the screening of Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.


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Big B rides a scooter in Kolkata - shooting for another movie

Big B's love for Kolkata is well known and he keeps returning to the city to shoot movies. Only last year, he had been here to shoot for 'Piku' when he pedaled around on a bicycle in the eastern metropolis wearing a kurta and hat for Shoojit Sircar’s film. He has come back to Kolkata to now shoot for Ribhu Dasgupta’s “Te3N”.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 28 November 2015.

This time the megastar Amitabh Bachchan was back on the road riding a scooter for “Te3N”. He now wore a brown check shirt and dark brown trousers. He kick-started the two-wheeler at the historic Writers’ Building complex which used to be the permanent seat of the West Bengal government.
Wearing a helmet, Big B rode the scooter for a few seconds for a shot and a big circle of onlookers gathered at the venue in the central business district as the star listened to his director’s instructions carefully prior to the shot. Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh is the creative producer of thriller “TE3N” which also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan.
It may be recalled that in “Piku”, Big B portrayed the role of a 70-year-old Bhashkor Banerjee and had cycled around in north Kolkata.

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Amitabh Bachchan to shoot in iconic Writers' Building in Kolkata

Writers' Building in Kolkata used to be the place where the West Bengal state Secretariat was located till Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister and shifted the Secretariat to its new location Nabanna. It was put under renovation and,now, for the first time a film is planned to be shot in the premises of the Victorian-era building. Mega star Amitabh Bachchan is expected to shoot there this week.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 24 November 2015.

Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddique was the first one to have shot few scenes today inside the building, which is under renovation, for Sujoy Ghosh’s Hindi film ‘Te3n’. Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta and produced by Sujoy Ghosh ‘Te3n’ is set to release next year.
Actress Vidya Balan, who considers Kolkata to be her second home, will be back once again to shoot here tomorrow after films like “Parineeta” and “Kahaani”, a production unit source said.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose recent hit “Piku” was shot in the city of Kolkata, is expected to shoot at the heritage building which now houses only few government department offices due to the ongoing renovation. He also will shoot on the Howrah Bridge later in the month.
Incidentally,the Writers’ Building was the seat of power in the state ever since Independence and also housed the chief minister’s office till Mamata Banerjee decided to shift to a new location Nabanna in Howrah two years ago to facilitate the renovation.
Writers' Building ia an architectural beauty and the sprawling red colonial landmark edifice is located in the heart of the city.

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Big B attends 21st Kolkata International Film Festival at Netaji Indoor Stadium

Amitabh Bachchan graced the occasion of opening the Kolkata International Film Festival, India's second oldest movie fest, in Netaji Indoor Stadium. The event was inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and apart from movie icon Amitabh Bachchan, others who attended were actress Vidya Balan and yesteryear stars Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachchan and Mousumi Chatterjee.
The jam-packed Netaji Indoor Stadium watched the screen giants raise a toast to the cinema as reported in business-standard.com dated 14 November 2015.

The tune of the magical evening was set by fusion music and classical music performed by percussionist Bickram Ghosh, classical music vocalist Rashid Khan and singer Indranil Sen.
Sharmila Tagore, who is heading the jury which will select the best film and director from among 14 short-listed entries by women filmmakers.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, in her speech, extended invitation to Bollywood to shoot in West Bengal.

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Amitabh Bachchan to inaugurate 21st edition of Kolkata Film Festival

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is expected to inaugurate the upcoming 21st edition of Kolkata Film Festival - there would be 149 films screened from 61 countries. The opening ceremony of the eight-day festival (November 14-21) at the Netaji Indoor Stadium is also expected to be attended by Jaya Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Moushumi Chatterjee and Vidya Balan.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 3 November 2015.

This has been informed by information and cultural secretary of the West Bengal government.
The inauguration was supposed to be done by West Bengal brand ambassador superstar Shah Rukh Khan but, he will not be present at the festival “because he will be busy with his shooting commitments of Dilwale”.
There are possibilities that Pakistani film Manto will be screened at the inaugural ceremony on November 14.
The festival has been categorised into 15 sections with “India Unheard” as the new one. A budget of Rs eight crore has been kept and the best film will be awarded with the Royal Bengal Trophy. It will bag the cash of Rs 51 lakh while the best director will be rewarded with Rs 21 lakh. The Best short film and the documentary will be awarded Rs one lakh each.
Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore is the chairperson of the Jury consisting of famed film personalities including — Sri Lankan actress Swarna Mallawarachchi, Polish director Filip Macczewrk and Israeli filmmaker Samuel Muoz. Percussionist Ratul Shankar has composed the theme music for the festival using instruments like electric sitar, flute and different kinds of percussions for the minute-long theme song that will be in Bengali and English versions.

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