Dhaka announces film on Mamata Bannerjee

by Cultural Reporter
May 20, 2011

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Following landslide victory of Mamata Bannerjee and her Trinamul Congress in the just concluded election in West Bengal, Bangladesh film director PA Kajol has already announced making of a full length feature film on the life of this legendary Bengali leader.

Bangladeshi popular actress Romana has already been signed for this feature film named "Bodley Jao Bodley Dao" [Change and get things changed]. Abdullah Zahir Babu has written the script of this film. He said, "When Kajol Da [the director] asked me to write a script on the life of Mamata Di [Mamata Bannerjee is largely known as "Didi", meaning sister in Bangladesh], I was personally thrilled to work on this project.

In this film, Romana [playing the role of Mamata Bannerjee] will be seen a a girl in the lower middle class in the society, growing in a slum. She comes to the city in search of a job and gradually turns vocal against social injustice and dirt.

Talking to the newsmen, Romana said, "It is a great honor to work in any film based on the life of such a legendary personality like Mamata Bannerjee."

Cine critics in Dhaka are though pessimistic on PA Kajol's project, as he is known in the country for merely filthy commercial movies. They feel, Kajol may ultimately undermine the great image of Mamata Bannerjee in this movie, because of his tremendous lack in knowledge on the life of this political legend. On the other hand, they also question Abdullah Zahir Babu's ability in writing the script.

Abdullah Zahir Babu has already attained fame and name in Bangladeshi film industry as a script writer. But, all of his scripts are based on mere commercial themes as well; he is also accused of writing numerous scripts of vulgar movies in Bangladesh.

Local cine critics feel PA Kajol is just trying to cash the recent charismatic performance of Mamata Bannerjee in the West Bengal election. "This is a mere stunt", they commented.

Critics also question ability of Romana in playing this important role, as she has mostly worked in commercial films as supporting actress. "Romana has never played main role in any of the films so far. She is known as a supporting actor in the commercial movies, which mostly lacks strength of story and screenplay. But, this proposed film is no joke. The very selection of Romana to play the role of Mamata Bannerjee in the film in dubious enough to prove that, the director and the producer of this film are looking for making some quick profit selling the image of Mamata di."

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