'Chalo Paltai' isn't preachy

At the special screening of Haranath Chakraborty���������s ���������Chalo Paltai���������, a school boy sat, along with his friends, in the front row of the auditorium and continuously hummed Anupam Roy���������s ���������Bariye dao��������� number from the film all through the screening.
On being asked why he did so after the screening was over, he instantly replied: ���������Not only do I like the film, the subject is very close to my heart.As a student, I could identify with all that was shown on-screen. That���������s why I felt like humming the song.���������
And that, agree the makers, is the USP of Shree Venkatesh Films��������� ���������CP��������� starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Devdaan Bhowmik, Tathoi and Mouli Ganguly, among others. The story of a common man, who raises his voice against the present education system of forcing children to cram for marks while sacrificing their dreams, is an effort at making viewers want to rethink about ushering in a change in mindset and the system.
Says Prosenjit, ���������This film is very important in expressing Tollywood���������s concern for making socially relevant cinema. Without being preachy, we���������ve made a movie that���������ll appeal to students, teachers and parents by merging both elements of mainstream and thought-provoking cinema.���������
Mahendra Soni, director, Shree Venkatesh Films, says, ���������The film is about Subhamoy (Prosenjit) and Malini (Mouli) as they fall prey to social restrictions. It���������s about Subhamoy���������s son, Gaurav (Devdaan), as he chases a dream to fulfil his passion, and how he finds silent support from sister Munni (Tathoi) as he gets cornered from all quarters including his father, who feels dreams are only for the rich. ���������Chalo Paltai��������� cannot really be categorized in a particular genre as it is a very real representation of the issues and concerns faced by our society at large today. We are driven towards spreading the awareness about what our youth has to go through in its academic life and we hope that after watching this film, parents will reconsider how they would want their kids to grow up in today���������s competitive world. Shree Venkatesh Films has always been associated with quality cinema and as we move forward in this medium, we will try to present more such films to our audience in the future.���������
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