The Japan lower: A movie competition
What: The Eastern Film Pageant by the Japan Foundation is a occasion of most modern and traditional cinema that displays Japan’s shifting social, emotional, and cultural landscapes.
The programme spans anime, thrillers, romances, formative years dramas, and political satire, spotlighting both mainstream hits and offbeat gem stones. This model examines narratives of intergenerational conflict, identification, resilience, need, and good ambiguity, providing a textured peek into popular Eastern storytelling.
Highlights differ from cult anime landmark Akira (1988) and the bittersweet romance 366 Days (2025) to coming-of-age favourite Teasing Grasp Takagi-san (2024), political caper Offended Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers (2025), campus thriller Six Lying University Students (2024), and intimate drama Petals and Reminiscences (2025).
When: January 30 – February 1
Where: PVR, South Metropolis Mall
Entry: ₹199 for premier and silver; ₹399 for royal recliner
Sounds of India: Vir Das returns
What: Vir Das shall be most continuously known as a funnyman, nonetheless with Sounds of India, he returns to the stage with a “cultural” prove that pulls its humour from the day to day symphonies of the nation — its accents, rhythms, silences, and contradictions.
Conceived as an immersive audio-visible abilities, the prove weaves observational comedy into tales of cultural reminiscence, involving fluidly between involving political perception, non-public reflection, and crowd-beautiful punchlines to blueprint a story that’s both intimate and substantial. Much less a string of jokes than a in moderation structured efficiency, Sounds of India performs with tone, tempo, and emotional recall, positioning comedy as a create of storytelling that captures the heartbeat of a nation in motion without pulling down its complexity or nuance.
When: February 1, 7.30 PM
Where: Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium
Entry: ₹799- ₹3,999
A legacy in track
What: With Sree Charaneshu Maa Ke, singers and sisters Indrani Sen and Srabani Sen near together for an intimate musical tribute to their mother, the legendary Rabindrasangeet exponent Sumitra Sen. Conceived as a reflective evening of track and remembrance, the programme traces Sumitra Sen’s enduring influence on Bengali tune and custom via in moderation curated Tagore compositions and non-public recollections.
The reside efficiency also seeks to explore the emotion and self-discipline that fashioned her musical philosophy. In plot of a retrospective, the performances unfold as a residing conversation between generations, where reminiscence, legacy, and ingenious inheritance intersect. Join in to own a good time the tune, mentorship, and devotion that continue to form Bengal’s listening traditions.
When: February 1, 6.30 pm
Where: GD Birla Sabhaghar
Entry: Prices originate at ₹800
A weekend of creativity
What: Occasion organiser Social Sailor is curating a series of artistic workshops in art and craft for beginners and hobbyists. The programme spans tactile, meditative and prankish formats, ranging from block printing and Pichwai painting to rangoli on canvas, Eastern clay bento-making, mini canvas painting and Eastern Kumihimo braiding, among others.
Each session is designed to help slowing down, experimentation and engagement with outmoded tactics via a contemporary lens. The workshops blend cultural storytelling with accessible instruction, constructing immersive, low-rigidity spaces for artistic exploration.
The series objectives to provide an entry point into mindful making, positioning day to day creativity as both a restorative ritual and a social abilities that values project, endurance and prankish curiosity.
When: January 31 and February 1
Where: Cafe Buddy’s Espresso
Entry: Prices originate at ₹1,099
A softer create of pop
What: Anuv Jain brings his Dastakhat India Tour to Kolkata with a reside prove that promises to be intimate, emotional and candid. Constructed around acoustic arrangements and subtle instrumentation, the reside efficiency traces his breakout hasten via melody. Jain’s songwriting draws on vulnerability, nostalgia and the ache of unfinished conversations, pulling audiences into moments of quiet, collective reflection. With songs that oscillate between tender confession and bittersweet longing, Dastakhat is decided to be a deeply meditative reside abilities.
When: February 1, 6.30 pm
Where: Gold Acres, PC Chandra Garden
Entry: Prices originate at ₹ 1,200
Lifestyles, in punchlines, by Akshay Srivastava
What: Akshay Srivastava brings his most modern predicament to an intimate, studio-style setting, with comedy constructed around day to day absurdities, non-public anecdotes and humour drawn from lived abilities. The prove leans into acquainted social conditions, miniature-metropolis observations and the chaos of fashioned life, delivered via conversational storytelling.
Query fleet pivots and spontaneous tangents, involving relatability, viewers interaction, gentle timing, and laughs one day of.
When: January 31, 7 pm
Where: The Satire Club
Entry: ₹499
