Cinema of West Bengal
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Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema in India, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Bengali language, widely spoken in the
A scene from Dena Paona, 1931
A scene from Seeta (dir: Sisir Bhaduri), 1933. Sisir Bhaduri, Amalendu Lahiri.
Satyajit Ray
West Bengal Film Center in Kolkata
Tollygunge
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Tollygunge is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is known for being the center of Bengali cinema in India, with filming locations used for other regional Indian films.
Cinema of West Bengal
…dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Bengali language, widely spoken in the state of West Bengal and Eastern India. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal. The origin of the nickname "Tollywood"—a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood—dates back to 1932. It was…
Tollygunge, Kolkata
View of statue of Uttam Kumar, a famous Tollywood actor, at night at Tollygunge .