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Administrators Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy have ushered in a brand new wave of Bengali cinema within the final decade. With Bela Seshe, Praktan and Haami, the director duo have made a mark with their distinct, rooted tales in regards to the trials and tribulations of middle-class Bengali households and their relationships. The director duo’s newest, Bohurupi, which launched in theatres throughout Durga Puja in October, marked a vital departure.
This was a movie that was based mostly on a real-life story of a financial institution dacoit, and the way he carried out his heists by way of an in depth mode of disguises. A cat-and-mouse chase between a dacoit and a police, with actual stakes. It was a threat that paid off large time. Bohurupi has now develop into the highest-grossing Bengali movie of 2024 and accomplished 75 days on the field workplace on December 20. (Additionally learn: Prosenjit Chatterjee unique interview: ‘What’s Industrial Cinema? I additionally wish to know’)
On the identical day that Bohurupi reached this vital milestone, Hindustan Occasions caught up with actor-director Shiboprosad Mukherjee for an unique chat on the movie’s success and what wants to vary within the Bengali movie business for it to make an even bigger splash within the coming years. (Translated from Bengali)
Congratulations on the unimaginable success of Bohurupi. The movie is about to finish 75 days on the field workplace and is already the highest-grossing Bengali movie of this 12 months. How are you feeling at this second?
Thanks! I’m doing good. I’m actually grateful to God, and I really feel like I’m a kind of fortunate individuals who has been blessed to do that. We by no means actually anticipated that the movie will go to date and we are going to obtain a lot love. The viewers, particularly, has given us a lot love. It is going to be December 25 quickly and it looks as if Santa Claus is right here to reward us abundantly!
You could have acquired a variety of responses after the discharge of Bohurupi. From the viewers because the folks from the business and your shut circles. Inform me about one such response to the movie that has been particular to you, that has stayed with you continue to.
My mom listens to the songs of Bohurupi when she wakes up within the morning and once more when she goes to sleep at evening. So, that for me is the most important response. (smiles)
The success of Bohurupi has reached a nationwide scale, which is way and few in between. Do you assume it’s a step in direction of extra illustration of Bengali movies sooner or later?
Undoubtedly! It’s a big response. The popularity that the movie has managed to obtain nationally… so many individuals have seen the movie and given such a beneficial response. They’ve gone forward and shared their ideas with us. That gives us with the power to make extra movies sooner or later.
Even by way of how a non-Bengali movie is performing so properly in Bengal, when can we count on the identical response for a Bengali movie in different states? What do you assume ought to drive this variation? Ought to there be extra rooted tales like Bohurupi?
Now we have to inform our personal tales, which belong to us. Not tales which can be of another person. Now we have so many tales in our land, in our language. There are such a lot of of those tales which can be nonetheless untold. Innumerable tales, there isn’t any finish. Now we have such a wealthy and different literature, and we are able to attempt to take tales from there as properly. Now we have such an incredible area for group theatre, a framework so sturdy and nourished, so rooted… we should take actors from that area. Even the actors who’re working in our business, the established ones, have to be introduced in a brand new gentle.
Now we have our personal songs, songs that belong to our soil. These songs needs to be considered. One other large level which each Bengali should keep in mind is that they have to deal with their very own language as the very best language there may be. We should attempt to unfold the great that resides in us. We should transfer ahead in direction of this sense of celebration and accomplishment. Check out how the Malayali viewers and the way they have fun the discharge of Malayali movies like a pageant… they we have to usher in with our movies. If we do not then the regular development of our language- which is so big, unfold throughout so many areas and all over the world, that must be taken ahead in an accurate method. We should think about how the tales of our Bengali literature, and Bengali artists aren’t instructed properly, not celebrated sufficient.
What’s subsequent in retailer for you?
Subsequent 12 months, now we have Aamar Boss up for launch. We labored with Rakhee Gulzar and the movie is prepared. The movie is in competitors for the distinguished ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at 55th IFFI. We’re extraordinarily pleased with the movie and the very fact that it’s the solely Bengali movie this 12 months to have achieved this feat.
I’m hopeful that Aamar Boss may also win the viewers’s hearts and they’re going to additionally give the movie a variety of love.
