Weekend roundup: Tollywood's top newsmakers of the week

If you have missed the exciting news, gossip or latest developments that have made headlines in Bengali cinema this week, here is a weekly roundup for you. Take a look:

Mithun Chakraborty and Mamata Shankar, the celebrated pair from Mrinal Sen’s Mriyaga (1976) are set to reunite in Avijit Sen’s upcoming family drama ‘Projapoti’. The film revolving around a heartwarming tale of a father and his son also has Dev in the lead. After the huge success of Tonic, which again featured Dev and veteran actor Paran Bandopadhyay in lead, it will be interesting to see how Abhijit executes the script of ‘Projapoti’. If all goes according to plan ‘Prajapoti’ will hit the shooting floors on July 5.

The shooting of Sandip Ray's upcoming film Hatyapuri has already started in Kolkata. Next weekend, the team will be traveling to Puri for the rest of the shoot. With Indraneil being roped in, we have a new Feluda on the block. Ayush Das as Topshe and Abhijit Guha as Jatayu are all onboard for the much-awaited film. It is a murder thriller, where the three musketeers’ vacation gets disrupted when they discover an unidentified dead body on the beach. Feluda being inquisitive, as always, sets his search to unravel the mystery behind the murder. As the story progresses, a web of dark truth is revealed, as Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu dig deep into the case.

Parambrata Chattopadhyay is riding high with impressive work both in Tollywood and Bollywood. He’s juggling between projects with equal elan. And now, he is all set to play the lead in Kannada director Pawan Wadeyar’s first Hindi film ‘Notary’. The social satire will see the versatile actor playing an honest employee who never lies even in the most hostile situations. Parambrata’s character is in a profession that often tempts people to compromise their core beliefs. It’s a story about how he overcomes such situations while staying true to his ethics. If everything goes according to plan, ‘Notary’ will hit the shooting floors in September.

Veteran actor-writer Subhomoy Chatterjee’s demise has left the film fraternity in shock. The senior actor who was also a gifted singer and mimicry artist was suffering from cancer for the last few years and even underwent surgery recently at a Kolkata private hospital. However, after the surgery his condition deteriorated and the senior actor was shifted to ICU. Subhomoy passed away on June 14 morning at around 8.30 am.

This is the first time Paoli Dam will be seen in a Byonmkesh film and this is also her first work with director Arindam Sil. The versatile actor plays Sulochona in the film ‘Byomkesh Hotyamancho’ the shooting for which is currently underway in and around Kolkata. Paoli will be seen as Bishu Pal’s partner who plays Droupadi in their theatre troupe and the actor is literally enjoying the shoot days. Her latest Instagram entry is proof of that. Paoli took to her Instagram handle to share the first look of her character from ‘Byomkesh Hotyamancho’ and it’s intense, to say the least.

As glamorous as the showbiz looks, trolls and inappropriate comments have become a part of many celebrities' lives, especially in this age of social media. Jaya Ahsan, too, has faced online trolling, negative comments and sometimes even personal attacks online. However, the seasoned actress says she’s now used to it and just ignores the negative comments. “I don’t think too much about such indecent comments anymore. It has become part of our lives. Those who troll in fact show the negative mindset inside them. Everybody can say anything to anyone. But it takes a lot of courage to say these things face to face. Not everyone has the guts to take the challenge. If you have the courage to say these things in front of me say it. Why inflict negativity on social media? It has no value to me if you are commenting about me hiding your face. Show your courage and come face to face,” explained Jaya while attending the press meet of her upcoming film ‘Jhora Palok’.