Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Howrah organized a special screening of the recently released Bengali Movie “Konttho” for Cancer Survivors and announced the launch of Laryngectomy Club at INOX, Metropolis, Hiland Park.

The full house screening was preceded by an exclusive interaction with Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon and Deputy Director, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Dr. Sourav Datta, Consultant Head and Neck Onco Surgery, NSH Howrah, Dr. Harsh Dhar, Consultant Head and Neck Onco Surgery, NSH Howrah, Dr. Ashok Kumar Das, HOD, Head and Neck Onco Surgery, B Barooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati along with Mr. Shiboprasad Mukherjee, Mrs. Nandita Roy, the director duo and the star cast consisting of Paoli Dam and Jaya Ahsan. Tushar Debnath also graced the screening. Mr. R. Venkatesh, Regional Director, Narayana Health (East) and Mr. Subhasis Bhattacharya, Facility Director, NH Howrah were also present to address the Media.

The film ‘Konttho’ is a joint venture of Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy and is inspired by the life of Bibhuti Chakraborty, who survived Laryngectomy cancer. Based on his survival, who not only defeats death, but also starts new life almost immediately changed his fate.

The initiative of marking a movie on the struggles and hope of a Laryngetomy cancer patient by Windows production and collaboration of Narayana Superspeciality Hospital will go a long way in raising the awareness of the ills of tobacco and also strengthen the cause of fighting against tobacco.