The mesmeric magic of onscreen duo Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen has a classic appeal to every film lover from the region of Bengal. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organised a film festival to pay tribute to the two icons of Bengali cinema and their glorious cinematic journey. The festival began yesterday with the screening of film Shilpi at the academy’s Digital Cultural Archive Auditorium.
With her sophisticated looks, fiery eyes and strong personality. Suchitra Sen was an instant hit with the youth of Bengal from the 1950s through to the 1970s. She was complimented by the famous smile and charming demeanour of Uttam Kumar. Among her 60 films, Suchitra Sen worked on 30 of them with Uttam Kumar, thereby ushering in a golden era of Bengali cinema.
The duo had a series of Blockbuster hits which are remembered not only as the best of Uttam and Suchitra, but as cinema that is poignant, sensitive and heart- rendering.
BSA’s festival brings a collection of ten such films, which will be screened everyday at the same auditorium at 6pm and is open to all. Today’s schedule features the popular film Shobar Upore.