Probashi- Cover Story me and discuss each film in detail . back upon . Today ’ s film makers have Araaner Din Raatri ) died in 1997 , It so happened that when my first to deal with the invisible hand of the Soumitro Chaterjee ( Asim ) ruefully
Probashi- Cover Story me and discuss each film in detail . back upon . Today ’ s film makers have Araaner Din Raatri ) died in 1997 , It so happened that when my first to deal with the invisible hand of the Soumitro Chaterjee ( Asim ) ruefully
Bangla film Dhakal won the market . Are the young film makers said to me “ Robi choley galo ” ( Robi failing us , what idealism can they be
National Film Award for the best is gone ) hinting that soon all of us expected to portray where none exist film it had to compete with entries would be gone . It is then that I got except the rat race for more from some of the best directors in money ? the idea of making Abaar Araaney
Indian cinema including a film by with the same characters of Araaney
Manikda . When Dhakal won the
Yes the market economy has its Dinraatri who go back to the forest own demands . But this trend is just prize , Manikda called me and said ” after 30 years and events unfold . a drop in the time scale of human tui ammader shobai ke hariye dili ”
Samit Bhanja ( Hari ) at that time was existence . This situation of crass ( you defeated all of us ) and asked ailing with cancer but agreed to act . materialism is not a permanent for seeing the film . I organised a
Abaar Araaney was released in feature and will change in the long 2003 , the same year Samit
Bhanja special screening for Mankida . I still run . However in the short run died . remember Mankida came in a taxi idealism surely is in short supply . for the screening . He was a very
However having said that there are For every creative person the simple man. After seeing my film many directors in Banglaa cinema euphoria moment comes when
Antarjali Jatra based on the novel who are making good middle of the he / she hit the right note and by
Mahayatra by Kamal Mazumdar , road films . Srijit , Rituporno , Atanu one ’ s own benchmarks reach
Manikda told me that he had Bose are doing exemplar work . perfection . Any such moment you himself toyed with an idea to make Moynak Biswas is a talent to watch can tell us . a film based on Mahayatra but had out , he has his own style of film I think my film Dakhal is closest . It is found it difficult to isolate making . However I feel Indian a metaphoric film on the seen and cinematic moments from the novel . cinema is losing out on content the unseen world .
He congratulated me for having compared to world cinema been able to make the movie from especially from Iran , Korea , and Paar was your first Hindi film . The a rather abstract novel .
Thailand . In India Marathi cinema is scene of crossing of the river showing immense promise
. Ganges by Naseeruddin Shah and You were lucky to have interacted
Shabana Azmi with a herd of pigs is with masters like Satyajit Ray ,
Your film Abaar Araaney is a a classic . It appeared to be a risky Mrinal Sen , and Rithvik Ghatak and sequel to Ray’ s Araaney Din Raatri . shot . How didd the shooting take learned from them first hand .
How did you get the idea to make place ? a film with the protagonist
Of course I was extremely lucky on characters of Araaner Din Raatri ? When Naseer agreed to do Paar , he that count . I remember after seeing lied that he knew how to swim .
Mrinal Sen’ s film Chorus which When Rabi Ghosh ( Sekhar in However immediately after signing incidentally also won the Golden Lotus , I told
Mrinalda that certain portions of the film I had not liked .
Mrinalda sat with me and discussed the film in detail . Such open interactions are no longer seen in the film industry , this is a very disturbing trend .
Do you mentor young directors ? Yes I do . I always take out time when a young director approaches me for advice . I read extensively on the technical aspects of film making which I share with them .
Your generation of film makers were in a sense lucky
, you had idealism to fall
Interview with Goutam Ghose
The crossing of River Ganges , a scene from movie Paar‐ Naseeruddin Shah almost drowned twice during the filming of this scene