A historic moment

Arecording studio in South Kolkata was surrounded by the police on Sunday afternoon.
Reason? Inmates of Dum Dum prison were recording at the studio for Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy���������s ���������Muktodhara���������, with Surojit���������s supervision (who did the background score as well as some songs from the film) and lead stars Rituparna Sengupta and Nigel.
���������We paid tribute to 100 years of the national anthem with the inmates of a correctional home. Prisoners play a vital role in ���������Muktodhara��������� and hence, the initiative. The scene had already been shot. Yesterday, we recorded the song. We had approached the IG of correctional services, Ranvir Kumar, to allow a group of inmates from the Dum Dum correctional home who can sing. In the film, the bit where Balmiki Pratibha is staged on Republic Day, and the programme ends with prison inmates singing the national anthem. The best part was the smile on their faces after the recording was over. They couldn���������t believe that it was actually Rituparna who recorded the song along with them. The film will show Nigel singing the national anthem with Ritu and other actors. In a way, present jail inmates recorded for an ex-prisoner, Nigel!��������� said Shiboprosad.
Surojit, on his part, is enthralled with the experience. ���������It was a wonderful feeling to be with them. I believe that cultural therapy can actually change a person,��������� said Surojit.