Movies: Joy Sengupta

Coming from a country like India that is still in denial, where being HIV+ is still a curse, '68 Pages' rips open the underbelly of its society to reveal how it stigmatizes and shuns those who are HIV+ or even those who just want to be what they are....

A middle aged man with no future plans finds a bag full of money and begins to dream about the luxurious life he never had....

Jijibisha tells a simple story of how love can overcome all societal pressures and transcend all stereotypes. Problem arises when the film, in itself, fails to do that — transcend stereotypes, we mean....

Set in mid-20th century Bengal, Porichoy Gupta explores hidden identities through the intertwined lives of a mysterious landlord and his archaeologist friend....

Amit, a Bangla band musician, halts his bohemian dreams of making music in Kolkata, to exile himself to corporate slavery in Mumbai hoping to one day declare his feelings for his best friend Labonya....

Three stories show the changing face of morality, the degeneration of values, the increasing pollution of the spoken language, and the changing social fabric of Bengal....

Based on acclaimed Indian playwright Badal Sarkar’s popular stage play ‘Baki Itihash’ is the story of a couple who independently scrutinize the reasons behind a suicide case after they read a news report on it....

A jobless married man falls for a multinational company's offer to provide his family a life of luxury for the rest of their lives in exchange for body organs...

Defying his father’s wishes by following his rebellious uncle’s example, a young Bengali from an upper caste tries to help those on the lower end of the spectrum and, while he’s at it, offers to marry his brother’s pregnant mistress....

Vicky (Amyth Sethi) and Soumitra are very happy in their married life. Vicky is searching for his job while his wife is in labour. He takes her to the hospital but unfortunately their baby dies and hearing this news she dies of shock and heart attack...

Probodh, the founder of Kshirodasundari Sweets, teaches his grandson, Megh, that love and separation are integral to life, but a person should move on. When Probodh passes away, Megh confronts his parents and blames them for ruining his childhood....

An unknown pregnant girl has ended her life by hanging herself from ceiling fan in a room of a little known hutment of Mumbai. In middle of the night, an uninvited Inspector lands in the house of an eminent Industrialist to investigate the case. Baff...

Based on Khaled Hosseini's novel 'The Kite Runner' the story is about two childhood friends- one friend's search for his friend's son, taken captive by terrorists.It's a story of redemption-of a coward emerging as a hero but the backdrop is different...

An Hindi Anthalogy Created by Three Bengali Directors...

A web of secrets, deceits, games and lies ... and three human beings caught up in a dangerous tangle of love, lust and passion....

Upal is desperate for money and is used by Subimal, a wealthy businessman to get close to Preeti, a young girl who loves someone else. Upal plays a trick to break the relationship of Preeti and succeeds and also helps to bring her close to Subimal.Su...

Bengali film based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story Streer Potro....

Sita and Manoram fall in love and do everything to fight for it. Bur differences begin to crack their marriage when Manoram introduces Sita to his friend Manash. Will they work on themselves to stay together, or will their relationship fall apart?...

Amit Dutta, an internationally acclaimed author and columnist, is known for his complex and compelling writing. However, the world is unaware of his dark and twisted inspiration which comes from his heinous crime. What will happen when his dark secre...

A 15-year-old girl with autism attempts to write a mystery novel based on her hunt for the killer of a neighborhood cat....