Avijatrik Is An Emotional And Touching Story Says Madhur Bhandarkar

Mumbai, 9th December 2021 (NewsHelpline)   -  National Award winner filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar who has ventured into Bengali cinema as producer with Avijatrik, says it’s an emotional and touching story which needed to reach audience and he has always been Satyajit Ray’s fan.

Madhur Bhandarkar along with Gaurang Jalan organized a screening of the film In Mumbai.

During his interaction, when asked about the film and his decision of coming onboard as producer and presenter, Madhur said, “I am huge fan of Satyajit Ray, I have been inspired by his film, not just me, filmmakers across world are inspired by him”

“When Gaurang Jalan narrated me the story of Avijatrik and introduced me to the director of the film, I loved the story, and as a filmmaker I thought this story should be made for audience, they must know this story, and we decided to make the film. Hats off to Gaurang Jalan for making this film and I am presenting it, and I am so happy that this film is being appreciated across the world. This movie has been to 40 film festivals and has won 28 awards. It is an emotional and touching film” added Madhur.

Madhur Bhandarkar has co-produced the film, conceived as a continuation of Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy, with Gaurang Jalan and Sumit Agarwal.

The film stars Arjun Chakraborty as Apu, along with Arpita Chatterjee, Ditipriya Roy, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Sreelekha Mitra and Barun Chanda.

The film is based on the last leg of Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay’s novel Aparajito and takes off from where Ray’s Apur Sansar (1959) ended.