Srijit Mukherjee
“It’s a novel concept and I am so happy that it is happening in Bengali cinema,” Srijit Mukherjee on his film bringing alive Uttam Kumar
Ever since he can remember, the prolific Bengali director Srijit Mukherjee has been a fan of Uttam Kumar. “Which Bengali isn’t?” he wonders. “It’s one of my greatest regrets that I was not working at the time when he was. So I couldn’t work with him.On his birth and death anniversary the media keeps asking what I would have made with him. So I thought, why not give it a shot? That’s how the germ of an idea came. I grew up watching Uttamda’s films and understanding what a great star-actor he was and also understanding that beyond a star-actor he became a great social p | Click Here...
TRENDS presents Bengal’s Most Stylish Awards: A Night To Remember
The star-studded event, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the epitome of style and glamour in the Bengali entertainment industry,drew attendees from across the spectrum of film, television, music, and social media. Renowned personalities such as Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Abir Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Srijit Mukherjee, Ankush Hazra, Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Raja Chanda, Sandipta Sen, among others graced the occasion, adding to its grandeur and prestige. Talking about the event’s principal sponsor TRENDS, it is an inspirational fashion destination, with a visio | Click Here...
Srijit Mukherjee’s Mrinal Sen Bio-pic Is 80 Percent Complete
One of Bangla cinema’s leading luminaries Srijit Mukherjee is almost ready with his bio-pic Padatik on one of Bengal’s cinematic legends. Says Srijit, “It was my career’s dream project. I wanted to explore both the professional and personal aspects of Mrinalda’s personality.I’ve done that in Padatik.” Srijit found his perfect Mrinal Sen in actor Chanchal Chowdhury. “He is an amazing actor. And the facial resemblance to the original is uncanny. I couldn’t have hoped to get a better actor to play Mrinal Sen.” In addition to Chanchal th | Click Here...
Review of Bengali film Dwitiyo Purush: Srijit Mukherjee at his darkest
Dwitiyo Purush (Bengali) Starring Parambrata Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Abir Chatterjee, Baabul Supriyo Directed by Srijit Mukherjee Rating: *** (3 stars) The exceedingly prolific director Srijit Mukherjee makes genre leaps so suddenly and so steep, there’s always the risk of him slipping into the crack. This time in Dwitiyo Purush he makes the leap. But just about. The film is dark and very consciously contemporary with a very prominent homosexual undercurrent running across the plot like a scam | Click Here...