The special screening of the Bengali film Magic Pen took place recently at Radha Studio in the august presence of the cast and crew of the film.

A young girl and her mentally ill mother reside in an old zamindar home at the center of the narrative. She is constantly disturbed by a mischievous boy from the neighborhood who wakes her up every morning just as she is starting to dream. The girl loses her dreams every day as a result of his persistent harassment.

Disappointed, the girl sits by the edge of a forest one day after failing to capture the boy once more. She finds an enigmatic magic pen there. She gradually comes to understand that everything she sketches with the pen begins to come to life.

She never utilizes her extraordinary power for personal gain, though. Rather, she devotes her life to serving others. This begs the question of why she was the only one who saw the magic pen. Will she ever consider making a change in her own life? Can she recover what she has lost with the aid of this magical power?

The cast of the film includes Arun Banerjee, Sanjib Sarkar, Subrata Guha Roy, Noor Islam, Ananya Biswas, Sucharita Manna, Arindam Bhattacharya, and others.

The music of the film has been composed by Amit Ghosh. The songs have been sung by Sandipan Mukherjee, Mitas Bhattacharya, Souvik Chatterjee, Sayantan Dutta, and Monisha.

Magic Pen, a distinctive Bengali film currently playing in theaters, combines aspirations, hardship, and selfless humanity. It is currently being screened at Padmashree Cinema Hall (Jadavpur) and Alochona Cinema Hall (Nabadwip), with another special screening coming soon at Nandan.

Priyanka Dutta