Sreela Majumdar, favourite actor of directors like Mrinal Sen, dies at 65
Kolkata (PTI): Sreela Majumdar, a favourite actor of serious filmmakers such as Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal and Prakash Jha, died at her Kolkata residence on Saturday, her family said.
Majumdar, who was suffering from cancer for the past three years, was 65. She left behind her husband and son.
Condoling her death, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sreela was a powerful actor who played outstanding roles in several significant Indian films.
"It is a big loss for Bengal film industry and we shall miss her stellar presence. My condolences to her family," Banerjee said.
Majumdar's portrayal of characters in Mrinal Sen's Ekdin Pratidin' (And Quiet Rolls the Dawn, 1980), Kharij' (The Case is Closed, 1982) and Akaler Sandhane' (In Search of Famine; 1981), have been critically acclaimed.
She acted in crucial roles in Shyam Benegal's Mandi' (Market Place, 1983), Prakash Jha's Damul' (Bonded Until Death, 1985) and Utpalendu Chakraborty's Chokh' (Eye, 1983).
Her last film Palan' by Kaushik Ganguly, a sequel of Ekdin Pratidin', was also acclaimed widely last year.
She worked in altogether 43 films.
Majumdar was also known for her sensitive voice dubbing for Aishwarya Rai in the film Chokher Bali' (A Passion Play, 2003) by Rituparno Ghosh.
Condoling her death, the industry's younger colleague Rituparna Sengupta said, "She had delivered so many memorable performances under the direction of filmmakers like Mrinal Sen and others. She could have been utilised more by the industry."
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ECI website faces outage amid vote counting in Jharkhand, Maharashtra
New Delhi: Election Commission of India’s official results website ‘results.eci.gov.in’ has reportedly experienced a technical outage on Saturday morning, at a time when India closely watches the high-stakes Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly poll battle.
Visitors visiting the site were met with non-functional links and a generic “counting in progress” message, leaving them without updated election data. The ECI has not issued an official explanation for the disruption.
Vote counting, which began at 8 a.m. with postal ballots, is underway for 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra and 81 in Jharkhand. Early trends suggest a lead for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, currently ahead in 141 seats, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is leading in 96. In Jharkhand, the BJP-led NDA is ahead in 43 seats, while the ruling JMM-led alliance is trailing with leads in 33 constituencies.
Additionally, counting is underway for 48 assembly bypolls across 13 states and two parliamentary seats, Nanded in Maharashtra and Wayanad in Kerala.
