Parambrata Chatterjee, the Bengali actor who gained hearts in his debut Hindi movie ‘Kahaani’ a decade in the past, will likely be seen in a brand new internet collection within the position of Feluda, the long-lasting detective character created by Satyajit Ray. The collection ‘Shabash Feluda‘ will likely be streamed from May 5, three days after the 102nd beginning anniversary of Ray, director Arindam Sil stated. ‘Shabash Feluda’ will likely be a 10-episode collection based mostly on Ray’s story ‘Gangtok-e Gondogol’ (Problems in Gangtok) during which the detective, who has been vacationing within the scenic capital of Sikkim, finally ends up investigating the mysterious loss of life of a businessman.
“On the occasion of Ray’s 102nd birth anniversary, we are announcing this as a tribute to the great filmmaker and gifted writer and illustrator,” Sil advised PTI. ‘Gangtok-e Gondogol’ was first revealed in a literary journal in 1970, however this collection will see the characters featured and depicted within the current day. “Now, Feluda will be in sync with contemporary times. And from the beginning, I wanted to cast Param (Parambrata Chatterjee) in the lead role. We want to connect with the audience of today,” Sil stated.
In the unique tales, Feluda used to smoke cigarettes and not using a filter, however now he will likely be seen puffing filtered cigarettes, he stated. Rwitobroto Mukherjee will play the character of Topse (Tapesh Ranjan Mitter), Feluda’s cousin and assistant. Chatterjee himself had essayed the position of Topse earlier. A feminine character of an IB officer was launched within the collection who was not there within the unique story, acknowledged the director, whose earlier works on detective characters embody different widespread sleuths akin to Byomkesh Bakshi and Sabar.
This is, nonetheless, Chatterjee’s second stint in a Feluda-based manufacturing. He essayed the character earlier on one other OTT six years in the past. “That was an Indo-Bangladesh joint venture which did not work out after a few episodes. This time, it is being done in a much bigger way,” Chatterjee stated. Earlier, Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, and Indranil Sengupta have been made Feluda for large screens and tv in numerous productions. Tota Roy Chowdhury additionally essayed the long-lasting character for an online collection. “I know there will be comparison with others who had been cast as Feluda earlier. This is quite normal as people are emotionally involved with immensely popular literary works,” Chatterjee stated.
From the 35 Feluda tales written by him, Satyajit Ray had directed two movies – Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress, 1974) and Jai Baba Felunath (The Elephant God, 1979). However, the maestro’s first detective movie was ‘Chiriakhana’ (The Zoo, 1967), which was centred on Byomkesh Bakshi, a well-liked sleuth created by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay.
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