An award yet again for Arindam Chaudhuri

His Bangla film “Faltu”, then his English film “The Last Lear” and now, “Do Dooni Chaar”... Three of Arindam Chaudhuri’s movies have won national awards in a row! Obviously he is elated. “It’s exciting,” says Arindam. “It’s a huge high for Planman Motion Pictures,” he adds.
The producer also seems to have finally got a finger on what works commercially, since “Do Dooni Chaar” also did well at the box office.“We’ve been experimenting with good cinema and that experiment has started working at a commercial level, while still being recognized as sensible and good cinema,” says Arindam. But how important is winning awards? Isn’t it enough if the film does well? “Let me put it this way. Not winning an award is not a big deal, because there are many people making good cinema and different people view cinema differently. But yes, winning always acts as a great motivator, specially, a National Award,” says Arindam.
But how does he find time for movies, considering he also has to run an institute, among other things? “Most of my ventures work on auto-pilot and I focus only where my focus is required at a particular time. Right now, I am totally involved in taking IIPM to the next level in terms of research orientation. And I spend Wednesdays on our magazines. When it comes to movies, our CEO Shubho Shekhar Bhattacharya reigns supreme. My role is limited to saying a yes to the script once he has finalized it. Of course, I pick up the awards!” laughs Arindam, who is already onto the next film. It’s a modern day story inspired by an event of historical proportions. There are two more Hindi films about to be announced. But he says he’s excited about a big budget Tamil film that they are finalising. A Tamil film? “Yes. I am passionate about making good movies, and I want to enrich the cultures of multiple regions of our country through good cinema as well,” says Arindam.