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Shekhar Das's 'Pagla Ghoda' to Open Gange sur Seine Festival in Paris, Honoring Badal Sircar
- •Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Das's 'Pagla Ghoda' is selected as the opening film for the Le Gange sur Seine Film Festival in Paris.
- •The film, based on Badal Sircar's timeless play, reinterprets his work through the unique language of cinema for his birth centenary.
- •Set in a remote crematorium, the story explores human relationships, patriarchal mentality, and social hypocrisy through four men's conversations.
- •Director Shekhar Das describes the film as a faithful yet fearless reinterpretation of Badal Sircar's consciousness and creativity.
- •This screening marks a significant moment to present Badal Sircar's theatrical thought and Bengali culture to an international audience.
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Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Das's Bengali film 'Pagla Ghoda', based on the play by Badal Sircar, has been selected as the opening film for the Le Gange sur Seine Film Festival in Paris and will premiere at the historic Club de l’Étoile.
The film is set during one night in a remote West Bengal forest crematorium, where four men of different backgrounds wait for the last rites of a young woman who committed suicide. As they drink, play cards, and talk, the invisible presence of the dead woman reveals their hidden desires, guilt, relationship crises, and views on women.
The film features a stellar cast including Gargi Roychowdhury, Rajatava Dutta, Sujan Mukhopadhyay, Ritabrata Mukhopadhyay, Chandreyee Ghosh, Jayanta Hore, Srijita Saha, and Dirghayi Pal, among others.
