Anustup Kundu
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Anustup Kundu
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8 Sept 2025
12:03:43 PM
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News Desk, News Nation 360 : Under the direction of visionary Shubhashis Gupta, who established the Purba Diganta Foundation to give impoverished children access to education, artistic expression, and cultural refinement, the third edition of PDF SHORTS, the first Bengali short film festival in Delhi, was held. Uplifting marginalised youth via educational and extracurricular
enrichment has been the foundation's main goal. Among the many captivating films that PDF SHORTS 3.0 offered viewers "Sahachari," starring Moon Moon Sen and directed by Priyadarshi Bandyopadhyay; "Okkyagari," starring Debolina Kumar and directed by Shamik Roychowdhury; and "Sahara" and "Bhalo Achi," both directed by Subhra Ghoshal. 22 economically challenged students in Noida, Delhi, were under the care of the Purba Diganta Foundation, which remained dedicated to ensuring that education was available at all levels. By encouraging healthy development and intellectual progress, PDF cleared the path for all children to have better futures. Using the power of film, they had aimed to highlight Bengali culture, heritage, and artistic traditions. The Purba Diganta Foundation named this year's annual film festival "Ami Uttam" in remembrance of the renowned Bengali actor Uttam Kumar. Several notable people attended the event, including prominent TV personality Sumona Chakravarti from The Kapil Sharma Show, Sudhir Mishra, Debolina Kumar, Barun Chanda, Chandan Sen, Debshankar Halder, and Reshmi Mitra.
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