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Invocation of Srijit’s ‘Uma’; trailer touched netizens

Kolkata, Apr 28(UNI) The official trailer of ‘Uma’, an upcoming Srijit Mukherji film was released amidst festive celebrations at Shobhabazaar Rajbari here this evening. The cast and crew of the film were present while the ambience was of a traditional ‘zamindar’ house Durga Puja.

The guests were welcomed by’diya-tika’ and conch shells, while Birendra Krishna Bhadra s Mahalaya song resonated in the background. Dhaki players and female Dhunuchi dancers amplified the atmosphere with their performance.

This is the first of its kind trailer launch of a Bengali film. This was succeeded by director Srijit Mukherji unveiling the trailer in the presence of Jisshu U Sengupta, Sara Sengupta, Sayantika Banerjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Anirban Bhattacharya, Nilanjana, Ambarish and others.

The trailer starts off with little Uma sprinting in traditional attire while her father Himadri played by Jisshu Sengupta trying to catch up with her. It gives us a foray into the world of the vibrant Uma, a young girl who is full of life yet unfortunately fighting a terminal disease and her helpless father striving hard to make his daughter’s dream come true of celebrating Durga Puja.

The film is inspired from the true story of Evan Leversage, the Canadian boy suffering from cancer and for whom his village of St. George, Ontario came together to celebrate Christmas much ahead of the actual festival.

Srijit said, “Uma is a film which is very close to my heart and so is Sara, who would be entering this industry with my venture.”

Mahendra Soni, Co Founder and Director, SVF, is very optimistic about the reception of the film said, “Uma shows the emotions and values that every family connects with and strike a chord. We are also proud to introduce Sara, the beloved daughter of Nilarıjana and Jisshu Sengupta through our film. We wish her all the success.”

Jisshu Sengupta and Sara Sengupta, has already been recognised by New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) 2018, London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) 2018, India Film Festival of Alberta (IFFA) 2018, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2018, Reelworld Film Festival Toronto 2018 and Habitat Film Festival New Delhi 2018. The film is scheduled to release on June 1 next.