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‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’, ‘Jyeshthoputro’ make it to the Indian Panorama

‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’ and ‘Jyeshthoputro’ – two of last year’s Bengali blockbusters have been selected for Indian Panorama section at the 50th International Film Festival of India, Goa. While ‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’ was directed by Srijit Mukherji, Kaushik Ganguly donned the director’s hat for ‘Jyeshthoputro’. Interestingly, this is Kaushik Ganguly’s tenth consecutive Indian Panorama selection at the IFFI, Goa.

‘Jyeshthoputro’ starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, Sudipta Chakrabarty, Gargi Roychowdhury and Damini Beny Bosu in the lead sees Indrajit returning to his native village of Ballavpur after ten long years. He came to the village after receiving the news of his father’s death. He finds a vast change in his village and hence he is not able to relate to the people or the places he used to visit. He understands that time has not only changed the village and the people but he also has changed a lot. The story shows Indrajit’s journey and how he finds himself.

Meanwhile, ‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’ Starring Jisshu Sengupta, Jaya Ahsan, Rudranil Ghosh, Abirban Bhattacharya and Rajnandini Paul among others follows heir to the Bikrampur Estate and one of three princes, Mahendra Kumar Choudhari who is known for his lavish lifestyle and philanderous ways. When he contracts syphilis he is taken to Darjeeling for treatment by his wife Chandrabati Devi. On his way, Mahendra Kumar passes away under mysterious circumstances and is cremated in Darjeeling, following which his brothers inherit Bikrampur Estate. Twelve years later, a Sanyasi, who has a striking resemblance to the supposed dead prince, makes his way to the estate. People begin to take notice of the Sanyasi and news spread that the estate’s lost prince is back. Who is this Sanyasi? Is he really the long-gone prince?