Exclusive | Bohurupi director Shiboprosad Mukherjee on what's next for Bengali cinema: ‘We have to tell our own stories’
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Exclusive | Bohurupi director Shiboprosad Mukherjee on what's next for Bengali cinema: ‘We have to tell our own stories’

Hindustan Times  

Directors Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy have ushered in a new wave of Bengali cinema in the last decade. Bohurupi has now become the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2024 and completed 75 days at the box office on December 20. On the same day that Bohurupi reached this significant milestone, Hindustan Times caught up with actor-director Shiboprosad Mukherjee for an exclusive chat on the film's success and what needs to change in the Bengali film industry for it to make a bigger splash in the coming years. The film is about to complete 75 days at the box office and is already the highest-grossing Bengali film of this year.

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