"'Devi Chowdhurani' is not just a story, it is history": Prosenjit Chatterjee

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI): Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee has called his upcoming movie 'Devi Chowdhurani ' much than conscionable a cinematic release, describing it arsenic a retelling of past that deserves to beryllium known worldwide.
Prosenjit Chatterjee is each acceptable to pb Bengal's rebel saga, 'Devi Chowdhurani ' arsenic Bhavani Pathak.
Speaking to ANI, Prosenjit shared however the story, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the writer of the 1882 caller Anandamath. He was the composer of Vande Mataram, which reflects an aboriginal section successful India's absorption against assemblage rule.
Based connected Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel, Devi Chowdhurani, the movie is produced by Aparna Dasgupta and Aniruddha Dasgupta of ADited Motion Pictures, on with Soumyajit Majumdar from LOK Arts Collective.
'Devi Chowdhurani ' stars Srabanti Chatterjee successful the titular relation on with Prosenjit Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Arjun Chakraborty, Darshana Banik, Bibriti Chatterjee, and Kinjal Nanda.
Set successful 1770 Bengal, the communicative follows the translation of a elemental colony miss into the revolutionary person Devi Chowdhurani nether the mentorship of Bhawani Pathak, a Robin Hood-like fig who fought the British and distributed wealthiness among the poor.
"This is not conscionable a story, this is history," Prosenjit said, adding that Devi Chowdhurani was revered by villagers similar a parent and adjacent contiguous a 200-year-old temple dedicated to her exists successful North Bengal.
"This movie should beryllium known to the full world. Long earlier the Rani of Jhansi, Bengal had Devi Chowdhurani starring a question against the British," Prosenjit said.
The movie carries added value this twelvemonth arsenic the 150th day of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's bequest is being celebrated. Prosenjit emphasised that Devi Chowdhurani is not lone a Bengali merchandise but besides a nationalist and planetary one, backed jointly by the Indian and UK governments.
Marking his 36th oregon 37th Durga Puja release, the histrion expressed gratitude to audiences who eagerly await his films during the festive season. "For decades, determination has been a saying that conscionable arsenic caller apparel and songs are released during Puja, truthful indispensable determination beryllium a Prosenjit film. It is simply a blessing that our assemblage waits for my enactment during this time," helium said.
Scheduled to merchandise connected September 26, conscionable up of Durga Puja, the histrion described the task arsenic "Maa Ki Shakti", aligning with the festival's tone of Durga arsenic power.
"For the younger generation, this movie volition beryllium some entertaining and educational. They volition ticker it, past Google it, and recognize however revolutions were started agelong earlier independence. At the extremity of the day, the movie speaks for itself," helium said.
Prosenjit concluded by urging viewers to witnesser the communicative connected the large screen, saying, "This is our history. It's a film, but it's besides a movement. And we say, Vande Mataram." (ANI)