Today, Zee Bangla is proud to launch the 16th season of its iconic show SAREGAMAPA with a grand opening. Over the last 15 seasons, SAREGAMAPA has become one of television’s most loved shows, garnering immense love and viewership. This season, the show will be aired from Monday to Wednesday at 9.30 pm on Zee Bangla and Zee Bangla HD.
Zee Bangla SAREGAMAPA is a journey that aspires to search and promote the musical talents of Bengal. For last fifteen seasons, the show has been a grand musical discovery providing notes of hope to the thousands of aspiring singing talents all over Bengal, across India and also at times across borders in Bangladesh.
Taking over from last season’s highly popular format, SAREGAMAPA Season 16 also brings to the fore various genres of music, traditional cultures, art forms and instruments. The show opens with a Grand Audition where 20 participants shall be selected out of 40, who will continue to enthrall us through the episodes. The participants have come from all across the state, and their amazing stories are a living proof that music knows no boundaries.
This year, the show takes place on a grand, opulent set that can be viewed in all its sweeping brilliance in the Zee Bangla HD channel. Highly acclaimed celebrity judges will keep us company and encourage the participants all the way. They include Kumar Sanu, Santanu Moitra, Jeet Ganguly, Palak Muchhal and Madhushree. The ever ebullient Jisshu Sengupta shall take up the mantle of host once again, ensuring high entertainment and star power.
Today, Zee Bangla SAREGAMA is ready, once again, to erase the barriers of class and society, celebrating music in its highest form.
The story follows Mohammed, an 8-year-old blind boy who longs for love and acceptance. After summer break at his special school in Tehran, he is eager to return to his rural village and his family. But his widowed father, ashamed of Mohammed’s disability and burdened by the prospect of caring for him, sees his son as an obstacle to remarriage. The film follows the father’s internal struggle and Mohammed’s extraordinary ability to feel the world’s beauty through his remaining senses.
I won’t spoil it, but the final 20 minutes are a masterclass in tension and emotion. The storm, the river, and the raw performance from the young actor Mohsen Ramezani will leave you breathless. Have tissues ready. The Color Of Paradise
One of the film’s most beautiful themes is spirituality. A local carpenter tells Mohammed that God is “everywhere” but most present in sound. For Mohammed, God is in the croaking frogs, the rustling wind, and the laughter of his sisters. The film suggests that paradise isn’t a place—it’s the ability to perceive love and beauty, even in darkness. The story follows Mohammed, an 8-year-old blind boy
Majidi doesn’t just tell you Mohammed’s world; he shows you. Through breathtaking cinematography, you experience the world through sound, touch, and smell. The famous opening scene—Mohammed “seeing” with his hands in a field of wildflowers—is pure cinema magic. You’ll feel the rain, the bark of trees, and the texture of a feather. The film follows the father’s internal struggle and
Here’s a helpful post about The Color of Paradise (1999), the acclaimed Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi. You can share this on a blog, social media, or film discussion forum. If you’re looking for a film that gently breaks your heart and then pieces it back together, look no further than Majid Majidi’s The Color of Paradise (Range Khoda). Known for Children of Heaven , Majidi once again proves he is a master of poetic, child-centered cinema.
The father is not a villain. He’s a deeply flawed, exhausted, and conflicted man. His cruelty stems from social pressure, poverty, and fear. The film asks hard questions: What does it mean to love someone who is "different"? What happens when duty and desire collide? Their relationship is uncomfortable, real, and painfully moving.
★★★★★ The Color of Paradise is a profound meditation on sight, blindness (physical and emotional), and the grace of unconditional love. It reminds us that paradise is not what we see, but how we feel the world around us.