After gaining success with Dwitiyo Purush in 2020, director Srijit Mukherji is all set to join hands with SVF again for his upcoming new age romantic drama titled ‘X=Prem’. SVF has released the announcement poster today on its social media platforms.

The film’s cast consists of Anindya Sengupta, Shruti Das, Arjun Chakraborty, and Madhurima Basak in pivotal roles. X=Prem marks the debut of Anindya and Shruti as actors, Arjun and Madhurima will be seen to work with Srijit Mukherji for the first time.

The film deals with the story of a couple, Khilat – a software engineer, and Joyee. They go through various challenges and turmoil of life from an unexpected turn of events. With their eternal love and support for each other, they are determined to face any and all problems that life has thrown them into. The movie shows how they overcome the challenges through scientific methods and how the power of love can solve any and all adversaries in one’s life.

Srijit Mukherji said that he has been getting huge requests from the audience for trying his hands on the romantic genre. X=Prem is a new age romantic film that will reflect the beautiful shades of college romance in a different serving.

Positive about working with Srijit Mukherji for the first time, Madhurima Basak said that Srijit Mukherji has been an all-time favorite director of mine. Getting to be directed by him is a huge deal for the actress.

Arjun Chakraborty said that he really liked the script of the film and he has a very interesting character to play. The actor also felt that this kind of romance has not been seen in Bengali films before.

The shooting of the film is likely to start from 2^nd July 2021.

Priyanka Dutta