Kolkata: All theatres in Bengal, single-screen or multiplex, will have to screen at least one Bengali film during the 3 pm to 9 pm prime time throughout the year, the state govt has said in a ...

In a meeting held at Nandan, Tollywood stakeholders decided to prioritize Bengali films with better showtimes. A panel was formed to streamline releases and avoid crowding, ensuring Bengali content ...

Bengali cinema's reliance on authentic dialects is waning, with many films now reducing regional speech to mere markers for domestic workers. Directors and actors once treated dialect as a core ...