Following the critically acclaimed Abhijaan, a biopic based on the life of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee, filmmaker Parambrata Chatterjee is set to return with Boudi Canteen, a heartfelt social drama about women's empowerment.

The actor-turned-director recently shared the first look poster of the film on Instagram. “Presenting the first look of #BOUDICANTEEN, coming this #DurgaPuja to fill your hearts!” read the caption.

According to the director, Boudi Canteen is a social drama on women's empowerment which revolves around the subtle 'ups and downs' in life and tugs at our heartstrings.

“Boudi Canteen talks about women empowerment and the rise of a lady from a very normal life of a housewife. The film is slated for a Durga Puja release in October,” Chatterjee told PTI on Friday.

“The movie has a simple storytelling with alternating emotions in human character. It shows how a family stands up during awkward times to see a good time going through twists and turns”, he added.

The cast of the film includes Subhashree Ganguly, Soham Chakraborty, Anashua Majumdar and Parambrata Chatterjee himself. The music of Boudi Canteen is composed by Joy Sarkar.

“It is a consolidation of fun, interesting dialogues, brilliant screenplay and a format of storytelling that is fresh and colourful. I essay the character of Sourish, husband of Poulomi. Generally, we hear behind every great husband there is an encouraging wife, in this film we might see it happening the other way around,” The 41-year-old Kahaani actor said.

“We are already having a huge amount of positive response from our friends from the film fraternity,” the director informed.

Parambrata stated that he began filming in April and is almost done with the shoot. The film was shot in a variety of places throughout the city, from genuine sites to studio sets.

Subhashree Ganguly, who plays the central character Poulomi, is ecstatic.

She said, “My character Poulomi is going to be an inspiration to many women who can definitely and surely rise up against all odds and be an achiever in life. What many will learn and see is a heartening story of redefining identity.”

Earlier, Subhashree also shared the first-look poster of Boudi Canteen on social media. “Presenting the first look poster of #BoudiCanteen !” her post said.