- true to the roots
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Published 31.01.03, 12:00 AM
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| Kanan Debi had played Mejdidi exactly 50 years ago. Now, Debashree Roy has slipped into the role, under the direction of Santimoy Bandopadhyay. “Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay holds a special place in the hearts of Bengali women. Unfortunately, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas distorted the classic for commercial purposes. I hope this film revives the tradition of Bengali cinema drawn from our literature,” says Debashree. Picture by Aranya Sen |
