Here'a my 2010 wishlist for Tollygunge- the hub of Bangla cinema.
1. Sri Venkatesh Films continues dabbling in alternative cinema (starting again after years with Iti Mrinalini , and Autograph in the pipeline) and does a good job of it.
2. Raj Chakraborty and Anjan Dutta turn successful producers.
3. The industry gets a handful of good writers in mainstream cinema.
4. (By some strange twist of luck) Rrishii Kaushik is cast as Feluda in Jato Kando Kathmandute- the next Feluda flick to be shot this year.
5. Shantanu Moitra makes more music. Pherari mon and Jao pakhi are refusing to go out of the system.
6. Radhika Apte comes back to act in more films. Her Antaheen debut has left a mark that no other fresher has been able to match in a long time.
7. Saran Dutta's Thana Theke Aschhi doesn't take long to release. Those who liked his Shikar (2006) are finding the wait for his next movie endless.
8. Mainak Bhaumik gets on the floor to shoot his next film as a 'director'. It's too sad the 'Aamra' director has to wait for this long to start his next film (Machh, Mishti and More- a sequel to The Bong Connection that he edited).
9. Deserving Bengali films get prime time shows in the multiplexes regularly.
10. More directors who know their craft (after Raj Chakraborty), are hardworking and focussed join Bangla mainstream cinema taking it to an aspirational level of entertainment.
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The city is known for its old alleys. One such is shot by Atanu Pal.
#4 is definitely not in my wish list. :P
ReplyDeleteFine. But do you seriously think Sabyasachi has the physique and age to play Feluda anymore?
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ReplyDeleteMany new films in Bangla are in several stages of production, so that is very exciting indeed for us lovers of cinema.
ReplyDeleteWhat can be more exciting to have releases from all the major directors: Aparna Sen, Gautam Ghose, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Rituparno Ghosh.... much to look forward to.
I am encouraged by the first non-mainstream release of 2010, "Clerk" (which I have just reviewed on my blog), and I sincerely wish that the smallish, yet promising films get optimum screening opportunity, and hence find takers in Kolkata (not just in the festival circuits).
My best wishes to....
...no, no one in particular, but qualitative Bangla cinema, in general.
HOW DO U KNOW THAT RRISHII KAUSHIK IS DOING THE FILM?
ReplyDeleteSudipta, it is a wishlist. I just wished Rrishii was selected for Feluda. In reality Sabyasachi still is playing Feluda in 'Gorosthane Sabdhan'- the next.
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