My KOLKATA BLOG

Director Anurag Basu's latest Hindi film 'Barfi' was shoot partly in north Kolkata. Here in this picture, actor Ranbir Kapoor cycling through the age-old lanes of north Kolkata, named Dorji Para. The movie is slated for release on next Friday, 14 September. -- A. B.

Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee of Tollygunge, Kolkata acted in a Hindi film 'Shanghai' by successful Bengalee director Dibakar Banerjee. Prosenjit was hesitant to play in a Hindi film as he feels comfortable in Bengali films and didn't act Hindi films for the last 20 years. But, when Dibakar insisted him and assured him he wanted only Prosenjit, the actor accepted the role. -- A. B.