Weekly roundup: Tollywood's top stories from this week

If you have missed the exciting news, gossip or latest developments that have rocked Bengali cinema this week, here is a weekly roundup for you. Take a look:

Weekly Roundup: Here’s what made headline this week in Tollywood

Fans are eagerly waiting to see Madhumita Sarcar and Vikram Chatterjee pairing up for their next film ‘Kuler Achaar’, especially their onscreen chemistry. This Sudeep Das directorial will see the two pairing up for the first time. Now we know Vikram has completed his dubbing part as the film gears up for a theatrical release this summer. ‘Kuler Achaar’ is a story revolving around the willingness of a lady to keep her maiden surname and the comedic yet poignant complexities that revolve around the idea. Madhumita returns to the big screen to tell the story of Mithi, a young woman who is determined to not change her surname after marriage. Vikram Chatterjee will be seen playing the role of Pritam who is Mithi’s supportive and liberal husband.

The release of Arindam Sil directed ‘Mayakumari’ got postponed on multiple occasions due to the pandemic. Now, after much delay this period piece, also a tribute to Bengali cinema, is releasing in theatres on June 17. The film marks Rituparna Sengupta’s first collaboration with Arindam Sil. It also stars Abir Chatterjee, Rajatava Dutta, Arunima Ghosh, Sourav Das, Anindita Basu, Indrasish Roy in pivotal roles. The plot of the film revolves around Mayakumari (Rituparna) and Kanan Kumar (Abir) who formed a hit pair of 1940’s Bengali cinema.

After Arindam Sil’s ‘Iskaboner Bibi’, Trina Saha has bagged yet another meaty role in Srijit Mukherji’s much-anticipated ‘Loho Gouranger Naam Re’. The popular TV actress will be seen opposite Parambrata Chattopadhyay who plays the titular role of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Trina will play Shri Chaitanya’s wife Lakshmipriya. This is surely a huge break for the talented actress. Meanwhile, Parambrata will also lend his voice to the kirtan renditions by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Believe it or not, Uttam Kumar is all set to make his presence felt in a large portion of Srijit Mukherji’s next, ‘Oti Uttam’. He will be seen as one of the lead characters along with Anindya Sengupta and Gourab Chatterjee. In a VFX marvel, the director aims at recreating Uttam Kumar’s character, dialogue and presence as real as possible. Now, the film has locked its release date, but cine buffs will have to wait a bit more since it will hit the big screens on December 20 ahead of Christmas. While Roshni Bhattacharya will debut on the big screen with this film, Laboni Sarkar and Shubhashish Mukherjee will also be seen in pivotal characters.

Veteran actor Paresh Rawal was spotted near Lake Market in south Kolkata on Saturday shooting for an upcoming Hindi film. The shooting schedule was kept a secret to stay away from the media glare but the moment locals recognized the popular actor hundreds of them swelled to watch the acting powerhouse.

The new look he sported was quite an interesting one. With grey stubble, black-rimmed spectacles and a maroon kurta, Paresh Rawal looked every bit ‘aam admi’. However, it’s not yet clear which film he was shooting for but actor-director Ananth Mahadevan’s presence on the set suggests that it might be the long-delayed project titled ‘The Storyteller’. ‘The Storyteller’, in Bengali originally titled ‘Golpo Boliye Tarini Khuro’ — is a popular story among the 15 adventures of Satyajit Ray’s iconic creation ‘Tarini Khuro’.

Ahead of the release of his upcoming film ‘Raavan’, Jeet has announced his next film. He took to his Instagram handle to share the mahurat pictures from his next film titled ‘Chengiz’. As expected Jeet will be seen in the lead alongside ‘Premtame’ fame Susmita Chatterjee who has become quite a popular face these days after her debut film. Seasoned actor Shataf Figar is also playing a key role in the film. Rajesh Gangopadhyay will direct it. The film is set in 90s Kolkata and some significant incidents from that time frame will be shown in the film. If all goes according to plan, the shoot will start within a week and the film will be shot in and around Kolkata.