Suman Maitra’s next ‘
Aami O Apu
’ is a modern-day take on Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay’s Pather Panchali. It also focuses on new interpretations of the literary works of Jasimuddin, Jibanananda Das and Rabindranath Tagore.
“Pather Pachali is an emotion of Bengalis. Apu-Dugga has been reinterpreted in the film and presented in a modern way. The setting is the same- the villages of Bengal” said Suman while speaking about the film. The film has been shot exploring different seasons hence it took about a year to complete the shoot.
However, Suman doesn’t want any comparison with
Satyajit Ray’s Apu. So he looked for an Apu who will match the description of the film.
Ishan Rana
has played the role of Apu, a rakhal in the film.
Prakriti Pujari plays Dugga’s character.
Soumitra Ghosh, Ananda Choudhuri, Amrita Halder, Sushil Sikaria, Dhruba Debnath and others will be seen in pivotal roles in the film.
Bappaditya Subhro has composed the music of the film. “The music director has composed a wonderful background score. He has reinterpreted the same old tune of the flute and presented it in a new manner. That will indeed be very pleasing for the ears” added Suman Maitra.
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