Bengali film Putul receives standing ovation at Cannes screening

Indira Dhar Mukherjee’s Putul was screened at the Marche Du Film – Festival de Cannes on Friday. The film, which features Mumtaz Sorcar, Koneenica Banerjee, and Tanusree Shankar in pivotal roles, focuses on future generations of India and the responsibility of citizens in this regard.
Indira, who started her speech in Bengali at the fest, said, “I told the audience that I did it because I am representing a Bangla film at the festival. Then I continued in English.”
Mumtaz, who attended the screening told us that the audience loved the film.
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“The whole experience feels surreal. I just can’t internalise the feeling that my debut film got screened at a global platform and received a standing ovation from the audience” – Indira Dhar Mukherjee