Kolkata, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a series of discussions, Artists’ Forum President Ranjit Mallick and Executive President Prosenjit Chatterjee on Tuesday evening announced the end of their indefinite strike.
At the same time, they decided that artists and technicians will not work with the production company Magic Moments for the time being. The company was responsible for the outdoor shooting in Odisha’s Talsari, where actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee tragically died.
Actors and directors such as Rituparna Sengupta, Harnath Chakraborty, Subhasree Gangopadhyay, Dev and many others attended the meeting. Impa President Piya Sengupta and Federation President Swarup Biswas also joined the discussion. The safety of artists and crew during shooting was the main topic. Rahul’s wife, actress Priyanka Sarkar, was also present.
The sudden death of Rahul Arunoday Banerjee on March 29 has raised many questions. The actor had travelled to Talsari to shoot for the television series Bhole Baba Par Karega, produced by Magic Moments.
The company is headed by Leena Gangopadhyay, who is also Chairperson of the West Bengal Women’s Commission.
According to the post-mortem report, the actor died by drowning in Talsari. Sources within the Odisha Police revealed that the production company had not obtained permission from the authorities.
Following this revelation, fingers were pointed at the company.
A letter was sent to Magic Moments by the Artists’ Forum, seeking legal advice and clarification on Rahul’s death. When they did not receive a proper response, artists including Forum editor Shantilal Mukherjee filed a case against the company at Regent Park Police Station in Kolkata.
That night, Rahul’s wife Priyanka filed a complaint at Talsari Police Station against Magic Moments, series head Shaibal Banerjee, Leena Gangopadhyay, director Subhasish Mondal, floor executive producer Shantanu Nandi, and manager Chandrashekhar Chakraborty.
In the wake of this incident, the Artists’ Forum hastily decided to go on strike on Saturday night. The indefinite strike was announced from Tuesday. Shooting of Bengali serials continued for a long time on Monday.
A meeting was scheduled for Tuesday morning to decide how work would proceed. After discussion, it was decided that a standard operating procedure (SOP) would be prepared within fifteen to thirty days.
This aims to make the industry’s security system more stringent. Insurance will be arranged for artists and crew members, with special provisions for those not under contract. Until then, shooting in risky locations will be avoided.
Prosenjit said people would remember this for the next 25 years. He added that the merit lay with “a son who left us, who opened our eyes.” He declared that artists would not work with those responsible for Rahul’s death, nor with anyone associated with Magic Moments.
Veteran actor Ranjit Mallick, returning from Delhi, apologised for his absence. He said it was not possible to work with those linked to the incident at present. “We want to know the truth. We are interested in knowing what happened there. We must tell what exactly happened,” he said.
The strike that began on Tuesday has now been lifted. Artists will resume work from tomorrow, but none will work with Magic Moments or anyone associated with it.
Prosenjit reiterated: “From tomorrow, work on television and films will start. No one will work with Magic Moments. We have no quarrel with anyone. But a son from our family has left. We waited for eight-nine days. Legal action has been taken. Priyanka is a member of our family, Rahul was also. The entire family has decided we will not work with those people who took our son. I have to say it publicly, I have to tell Priyanka that I finally accepted it. This is a family. Rahul has united us.”
Superstar Dev announced the lifting of the ban on artists who had not been given work so far. He said: “We generally stay away from the ban culture, the culture of non-cooperation. But we cannot deny what happened. We will go into non-cooperation with that organisation, their director, until they can prove they are innocent. Many artists and directors are banned. Bumbada (Prosenjit) has given 72 hours. They will return after 72 hours. Bumbada has promised me. The artists who were not able to work, we have understood that with the departure of one Rahul, not allowing them to work is such a pain. Those who do not have work will understand. He has promised me that the ban will be lifted within 72 hours.”
Source: IANS
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