This year the Badshah of Tollywood, Prosenjit Chatterjee, completes a journey of over three decades in the film industry. And to mark this special occasion, an event was hosted at a city auditorium on Saturday where the actor was felicitated. Prosenjit also shared a few anecdotes from his 35-year long career with the audience present. He said, “It doesn’t feel like I have completed 35 years in the industry. It seems I just started working three years back. Kintu
ekhono onek poth chola baki…”As many were curious to know how he still keeps himself so fit and lean, he shared, “Many people close to me know that for several years now I have been eating only
cucumber
and unsweetened yoghurt. And when I am a bit down, a bowl of uchhe bhaja lifts up my mood. I also make sure to hit the gym regularly and work out for two-three hours.”
The superstar also crooned a few lines of his iconic hit number, Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
, for the audience and everyone present gave a huge round of applause. This was followed by an audio drama, Abhishari Inbox, presented by singer Rupankar Bagchi and elocutionist Raya Bhattacharya. Abhishari Inbox was a romantic musical written by poet Anindya Mukherjee and conceptualised by Raya.The contemporary love story that narrated how social media affects people’s lives also had several poems recited by Raya.
Rupankar too enthralled the audience with his rendition of several songs. He sang Aj Tomake Chai, Khela Ghor Badhte Legechi, Abhi Na Jao Chorkar, Bhalobashi Bhalobashi, Bhalobeshe Shokhi Nibhrite Jotone and others. Srishti handles the Kolkata Is Talking About (KITA) pages in Calc...
Read MoreSrishti handles the Kolkata Is Talking About (KITA) pages in Calcutta Times. She covers city events besides her regular responsibilities at the desk and in the Kolkata events section of the TOI website. Her passion includes films, food, fashion and music.
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