Exclusive! Monami Ghosh in Srijit Mukherji’s Padatik with Chanchal Chowdhury?

Chanchal Chowdhury will be seen as the protagonist in Srijit Mukherji’s Padatik – a biopic of Mrinal Sen. OTTplay reported this first earlier in December. Srijit took to his social media to announce the news on December 30 on Mrinal Sen’s death anniversary. As per sources close to the unit, Monami Ghosh may also play a key role in the film. 

As per sources, the talks are on and as of now, nothing has been finalised. However, Padatik will go to the floors in the middle of January. Monami's last film Bela Shuru was a major box office success in 2022. Meanwhile, Srijit posted a photograph with film expert and Professor of Film Studies Sanjay Mukherjee. “What a tremendous start to the year with an unforgettable session of stories from one of the last remaining witnesses of a glorious era and the scholar extraordinaire, the inimitable Sanjoyda!” he wrote on his social media.

Meanwhile, Chanchal Chowdhury, whose Karagar Part 2 was dropped on Hoichoi recently, will work in a Tollywood film after Goutam Ghose’s 2010 film Moner Manush with Prosenjit Chatterjee. His popularity skyrocketed in West Bengal after his multiple web series were dropped on Hoichoi. He secured his place in the viewers’ hearts with Shawki’s Karagar Part 1 and 2 and Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s Bangladeshi film, Hawa, which was released in Bengal recently.  

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After recreating Satyajit Ray on the big screen in Anik Dutta’s Aparajito, producer Firdausul Hasan is gearing up to produce the show that is based on another stalwart filmmaker, Mrinal Sen. Speculation is on if Chanchal will be seen as the master filmmaker in the series. As per sources, Chanchal will be seen as the main character in the films. 

Earlier, Srijit Mukherji took to his social media to announce Padatik on Mrinal Sen’s 99th birthday. The title of the show pays tribute to Mrinal Sen’s iconic 1973 film that features Dhritiman Chatterjee, Simi Grewal, and Bijon Bhattacharya. The rest of the cast was not announced yet.