The eternal Bengali icon, Soumitra Chatterjee's life was a perpetual pursuit of the arts irrespective of circumstances.

How did Amal Datta, India's first ever professional football coach, become Indian football's 'diamond' coach?

Veteran actress and theatre doyenne Swatilekha Sengupta transcended the boundary between stage and screen as effortlessly as she breathed life into innumerable characters.

The pen is mightier than the sword. Poet Shankha Ghosh, a symbol of the collective Bengali conscience, proved this throughout his life.

One of the most lyrical filmmakers Indian cinema has ever witnessed, Buddhadeb Dasgupta never gave into the demands of the box-office and told stories of idealists and romanticists as doggedly as ever.

Mrinal Sen spearheaded the 'New wave' Indian cinema movement and fearlessly brought raw social commentary to the cinema screens.

One of the leading actresses of her time, the versatile Mahua Roy Choudhury's life was cut short by a terrible accident.

One of the finest actors to have ever graced the big screen, Irrfan Khan's versatile acts and modern sensibilities will be missed forever.