Prosenjit rallies for screening of Indian films in Bangladesh
Swasti Chatterjee, TNN | Dec 23, 2012, 12.00AM IST
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Prosenjit Chatterjee rallies for screening of Indian films in Bangladesh; wishes to start screening Amitabh Bachchan's films
Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee has now confirmed talks with the Bangladeshi government to lift the 48 year-old-ban on Indian films in the country.
The actor had a day-long meeting with the Information and Broadcasting minister of Bangladesh, Hasanul Haq Inu, on December 21 and is all set to release films in the country on and after April 14, next year.
"Finally we have done something good. The meeting turned out to be very fruitful and we are also in talks with the cities and theatres of
Bangladesh which will screen our films," says Prosenjit.
Though priority will be given to Bengali films as
the national language in Bangladesh is Bangla, Prosenjit wishes to release a film of "Mr Bachchan first."
"Mumbai and
Bollywood are the most important platform for a film industry. So we cannot do without releasing Hindi films as well," he adds.
The talks were a part of the celebration of the 100 years of Indian cinema. So what took five decades for the ban to be lifted? "The ban should have been lifted long ago but we are not officials who could take a call in terms of legalities. We are only artistes who could protest to
spread our films across every nook and corner of the world. Now it is the duty of others to take it forward. It was a challenge for us and we have overcome it through this platform," he adds.
Prosenjit rallies for screening of Indian films in Bangladesh - The Times of India
