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He added, “Very loosely and carelessly made South remakes were dished out to the masses. Audience didn’t react to that very well as they found the same films being dubbed in Hindi and being aired on national channels, so they didn’t want to go back and watch these cheap Bengali remakes of South films. The audience size of Bengali cinema kept reducing. Big chunk of West Bengal doen’t watch Bengali cinema because they feel nobody cares about them. So, it is important that mass entertainers are made in Bengali cinema and that they fetch money so that other kind of cinema can be made.”

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During the session, Srijit Mukherji talked about Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei and shared how he managed to direct 12 prolific actors in one film. He said, “My job was to get and match their dates. It was also a challenge to make them do rehearsals. They are professionals who don’t do rehearsals and some are even against the concept of rehearsals because it takes away the spontaneity of their performance. But to convince them and make sure that the coffee comes on time was my responsibility.”

The session will be available for viewing on the YouTube channel of The Indian Express and SCREEN from 8 pm today. The SCREEN LIVE event was presented by Lenskart with venue partner The Bhawanipur Education Society College, travel partner ixigo, fitness partner Growfitter, beverage partner Coca Cola and mobility partner Abhibus.

Srijit Mukherji’s collaboration with Prosenjit Chatterjee catapulted him into the spotlight. His fifth movie, Jaatishwar, earned four Nati

Srijit Mukherji is an Indian director, screenwriter, and actor who works primarily in Bengali films. After his stint in the English professional theatre circuit, Srijit wrote and directed his debut movie ‘Autograph’ in 2010 which earned both critical acclaim and commercial success.

Later, his 2014 film ‘Jaatishwar’ went on to win four national awards at the 61st National Film Awards. It was followed by several award-winning movies such as Chotushkone, Ek Je Chhilo Raja, and Gumnaami. Apart from Bengali, Srijit has also directed Hindi movies such as Begum Jaan, and Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga.

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Srijit Mukherji Family

Srijit was born on 23 September 1977 to Samaresh Mukherji, Head of the Department of Architecture at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Sumita Sarkar, a doctor. The director also has a sister.

Srijit Mukherji Relationships

In 2017, Srijit was in a relationship with Bengali actress Ritabhari Chakraborty. However, the couple parted ways in 2018. Post that the director started dating Swastika Mukherjee. However, their relationship did not last for long and they had a breakup in 2019. 

Later, Srijit met Rafiath Rashid Mithila, a Bangladeshi actress for the first time on Facebook. On 6th December 2019, the couple got married in Srijit’s South Kolkata flat. Mithila was first married to Bangladeshi musician Tahsan Rahman Khan in 2006

On Sunday, anti-government student protesters in Bangladesh clashed with police and members of the Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, leaving over 100 dead and dozens injured. But the protests showed no signs of letting up. By Monday evening, Bangladesh army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman officially announced Sheikh Hasina’s resignation from the PM’s post.

Mukherji has a personal stake in the Bangladesh crisis too.  His wife, singer and actor Rafiath Rashid Mithila, is from Bangladesh, and so is Chanchal Chowdhury, the National Award-winning actor who plays Mrinal Sen in the upcoming biopic.

“Friends and family in Bangladesh are safe. It is also heartening to see that the change in the country’s politics is being led by students,” Mukherji said.

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Convergence of reel and real

Mukherji’s film is set for an Independence Day release.It’s poignant timing given the ‘revolution’ in Bangladesh and Mrinal Sen’s deep connection with the country. Sen was born in 1923 in Faridpur, which is now part of Bangladesh. He went on to spend his college years in then Calcutta, and started his filmmaking career in the city. As a leading chronicler of his times and a realist, he and his cameramen would brave being in the thick of political and social unrest to document history as it played out.

Mukherji’s film, planned in 2020 and originally scheduled for release in 2023 to mark Sen’s centenary, was delayed due to its participation in multiple film festivals. Chowdhury’s stellar performance in the Bangladeshi web series Taqdeer convinced Mukherji to cast him as Sen in the biopic.

Padatik, which covers 78 years of Sen’s life, looks at many of the crucial moments that shaped the legendary director’s vision and his rise as one of the most revered fil