Though the corona crisis put almost every film and theatre project to the backburner, the artistes' fraternity across the industries utilized the futile period to churn out some interesting collaborative efforts. The four episodes of #QuaranTales, a series of shorts, conceived by Whole 9 Yards and shot by member artistes at the their homes, surely praiseworthy among them.
‘Me,
Myself and Quarantine
’, the recently released part of #QuaranTales, has received appreciation from all corners including the Tolly fraternity, with big names like
Srijit Mukherji,
Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indrasis Acharya, praising young actor
Debopriyo Mukherjee for his convincing act.
The short, primarily dealing with the psychological issues that have resurfaced amid the prolonged lockdown and social distancing, explores the dilemma and the desperation of a young man - who suffers from multiple personality disorder and on the brink of a mental breakdown. He’s fighting to survive the calamity that tears him apart from within and without. Stuck in his apartment and isolated from his friends and family, the man who's also contracted COVID-19 can be seen talking to his two alter-egos, all three enacted to perfection by Debopriyo who has been a part of some critically acclaimed films like ‘
Dhananjay
’, ‘Yeti Obhijaan’, ‘Zulfiqar’, and ‘
Ghawre Bairey Aaj
’.