Suchitra Sen Film Festival at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy saw huge audience in the weekend. The festival features nine timeless Bangla and Hindi films acted by the diva.
The festival, organised by BSA paying tribute to the Bengali screen goddess marking her birthday on April 6, began on April 18.
The nine-day long film festival is going on at the Music and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 6pm till April 26.
Today’s programme will feature Andhi which is a 1975 Indian political drama film directed by Gulzar.
At the time, the film was allegedly based on life of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship with her estranged husband, but in reality, only the look was inspired by politician Tarkeshwari Sinha, apart from Indira Gandhi, though this got the film into controversy. The movie is noted for its songs composed by Rahul Dev Burman, written by Gulzar and sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.
Bombay Ka Babu, pairing the actress with Dev Anand, is scheduled to be screened on April 22.
Suchitra Sen’s hit Bangla classics with Uttam Kumar such as Jibon Trishna and Moroner Porey will be screened on April 23 and April 24 respectively. Sondha Diper Shikha, which stars Dilip Mukherjee, and Trijama, co-starring Chhobi Biswas, will be screened respectively on April 25 and 26.
Suchitra Sen passed away early in the morning on 17 January, 2014 in Kolkata at the age of 82. Her demise left a big void in Indian cinema, but she will remain in the hearts of cinema-lovers forever.
