Showing posts with label Madhumanti Maitra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madhumanti Maitra. Show all posts

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Madhumanti Maitra, Deboshree Roy and others stormed Zee Bangla Mirakkel Program.


Sourav Ganguly invited celebrities on 18th September, 2013. Bengali actress Deboshree Roy, actor Barun Chandra, Dulal Lahiri, Debika Mukherjee, newsreader Madhumanti Maitra and others. Sourav Ganguly asked Deboshree Roy about her new film Adhoba. She said that she is playing the lead role. The other artists in the film included Barun Chandra, Dulal Lahiri and others. Sourav Ganguly asked Deboshree Roy whether she had reduced acting in films after she became MLA from Trinamool Congress. She said she balanced the 3 things together, acting in films, her work as MLA and also the responsibilities in respect of social welfare. She also is an animal lover. She has a lot of dogs at home and takes care of them. Barun Chandra shared his experience of working with Oscar Winning director Satyajit Ray. He said Ray met him when Barun Chandra was working in an advertisement company. Ray came in contact with him and gave him a role in the film Sheemaboddhyo. The film was released in early 1970s. After that for 20 years Barun Chandra did not work in films. Then he joined films. Sourav Ganguly showed a clipping of the first hindi film of Deboshree Roy with Arun Govil and asked the question to Barun Chandra about the actor. He could not say it although he identified Deboshree Roy. Madhumanti Maitra gave the maximum number of answers and won the prize for the fastest 50 in the show. Deboshree Roy sang a song in the show. Madhumanti Maitra asked a googly question to Sourav Ganguly where she asked him to name a mountain where there was good fragrance. Sourav Ganguly said that Sourav meant good smell and Dadagiri had the word giri meaning mountain. Everyone clapped at Sourav Ganguly’s ready intelligence. He anchored the program very well and gave due respect to all the celebrities in the show.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Rachana Banerjee invited Madhumanti Maitra, Malobika Sen and other celebrities in Didi No. 1 in Zee Bangla Channel.


Arjun Chakravarty

Rachana Banerjee invited Madhumanti Maitra, Malobika Sen and other celebrities in Didi No.1 in Zee Bangla Channel.

Rachana Banerjee invited Madhumanti Maitra, Malobika Sen and other celebrities in Didi No. 1 in Zee Bangla Channel on 21st October, 2011. The celebrities who were invited included Urmimala Basu, Malobika Sen, Madhumanti Maitra, Arpita Baker, Seema Acharya Choudhury.

Urmimala Basu in the first round had recited an excellent poetry. She had performed in many roles in Sruti Natak in All India Radio. Madhumanti Maitra, an eminent newsreader in DD Bangla Channel, for years, had also recited an excellent poetry.

Seema Acharya Choudhury was an excellent kirtan singer. She sang a kirtan in a brilliant way. In the second round actor Arjun Chakravarty came and sang brilliant songs. Rachana Banerjee the anchor of the program appreciated him. Arjun Chakravarty sang Manna Dey’s song “pucho na kaise maine rain bitayi” in the film Meri Surat Teri Ankhen. He asked the contestant the Bengali version of the same song which was titled “aruno kanti” in style.

Arjun Chakravarty also sang Jagjit Singh’s brilliant song “hoton se chulon tum” in style. It was from the film Prem Geet. As Arjun Chakravarty acted in many hindi films also, his affiliation towards ghazals were very high.

Arjun Chakravarty also sang ranbindrasangeet “mono mor meghero sangi” in style. Questions were related to the songs of Arjun Chakravarty. But all the celebrities told their own stories before Rachana Banerjee. Rachana Banerjee conducted the program extremely well.