1ST NORTH BENGAL CINE AWARD HELD AT SILIGURI

By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri)

Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 13th December, 2015: In the last month i.e. on 28th November, last month 1st North Bengal Cine Award was organized at Dinabandhu Mancha, Siliguri. The event was organized by North Bengal Film Television Artists and Technician Welfare Association (NBFTATWA). The main objective behind organizing this event was to felicitate film and television personalities of North Bengal and to encourage and appreciate the effort of the contemporary generation. Famous musician and recipient of Bangaratna, Mr. Dhaneswar Roy and senior film director of North Bengal, Mr. Pradip Kumar Das was honored with Life Time Achievement Award. Honorable Mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Mr. Ashok Bhattacharya was one of the chief guests of the event. An eminent social worker of Cooch Behar, Mr. Rajib Narayan and Prof. Nikhilesh Roy of the University of North Bengal were also present to grace the occasion. From the thought provoking speeches delivered by the guests and award recipients, it was clearly revealed that North Bengal require more attention from Government as well as common people to improve its infrastructure of Television and Film industry. Otherwise, North Bengal will be sidelined only as a beautiful low-cost location for other film industries.

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