Prosenjit Celebrates 50 Years Of ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’

‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’, Satyajit Ray's timeless creation, the film adaptation of Upendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury's story by the same name, celebrates 50 years of its release. The Bengali cult classic gave birth to the iconic GuGaBaBa trilogy which still carries the mark of Satyajit Ray's genius. The fantasy drama has been a favorite among children as well as adults throughout ages.
Recently Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee took to his Twitter handle to remind everyone about Ray’s evergreen creation. He posted an iconic poster of ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’ along with a fitting caption.
Check out his tweet here:
‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’ is believed to be one of the most interesting decisions in Satyajit Ray’s career, given his tradition of making films with serious and strong social messages.
It’s a fantasy adventure revolving around the titular characters Goopy and Bagha and inspired by a story written by Ray’s grandfather Upendra Kishor. With the help of the two village simpletons Goopy and Bagha and their rags-to-riches story, Ray narrates a story of socio-political satire and also adds to it the funny ghosts (bhooter raja), magic, rhyming dialogues, the enchanting music and dance in simple language along with fairytale motifs. Kids would no doubt enjoy the marvelous dance-of-ghosts scene in the film.