Dana was an initiative to honour the eminent celebrities who have graced the world of films and theatre and contributed immensely to it with their works. The initiative took place at 25^th Kolkata International Film Festival.

The celebrities who graced the occasion were Soumitra Chatterjee, Rudraprasad Sengupta, Swatilekha Sengupta, Bibhas Chakraborty, Manoj Mitra and others.

The anchor of the event was Parambrata Chatterjee and Sohini Sengupta.

Speaking at the event, Soumitra Chatterjee said “It always makes me happy whenever I am presented with an award. Many of the other award winners expressed the idea about what ails the theatre industry and why films are so popular. But what I feel is that these are the two wings of the bird named Bengali”.

Swatilekha Sengupta praised Raj Chakraborty for taking the step to organize such an event as it provided a platform for many yesteryear actors to meet with each other. The actress also praised Raj for casting her in his next film Dharmajuddho.

Rudraprasad Sengupta mentioned that theatre was ailing in India because the medium do not get the desired respect that it should get. The respect is given to the medium in other countries and hence theatre has evolved in those countries considerably.

The event was attended by a huge crowd of people who applauded the celebrities who were felicitated.

Priyanka Dutta