“I and Kheyali had a cold phase and it is during those times that I used to scribble down these stories. So in a way, the cold phase has helped me in bringing out the best in me” said actor Arindam Ganguly at the book launch of his book Abhinaba Arindam.

The book consists of twenty five short stories which the actor has penned down over so many years.

The book was launched in the presence of Kheyali Dastidar, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Tridib Chatterjee and Prosenjit Chatterjee.

“Whenever I write a book, Tridib da always asks me whether Arindam has gone through it. If he gives it a green signal, only then Tridib da is satisfied that I have done a good job. Just imagine my situation” said Kheyali Dastidar.

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty had not read the book so he did not say anything about the book. “I will like to say something about the talented individual that Arindam is. He is an actor, a lyricist, a theatre personality and so many other things. I still remember I was acting in one of the plays written by him. I spoke an extra dialogue and he immediately made a song out of it. He is an amazing and talented personality” said the actor.

Prosenjit Chatterjee who is the childhood friend of Arindam Ganguly spoke at length about the dedication and hard work that Arindam puts in his work. So he was very sure that the book will be a labour of his hard work and he wished the actor all the best for his new stint as an author.

He also asked the publisher to bring out an anthology of plays written by Arindam Ganguly.

The book by Arindam Ganguly is readily available at leading book stores.

Priyanka Dutta