Soumitra Chatterjee to lead in Anik Dutta’s next

After a series of films with satirical overtones, like Bhooter Bhabishyat,

Ashchorjyo Prodeep

and

Meghnad Badh Rahasya

, filmmaker Anik Dutta is trying to make his mark in a completely new genre. Based on a story by Ramapada Chowdhury, his upcoming film will see Soumitra Chatterjee playing the lead role.

“It is a story of an ordinary man. On his birthday, a very well-known person, rather a celebrity, visits his house. The film documents his family’s subsequent reaction to it. It is a very simple story with several high and low points as the family members deal with this known figure,” informed a source.

Soumitra, who chose to remain mostly tight-lipped about the project, said, “Yes, I have been approached for the film, but I cannot say anything else at this point as I am yet to hear the script. However, I heard the film is based on Ramapada Chowdhury’s story”.

The film is in its pre-production stage at the moment and will go on the floors from December.

Anik’s debut film, Bhooter Bhabishyat, was a ghost comedy that went on to become one of the biggest Bengali hits of 2012. His Ashchorjyo Prodeep, based on a short story by

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

, dealt with the unfulfilled aspirations of an everyday couple whose dreams never turn into reality as they try hard to excel in life. Meghnad Badh Rahasya was a suspense thriller. It remains to be seen what genre the director has picked for his next.