Samik Roy Choudhury to start his new project

Director Samik

Roy Choudhury

is all set to start the shooting of his next project, his third feature film, in 2022. While the title of the project is yet to be registered,

Samik

said it is going to be a murder mystery in the backdrop of the hills. “The shooting will most likely take place in north

Bengal

and like my previous works, the story will be the main protagonist of the film,” he said.

Samik’s short films Okiagari and

Beline

have been creating quite a stir. While Okiagari has received several national and international awards, Beline, starring

Paran Bondopadhyay

, is to release in theatres soon.

Meanwhile, Samik has added a new feather on his cap with his acting debut in

Amartya Sinha

’s psychological film Asampurna. Talking about the plot of the film, Samik said the story revolves around a a husband, wife and a five-year-old daughter and the story has several spine-tingling twists and turns. “Both the characters, mine and

Shreya

’s (Bhattacharya) were challenging and we had to work really hard to pull this off,” he said.