A press conference of the upcoming Bengali film Basu Poribar was organized recently in the presence of the cast and crew of the film.

The trailer of the film was unveiled at the meet.

The story revolves around the Bose family who lives in Kolkata. Mr and Mrs Bose is an old couple and they are celebrating their 50^th marriage anniversary at their ancestral zamindar home at Midnapore. Their son and daughter in law who live in the US have flown down for the occasion and so has their daughter from Bombay. Other close relatives are also invited for the celebration. Mr Bose’s brother’s son and his mother have come from Haldia and also his elder sister’s son and daughter in law. A childhood friend of Mr Bose has also come for the celebrations.

There is cake cutting and Mr and Mrs Bose talk about their past life- their married life for 50 years. We come to know the basic bonding which constitutes marriage. But soon as the evening progresses we get to know of the fissures in the relationships of all the characters. What starts as a happy get together turns rather eventful with some family secrets revealed in the process. What happens next?

Aparna Sen and Soumitra Chatterjee will be seen as a couple and the duo will be seen together in a film after seventeen years. Aparna Sen said “Whenever Soumitra Chatterjee is in a film, I get to learn so much from him. The coinage of terms like working together after so long time is a new thing. But it is always a pleasure to work with him”.

Soumitra Chatterjee also praised his co-actor and spoke highly about her acting capabilities.

Sreenanda Shankar who is making her debut in Bengali films with Basu Poribar mentioned that her character was a dignified one and she could not have asked for a better role for her debut film.

The film is directed by Suman Ghosh and is eyeing for release soon.

Priyanka Dutta