Akaler Shandhaney screened at Panaji

As a celebration of the legendary Mrinal Sen's birth centenary, ESG's Cinephile Film Club screened Akaler Shandhaney in the presence of the lead actor, Dhritiman Chaterji, who worked with legendary filmmakers like Sen and Satyajit Ray. The screening followed by a Q&A.

Film: Akaler Shandhaney (1982, Bengali with English subtitles)
Cast: Dhritiman Chaterji, Smita Patil
Directed by: Mrinal Sen
Duration: 1 hr 53 mins

Co-written and directed by Mrinal Sen, Akaler Shandhaney is a film within a film It swept the National Awards that year winning Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing. Besides, it also won the Silver Bear (Special Jury Prize) at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. The story revolves around a film crew that has come to a village to shoot a film on the 1943 Bengal famine. Dhritman Chaterji plays the director of the film with Smita Patil playing the actress. The interactions and experiences of the villagers and the film crew makes the crux of this extraordinary film by Sen, who was at the peak of his prowess.