Ranjan Ghosh directed ‘
Ahaa Re
’ has been selected as the opening film of the inaugural
Global Cinema Festival
in Siliguri, an initiative by the Film Federation of India to promote cinema in non-metro cities. The film starring
Rituparna Sengupta and Arifin Shuvoo screens today, August 22 at 12 pm at Siliguri's iconic Rabindra Bhavan.
Interestingly it will also mark the reopening of the theatre which was closed for a long time for renovation. Stalwarts from the Indian Film Industry graced the inauguration ceremony of the festival last evening. Randheer Kapoor, Rahul Rawail, Mahima Chaudhury, Rituparna Sengupta, Bratya Basu and
Swastika Mukherjee among others were present.
Coming back to the film, ‘Ahaa Re’ has ticked all the right boxes given an unconventional premise. A rich Bangladeshi Muslim (Bangladeshi actor Arifin Shuvoo), a middle-class Indian Hindu, and the medium of food, the fusion of Epaar Bangla and Opaar Bangla, to set the course of their love story. There are some noteworthy performances to savour as well. Rituparna Sengupta has delivered with considerable restraint right through. As the old patriarch bristling at being addressed as meshomoshai, who is keen to learn magic even at this ripe old age, Paran Bandyopadhyay is exceptional.
Picture courtesy: Ranjan Ghosh's Facebook
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