Arindam Sil’s ‘Mayakumari’ all set to release in January next year

The release of Arindam Sil directed ‘Mayakumari’ got postponed on multiple occasions due to the pandemic. Now, after much delay this period piece, also a tribute to Bengali cinema, is releasing in theatres on January 20 next year.
The film marks Rituparna Sengupta’s first collaboration with Arindam Sil and also stars Abir Chatterjee, Rajatava Dutta, Arunima Ghosh, Sourav Das, Anindita Basu, Indrasish Roy in pivotal roles.
The twisting plot of the film revolves around Mayakumari (Rituparna) and Kanan Kumar (Abir) who formed a hit pair of 1940’s Bengali cinema. In the peak of her career, Mayakumari takes a sabbatical and her fans and followers start speculating about Maya Kumar’s sudden disappearance. Why did she leave films? The truth is she leaves films to live her life with her husband Sital Bhattacharya (Rajatava Dutta) far from media and the glamour world. But did she leave her film career because of her first onscreen kiss and the criticism she received from the society? To find these answers, the film’s plot shifts to current times as Soumitra Mallick (Indrasish) decides to make a film on Mayakumari and Kanan.

It’s also a musical film and the lyrics have been written by Suvendu Dasmunsi while the music is by Bickram Ghosh.