Beat the Covid blues as we share with you an important piece of information. After a seven years gap, Addatimes is back with a web-series on Feluda. The new web-series is titled Feluda Ferot and two popular stories namely Chhinnomostar Abhishap and Jawto Kando Kathmandute will be part of this series.

The trailer of the series was launched in the presence of director Srijit Mukherji, Sourav Ganguly, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Anirban Chakraborty, Rajiv Mehra, Joy Sarkar, Poulami Das, and others.

Tota Roy Chowdhury will be seen in the role of Feluda while Anirban Chakraborty will be seen in the role of Jatayu or Lalmohan Ganguly. Kalpan Mitra will be seen in the role of Topse.

“I had worked in a Feluda film Tintorettor Jishu and I was amazed at the adulation that Benu da (Sabyasachi Chakraborty) received for the role of Feluda. I so wanted to play the role of Feluda. This was one dream role that I wanted to act in. Srijit had said many years ago that if he ever made a film on Feluda, I would be cast in the role of the detective. And he kept his promise. I am so very excited about it” said Tota Roy Chowdhury.

Anirban Chakraborty who plays the role of Lalmohan Ganguly said “Yes, there is a little pressure on me as the earlier actors had portrayed this character so well. However, I have decided not to take the extra stress as that would not solve any problem. Hence, I have just followed the advice of the director and portrayed the character”.

Srijit Mukherji thanked Rajiv Mehra for never compromising on the quality of the web-series. “I am thankful that they never asked me to compromise on the locations or the look of the project. We have shot in real locations and it has been a fantastic experience shooting this web-series” said the director.

Rajiv Mehra, Managing Director of Addatimes said that he felt that the Feluda series Parambrata directed was good but missed some elements. Those missing elements will be fulfilled with this series.

The music of the web-series has been composed by Joy Sarkar. “It was a dream come true situation for me. I did not feel pressured when composing the music. Instead, I was very happy that I received the chance to compose the music. Ray’s films are also known for the great music and to get a chance to compose music for Feluda web-series was a huge opportunity for me” said the music director.

Sourav Ganguly wished the team all the best and said that he could understand the immense pressure that the actors felt. “I know my audience will compare them with the earlier actors who have portrayed the characters. But I think it is better to continue doing the job in their own way and not think about what others want to say or feel” said Sourav Ganguly.

Sabyasachi Chakraborty said “My age has grown and the actors who have played Topse with me gradually decreased in age. This was a funny situation. However, playing Feluda is a great opportunity for any actor. And I am glad I got the chance”.

The cinematography has been done by Supriyo Dutta while the costume design has been done by Srabani Das.

Kharaj Mukherjee, Bharat Kaul will be seen in important roles in Jawto Kando Kathmandute. Dhritiman Chatterjee, Rishi Kaushik, Poulami Das will be seen in important roles in Chinnomostar Abhishap.

The web-series will release on Christmas.

Priyanka Dutta