We will soon relive the world of Apu — the iconic character of
Satyajit Ray’s ‘Apu Trilogy’ in
Subhrajit Mitra’s period film ‘Avijatrik — The Wanderlust of Apu’. It’s
Arjun Chakrabarty
who will essay the iconic character Apu. In the film, Apu will relive his childhood through the eyes of his son, visiting Benaras and his village Nischindipur.
On Sunday, the official teaser of the much-awaited period drama was launched at the Kolkata International Book Fair in presence of the cast and crew along with the director. The teaser, mostly showing the snippets from the film using character sketches will surely evoke nostalgia.
Take a look at the teaser here:
“There will be shots of Howrah Bridge under construction and we are recreating the yesteryear Howrah Railway Station by referring to the pictures from that year available at the Railway Museum. Besides, Kolkata had cobbled streets then and since it’s on the big screen, everything has to be larger than life. I am also putting the film in a global context and hence the BBC’s footage of Churchill announcing World War 2 will also be there,” says Subhrajit Mitra, the filmmaker ensuring that ‘
Abhijatrik’ deals with the wanderlust of Apu rather than the inner journey of Apu and will portray the relationship between Apu and his son.
Seasoned actor
Sabyasachi Chakraborty will portray the role of Apu’s globetrotter friend. The cast of ‘Abhijatrik’ has already made everyone buzzing about the film.
Arpita Chatterjee will be seen as Leela,
Sreelekha Mitra plays Ranu di, Ditipriya Roy as Aparna and Sohag Sen playing Ranu’s elder sister, among others essaying key roles.
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