Anik Dutta's film on Ray finds no show in two WB govt-run theatres

May 13, 2022 17:18

Filmmaker Anik Dutta's much-hyped latest venture 'Aparajito', which is a tribute to auteur Satyajit Ray on his 101st anniversary, has found no slot in Bengal government-run auditoriums of Nandan and Cinema Centenary Building, leaving its makers baffled.

'Aparajito', which recently received acclaim at a Mumbai film festival, traces Ray's journey during the making of classic 'Pather Panchali'.

Firdausal Hasan, the producer of the film, said that the screening committee of Nandan which is considered the cultural epicentre of Bengal had assured him that the film would be allotted slots, but "what went wrong, I am quite not sure".

Dutta, a known critic of the Mamata Banerjee-led government, had earlier, too, run into trouble when his anti-establishment satire 'Bhobisyoter Bhoot' was pulled off cinema halls in February 2019, just days after its release. Several prominent personalities, including actor Soumitra Chatterjee, had then protested against the "attempt to curb freedom of artistic expression".

Talking to PTI, Hasan said, "They (Nandan screening committee) liked the film and communicated the same to me and director Anik da. I am not sure what happened after that. We are hoping that audience, who like content-rich Bengali cinema, will be able to see the film in these state-run theatres from next week. -- PTI

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