North Kolkata Calling !!

Bengali movie Haami directed by Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee, seems to have caught the attention of the audience. I felt this while watching the movie along with my and my brother's family at Star Theatre yesterday. It is mainly about children participation in Reality Shows and the immediate after effect of their own little world.The over ambitious parents want to see them in limelight. The prize money involved in such shows too are attractive. This entice the parents too. In such an environment the child's suffering and mental stress are often overlooked! However the father in this particular movie seems to oppose such provocations!

The movie attracted the attention of the audience.My wife, myself and my brother's wife watched it in Star near Hatibagan today. It was a packed hall and the House Full board at the entrance hung proudly. Now regarding the film it was a pleasure watching Mithun as a new avatar.It is perhaps the first time that we found him in such a role.Being a good actor he had justified it in the best way.He acted as the father of Dev who too was quite at ease. On the whole the movie seems to have pleased the audience. There was however a surprise appearance in the Hall by Dev & his team. The audience simply went berserk with excitement.

Calcutta's famous Nizaam's was once a favorite place for we young persons.The food was quite delicious and me along with my friends simply devoured the dishes. After a long gap once again I visited Nizaam's on 25th December 2022.My wife and myself like every year went to New Market. Nahoum's was quite a crowded place. So we decided to buy some ham and sausages from Baldwin's Piggery. Since we were quite hungry and just passing near Nizaam's I decided to visit my favorite place once again. We ordered two chicken rolls. While waiting for our rolls we looked around to see if anything has changed. The very first thing I noticed on the wall were big pictures of Manna Dey, Hemanta Mukherjee and inbetween them Mehedi Hassan(performing) while Ptd. Ravishankar was listening.On the other wall I spotted Chuni Goswami,Uttamkumar and Soumitra Chatterjee. I asked a responsibile person, who was looking after our order, the reason. He quickly said that these emminent persons

Classical Music were previously held only at Raja Maharaja and Zamindar's Havelis .However times have changed and with it things.Some are still trying to stick to their traditions.Old Calcuttans still remembers the fireworks at the Chatu Babu's Bazaar and the Musical Soirees held at their Thakurbari (Natmandir).Artists like Bade Gulam Ali Khan,Ustad Vilayat Khan,Udayshankar & Amalashankar, Ravishankar, Ustad Amir Khan, Raushan Kumari, Nikhil Banerjee etc.performed.Tablawadaks like Pt. Shantaprashad, Kanthe Maharaj, Kishan Maharaj , Keramutalla Khan,Allaraka Khan, Shyamal Bose also performed. Apart from this their Charak Mela still exist at Beadon Street. Sanyasis are seen encircling round the Charak Tree. This is perhaps the only Charak Puja held in Kolkata. Now... A Classical Music program will be held on Saturday 17th December 2022 from 6pm at Chatu Babu's Natmandir.This program is organised by the family members Saibal & Mausam Deb.