Saturday, 02 November 2024
Saturday, 02 November 2024
Parambrata Chattopadhyay at the premiere of Ghore Pherar Gaan, which is a musical that follows the journey of Tora, a girl from the suburbs of Calcutta, to her marital home in London. Tora is in dissonance with the lives of her NRI doctor husband Ribhu and her council-woman mother-in-law Shanta, and thus starts searching for solace outside the bounds of her home. This is when Imran, a consummate musician, enters her life, making her embrace life on her own terms.
“I am completely overwhelmed by the reaction to my film. People have really appreciated the music and performances unanimously. The treatment and style have also gone down very well. The only criticism has been about the length of the film. Several filmmakers, musicians and actors have watched the film and have appreciated my effort to the fullest. This gives me great encouragement for my next film, which is coming soon. There is nothing better than seeing the audience react to your creation on a big screen. The best compliment has been that “It is a slow-burn melancholia” and filmmaker and musician Anindya Chatterjee was overwhelmed by the film and its nuances. These really touched me deeply. Koushik Sen praised my handling of the subject. There are many learnings but overall it has been a humbling experience to see my theatrical debut play out in the cinemas in Calcutta,” said director Aritra Sen.
“Ghore Pherar Gaan is heartfelt and hits the right emotional notes, which is unsurprising to anyone who knows Aritra personally. His mastery when it comes to evoking a catharsis from his audience is present right throughout the film. Also, I think this is Ishaa’s best outing yet. Paramda is a class apart as always, he portrays Imran with the same effortless ease that has become his trademark over the years. I think the film puts you under a spell of sorts, which is why you bring back the film as a whole — the performances, the dialogues and the music. The story is really quite simple and one that has often been told before, about finding oneself in an alien world. But the simplest flavours are often the hardest to get right, which is where Aritra hits it out of the park,” said Debopriyo Mukherjee.
