Satyajit Ray's son to direct anthology based on father's stories
What's the story
Acclaimed filmmaker Sandip Ray, son of legendary director Satyajit Ray, is set to helm an anthology based on his father's literary works. The project will adapt four stories: Khagam, Batik Babu, Bhuto, and Neel Atanka. Three of these narratives fall under the horror genre, Variety India reported.
Filmmaker's statement
'The desire to explore short stories once again...'
Ray expressed his long-standing desire to explore the world of short stories in cinema.
He said, "For a long time, I have wanted to revisit the world of short stories. It has been quite a while since I last worked on them."
"In the past, I directed films like Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy and Chaar and also adapted several short stories for television."
"The desire to explore short stories once again has stayed with me for years."
Story selection
Selected stories and previous works
The selected stories for the anthology include Khagam, a supernatural short story, and Neel Atanka, which explores the horrors faced by Indigo planters during British colonial rule.
Ray's previous works include films from the Feluda series such as Bombaiyer Bombete (2003), Kailashey Kelenkari (2007), and Royal Bengal Rahasya (2011).
Casting details
Star-studded cast and production team
The anthology will feature a star-studded cast of top actors from the Bengali film industry.
The ensemble includes Subhasish Mukhopadhyay, Saswata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Supriyo Dutta, Kaushik Ganguly, Ritwick Chakraborty, Shaheb Chattopadhyay, Subhrajit Dutta, and Kaushik Banerjee, among others.
Pradip Kumar Nandy is producing this ambitious project under Nandy Movies.
Production house's journey
Recent success of Nandy Movies
Nandy Movies recently tasted success with Jeet's Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat, a fictionalized account of revolutionary freedom fighter Ananta Singh's life.
The film was released during Durga Puja alongside Emperor Vs Sarat Chandra, starring Tota Roy Choudhury and Abir Chatterjee in lead roles.