Director
Raj Chakraborty finally got the opportunity to start his dream project earlier this year. But now it seems the shooting for his much-awaited movie ‘Tong Ling’ has hit a major roadblock. The future of this Bengali film is reportedly uncertain.
Based on one of the legendary authors of Bengali literature, Leela Majumdar's story, this movie has been Chakraborty's dream venture.
Close friend Padmanava Dasgupta and he have even dedicated eleven long years to this project.
Recently, SVF, who will be producing the film, announced the mahurat. Sources close to the development claim there was a vital meeting to sort out copyright issue of the film. Earlier this month, the team also began workshops for the kids appearing in the fantasy drama.
But, if the latest reports are to be believed then Sreelata Bandyopadhyay, daughter of the author, is now refusing to hand over the copyright to SVF.
According to the director, this movie will have both adventure and thrill in it. Wondering what’s the meaning of ‘Tong Ling’? Is it a Chinese word? Well,
Raj says it means 'Have No fear'! ‘Tong Ling’ stars popular actors Saswata Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Padmanava Dasgupta, and many others.