Dibakar is finally relieved
Director Dibakar Banerjee is relieved after receiving a “thrilling response” to his latest directorial Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, especially in Kolkata. Initially, Dibakar was scared about how actor Sushant Singh Rajput's interpretation of the detective will be received in the city, where the film's story is set. But the positive response to the movie has left the director in a happy zone. “We both (Sushant and I) were very scared about what response the film will get in KolkataIJ This is because Byomkesh's character is one of the great detectives of Bengali fiction and (we felt) people won't accept Sushant as Byomkesh,” said Dibakar. “But what we have gathered from there (Kolkata), shows that Sushant has really become Byomkesh for them,” he added.
National-award winning director Srijit Mukherjee's forthcoming film Nirbaak, starring Sushmita Sen, is all set to release on May 1. “Nirbaak will be released on May 1. It is Sushmita's debut in Bengali cinema,” Srijit said. Nirbaak is a hyperlink narrative comprising four love stories connected by a single woman, played by Sen. The film celebrates the kind of love which transcends human language, exploring the most celebrated human themes of love, lust, jealousy, affection and separation within the natural elements around us.
The founding member and ex-drummer of rock band lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Burns, has died in a car crash in Georgia. He was 64. His car went off the road after a sharp turn and struck a tree. He wasn't wearing a seat belt at the time and died on the scene, said Georgia State Patrol spokeswoman Tracey Watson. lynyrd Skynyrd's member Gary Rossington posted a statement on the band's Facebook page to confirm Burns' death. “Today I'm at a loss for words, but I just remember Bob being a funny guy,” said Rossington, remembering Burns as a joker who used to “make us laugh all the time.” “My heart goes out to his family. He was a great, great drummer,” he added.
Craig undergoes knee surgery
Actor Daniel Craig was injured on the set of his latest James Bond movieSpectre, and underwent a “minor procedure” after spraining his knee. “During a scheduled break, Daniel Craig had arthroscopic surgery to repair his knee injury. He will rejoin production on April 22 at Pinewood,” said a representative for the 47-year-old star in a statement.Spectre started filming in Britain last December before moving to new locations in Rome and Mexico. Directed by Sam Mendes, it will hit US screens on November 6 this year. Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris and Ralph Fiennes are among the returning cast.