The Ekagra film festival dedicated to Basu Chatterjee would begin here on Tuesday with the screening of the movie, Rajnigandha.
The screenings of the movies would be held at Abhirang Hall, Bharat Bhavan. The festival is being organized under its Chhavi series of classical cinema, Bharat Bhavan.
Notably, Ekagra is one of the regular events of Bharat Bhavan which is dedicated to nationally and internationally acclaimed film directors, actors and producers. In the month of November, Ekagra was organized on Guru Dutt's movies and later in the month of December movie festival dedicated to Sohrab Modi was organised. Earlier the festival was organised in memory of William Shakespeare.
While talking to The Pioneer, in-charge of film festival Prem Shankar Shukla said, "This is our regular event and we often organise it in the memory of great playwrights, or directors. We organise this fest with an aim to make these movies popular again especially among the youngsters and the movie lovers could also enjoy the shows."
Notably, Basu Chatterjee is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Through the 1970's and 80's, he became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the road cinema, with film-makers like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya, whom he assisted in Teesri Kasam (1966). like them his films too dealt with light-hearted stories of middle-class families often in urban settings focusing on marital and love relationships.
The fest would begin with the movie Rajnigandha that would be screened on Tuesday. On May 14, movie Apne Paraye would be screened. On May 15 Kamla Ki Maut, on May 16 Chhoti Si Baat and the fest would have a grand closure on May 17 with the movie Ek Ruka Hua Faisla.