One of the classic cult films of Bollywood '
Madhumati
' that featured ace actors like
Dilip Kumar and Vyayanthimala is all set to hit the big screens once again. After 60 years of its release the film is geared up for a revival with its theatrical shows beginning from 31st of January at the Films Division theatre at Mumbai's Peddar Road. . Reportedly, this was revealed by writer, columnist, documentary filmmaker and Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, daughter of the legend
Bimal Roy who made 'Madhumati'. The idea of the film's revival was born from a speech at the recent Bimal Roy Memorial awards function.
Talking to a media house, daughter of the legend Bimal Roy shared how the idea of the revival was born. She said, "During the award function everyone was talking about the body of work which set Indian filmmaking by Bimal Roy. So it was asked at the event whether everyone wants to watch his work again on which everyone responded that they would want to watch 'Madhumati'.
She further said that she wanted to see if people were actually serious with the idea so in order to take the count, she sent out a paper to register their names and numbers. Surprisingly, they got a tremendous response. That shows that audience still has a good taste for cinema.
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