Kolkata:
For filmmaker Anik Dutta, therunaway success of his debut movie Bhooter Bhabishyat, acomedy which opened at the same time as Kahaani, isunexpected.
He is yet to comprehend what clicked in the movie - thefunny dialogues, parodies of well-known songs or funnysituations.
The film is not only showing to packed houses all overBengal for the last over two months, but has also opened inmultiplexes in tinsel town Mumbai and other metros.
"The fact that legendary film director Mrinal Sen has notonly liked it, but has also taken the trouble to tell me abouthis feelings over the phone is really something to talkabout," said an overwhelmed Dutta, a successful ad film-maker,said.
"In retrospect, I find that some of the shots have beentaken in haste. The audience has not noticed some of theimperfections in the movie," Dutta candidly said.
About the funny dialogues, Dutta agreed to the suggestionthat they could have been the influence of growing up in anenvironment peopled by the likes of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Senand Tapan Sinha and characterised by the group theatremovement of the 70s.
"Apart from me, assistant director Debabrata Roy alsoequally contributed in writing the sharp dialogues and I haveheard many people are going to theatres for the second orthird time," he said.
About casting Kahaani star Parambrata Chatterjee in thefilm, Dutta said, "When I had approached Param we did not knowthat he would be cast opposite Vidya Balan in Sujoy (Ghosh)'sfilm.
"And as there were some date problems with Param as theKahaani shoot got extended, we had even thought of replacinghim at the last moment. But finally Param could squeeze outtime to give us date and things got worked out," said thedirector.
"Now one cannot think about anybody else but Param in therole of the docu-maker, hunting for a location for his film."
Asked if back-to-back releases of the two films helpedBhooter Bhabishyat, Dutta said "no way".
"We had no hand in Kahaani's release and vice-versaperhaps and Param just happened to be the common factor."
Dutta explained that his film may be a comedy basically,but it has s ubtle social comments too, like when it speaksabout the loss of heritage buildings in the name ofdevelopment and the gradual withering of cultural values inthe society.
Riding high on the success of his debut film, Dutta hasreadied two other feature film scripts which has found takersalready.
He is yet to comprehend what clicked in the movie - thefunny dialogues, parodies of well-known songs or funnysituations.
The film is not only showing to packed houses all overBengal for the last over two months, but has also opened inmultiplexes in tinsel town Mumbai and other metros.
"The fact that legendary film director Mrinal Sen has notonly liked it, but has also taken the trouble to tell me abouthis feelings over the phone is really something to talkabout," said an overwhelmed Dutta, a successful ad film-maker,said.
"In retrospect, I find that some of the shots have beentaken in haste. The audience has not noticed some of theimperfections in the movie," Dutta candidly said.
About the funny dialogues, Dutta agreed to the suggestionthat they could have been the influence of growing up in anenvironment peopled by the likes of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Senand Tapan Sinha and characterised by the group theatremovement of the 70s.
"Apart from me, assistant director Debabrata Roy alsoequally contributed in writing the sharp dialogues and I haveheard many people are going to theatres for the second orthird time," he said.
About casting Kahaani star Parambrata Chatterjee in thefilm, Dutta said, "When I had approached Param we did not knowthat he would be cast opposite Vidya Balan in Sujoy (Ghosh)'sfilm.
"And as there were some date problems with Param as theKahaani shoot got extended, we had even thought of replacinghim at the last moment. But finally Param could squeeze outtime to give us date and things got worked out," said thedirector.
"Now one cannot think about anybody else but Param in therole of the docu-maker, hunting for a location for his film."
Asked if back-to-back releases of the two films helpedBhooter Bhabishyat, Dutta said "no way".
"We had no hand in Kahaani's release and vice-versaperhaps and Param just happened to be the common factor."
Dutta explained that his film may be a comedy basically,but it has s ubtle social comments too, like when it speaksabout the loss of heritage buildings in the name ofdevelopment and the gradual withering of cultural values inthe society.
Riding high on the success of his debut film, Dutta hasreadied two other feature film scripts which has found takersalready.
