Sandip Ray’s first big screen adaptation of Shonku series, ‘
Professor Shonku O El Dorado
’ gets shelved for the time being after the recent arrest of SVF cofounder
Shrikant Mohta by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on January 24 on charges of an alleged 24 crore fraud in the Rose Valley chit fund scam. Incidentally, the
Professor Shonku
film is being made under the banner of SVF.
Based on
Satyajit Ray’s story ‘Nakur Babu O El Dorado’, the upcoming science fiction movie sees veteran actor
Dhritiman Chatterjee playing the titular role.
According to industry sources, SVF has now no other choice but to adopt a cautious approach regarding a number of big-budget films, either under production, or are ready to start shooting soon. The ‘Professor Shonku O El Dorado’ team was scheduled to reach South America next week to shoot some outdoor scenes but now it has been scrapped.
In November last year, Sandip Ray and his team were in Amazon to shoot a few outdoor sequences. But unfortunately they had to leave midway after Dhritiman Chatterjee fall sick. Touted to be the biggest science-fiction movie in Bengali, it’s scheduled to release in December. However, it looks unlikely given the current scenario.
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