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Tolly filmmaker Srijit Mukherji on Vinci Da’s success and his upcoming sports biopic

Acclaimed filmmaker Srijit Mukherji is back in his elements, it appears. The accomplished storyteller, whose first film of the year, Shah Jahan Regency did average business has hit the bullseye again with his second release, on April 12, Vinci Da. Made on a shoe-string budget of less than `1 crore, this film had a bumper first week with all theatres going full house. Having a nonstar cast featuring Rudranil Ghosh, Ritwik Chakraborty and Sohini Sarkar, the thriller’s gripping plot is what took it ahead of another much-anticipated film, national award-winning director Churni Ganguly’s Tarikh, which also released on the same day.

Besides, Vinci Da also had Goliaths like Kalank and Captain Marvel to take on. A week away from completing a month, the movie is one of the bumper hits this year so far, along with Bhobishyoter Bhoot and Mukherjee Dar Bou. But Srijit is already past the euphoria, and busy preparing for the shooting of his upcoming movies, Kakababu and Gumnaami. Also, preparations are on for his first-ever sports movie, based on the life of heptathlete Swapna Burman. The director takes time out for a quick chat on the success of Vinci Da, his future projects and, of course, his love life, which is always up for speculation. Excerpts from the interview:…Click here to read the full story