And that too after a hiatus of three years. The star directorhas been roped in for a serial.
Confirming the news, Raj says,���������Yes, after 2008, I am back to where I began. My last project ontelevision was ���������Dance Bangla Dance���������. And now, I���������ll bedirecting and producing a new serial, which will be aired on a private Bengalichannel. The story is a thriller based on contemporary subjects and it will alsodelve into corruption in politics.���������
Life has come a full circle for the biggest success story in T-town. Raj Chakrabarty, who started off with the small screen before becoming one of the most sought-after directors in Tollywood, taking every ���������Challenge��������� in his stride, is back with a bang on television. After a hiatus of three years, Raj is on board for a serial.
Confirming the news, Raj says, ���������Yes, after 2008, I am back to whereI began. My last project on
television was ���������Dance BanglaDance���������. And now, I���������ll be directing and producing a new serial, whichwill be aired on a private Bengali channel.
The story is a thrillerbased on contemporary subjects and it will also delve into corruption inpolitics.
We���������ll be shooting extensively in Kolkata. Music is scored byIndraadip Das Gupta, while the script is compiled by Padmanabha, Angshuman andAbhimanyu. Though the project will be aired on television, I am treating it as afilm. I���������ll be using the same camera that I use to shootfilms.���������
If the subject has caught his fancy, why is Raj not turningit into a film, one wonders. To this, the director says succinctly,���������There���������s no producer who is willing to invest in such afilm.���������
Meanwhile, Raj is busy with the post-production of���������Shotru���������. So demanding is the job that he hasn���������t been able todecide on the cast of this as-yet-untitled television venture that has PB Chakias the DOP. Chaki offers, ���������I���������ve last worked with Raj in���������Chirodini... Tumi Je Amar���������. I am looking forward to working withhim again. Though we didn���������t work on any project together for the pastcouple of years as our schedules didn���������t match, I was with him in all hisventures when he started out.���������As Raj balances his ���������DuiPrithibi���������, the city���������s serial-buffs are certainly a happy lot.
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