No gap between Bengali cinema, Bollywood in content: Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji

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Kolkata: Committing his National Grants for the 2014 Bengali thriller "Chotushkone" to late producer Rituparno Ghosh and the motion picture's group, chief Srijit Mukherji accepts there is no gap between Bengali film and Bollywood with regards to content.

Mukherji packed away the desired Best Executive honor at the 62nd release of the prestigious grants for "Chotushkone" (The Quadrangle), which as per the jury has made "splendidly reflexive utilization of the true to life figure of speech".

He additionally won the honor for the Best Unique Screenplay for the film, which even got the Best Cinematography award for Sudeep Chatterjee.

"I don't think there is any crevice (between Bengali film and Bollywood). Great silver screen is great film wherever it happens, be it "Haider" or "Chotoder Chobi' or 'Chotushkone'. Substance is the best leveler... I don't generally think there is a hole in that capacity," Mukherji told IANS in a meeting here.

The Kolkata-based movie producer likewise focused on that at the appointed time of time, Bengali silver screen will likewise hoard its offer of the spotlight given its present execution on the national circuit.

"In the event that you are discussing national acknowledgment and spotlight, given how Bengali silver screen is faring on the national scene generally, that hole or disparity or segregation will be spanned in course of time," he said.

While Vishal Bhardwaj's "Haider" took away a bunch of five grants and "Ruler" scored with the Best Hindi Film and Best Performer respects, Tamil and Bengali motion pictures likewise got a plenty of distinctions.

The Indira Gandhi Honor for Best Presentation Film of a chief went to Bengali film "Asha Jaoar Majhe", helmed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta, while Bengali film "Chotoder Chobi" was named as Best Film on Social Issues for its depiction of minimized individuals.

Performing artist Churni Ganguly won the Best Bengali film recompense for her directorial debut "Nirbashito".

The resurgence of Bengali silver screen, feels Mukherji, is because of the differing qualities of subjects.

"New voices like Churni Ganguly, Sengupta are coming up and old voices are thinking of flexible subjects and this betokens extremely well for the condition of Bengali silver screen," he said.

Appearing with the basically and industrially fruitful "Signature" in 2010, the 37-year-old's amazing six-film collection gloats of assortment.

Be it the mental thriller "Baishe Srabon", "Hemlock Society" (dull satire), experience flick "Mishawr Rawhoshyo", "Jaatishwara (a period musical dramatization which won four National Recompenses a year ago) and "Chotushkone", Mukherjee says he controls far from reiteration.

"I don't attempt to appear as something else... my movies end up being distinctive and that is on account of I detest rehashing myself and I cherish fiddling with assortment and to the extent plots and subplots are concerned. I'm extremely partial to various stories furthermore non-direct portrayal (as in 'Chotushkone')," he said.

Rotating around four movie producers who are every given the assignment to shoot a short film managing demise, the interesting "Chotushkone" including sub-plots, stars genuine performer executives Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose, Parambrata Chatterjee and Chiranjeet Chakrabarty in the key parts.

Chatterjee's part was initially intended to be tried by Rituparno Ghosh, who passed away in 2013 after a heart assault. By chance, it was Ghosh who brought home the last Best Chief Brilliant Lotus (Swarna Kamal) trophy for "Abohoman" in 2009.

"The win is devoted to Ghosh and the group of the film. I composed "Chotushkone" in 2010 and I began talking about the film with him and turned out to be near him.

"So it is an exceptionally critical film with regards to Rituparno Ghosh and me and clearly I learnt a great deal. He would have been extremely glad today," Mukherji thought back affectionately, including the star-cast of the film was in a state of harmony with the story's structure.

A financial analyst and social researcher by capability, Mukherji had no idea what a camera looked enjoyed when he quit his extravagant occupation and "took the dive" into showbiz five years prior.

He is no outsider to the hazards of the film business, including oversight issues that he needed to handle for the 2012 "Hemlock Society" which manages doctor helped suicide.

"I have confronted it (control inconveniences). It is a significant issue. I think sensible individuals ought to investigate the issue. The imperative thing is Edit Leading body of Film Accreditation is a misnomer. I think we ought to stay consistent with its name of ensuring movies as opposed to controlling movies.

"We ought to affirm who ought to watch it and who shouldn't as opposed to advising what to watch and so forth," stated Mukherji, whose next film "Nirbaak" featuring Sushmita Sen is prepared for discharge in Might. He is as of now taking a shot at "Rajkahini".

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