Ranjan Ghosh whose last film ‘Ahaa Re’ had floored everyone is back with his next film ‘
Mahishasur Marddini
’. According to the critically acclaimed director, this film is conceived as a letter of apology to women.
“My next has been conceived as a letter of apology to women for all the wrongs done to her. This film is unapologetically feminist and unapologetically political. Ever since a woman is conceived in the womb – from that stage till the point of time when she takes on the role of a sister, a daughter, a friend or a girlfriend or a mother or a wife – at various stages, she goes through torture or discrimination and this insult is heaped upon her not only by men but also by women. There are racism and class differences. ‘Mahishasur Marddini’ has these layers,” shares Ranjan while speaking about the film’s inception.
Ranjan who was also busy promoting ‘Mahishasur Marddini’ during
Durga Puja this year further adds, “During Durga Puja we celebrate with so much exuberance and worship clay idols of the Divine Mother Durga and on the other hand, we mistreat the idols in flesh and blood. We celebrate, we worship the Durga idol but what about the idols at our home? We destroy them at various levels. The other thing that keeps bothering me is while we worship her during the
Navratri and Durga Puja as the Shakti, we bid her farewell as a wife, a property of a male. That’s one thing I find objectionable. Our film’s link with Durga Puja is this as well.”
Featuring
Rituparna Sengupta,
Saswata Chatterjee and
Parambrata Chatterjee in the lead along with Koushik Kar, Shaheb Bhattarcherjee and Poulomi Das in critical roles and five promising newcomers Sritama Dey, Aryuun Ghosh, Arunima, Abhyuday Dey and Purbasha Mal. The film’s story unfolds over a single night.
Rituparna
will be seen as the owner of a house. One night, there were visitors at her house and when she interacts with them, the story and its concept slowly unfold.
Ranjan has already wrapped up the shoot and ‘Mahishasur Marddini' is in its post-production stage right now.
Start a Conversation
Post comment