Kolkata: Call it linguistic identity, parochialism, or pushback against Hindi ‘imposition’, a renewed language ‘battle’ simmers between Bengali and non-Bengali speakers in West Bengal.

In 2024, Kashyap had commented that the fall in quality of Bengali films was more evident than the decline in Hindi cinema. Chatterjee, a prominent figure in both Bengali and Hindi cinema ...

Incidentally, the festival is not about screening only Bengali films. A few Telugu and Hindi films are also on the list.