A near three-minute trailer for Proshoon Rahmaan-directed film Priyo Satyajit was released on 23 April, on the 31st death anniversary of filmmaker Satyajit Ray on the Youtube channel of Imation Creator and the official Facebook page of the film. Directed by Proshoon Rahman and produced by Imitation Creator, Priyo Satyajit is a tribute film to Ray.
Priyo Satyajit revolves around three filmmakers of three generations. Among the three, the first is Satyajit Ray. The two others are senior filmmaker Asif Mahmud and young filmmaker Aparajita Haque.
The film’s shooting took place in Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in the village Moshua, villages in Kishoreganj, Old Dhaka and others.
Priyo Satyajit stars Ahmed Rubel and Moutushi Biswas in lead roles. The film also stars Sangeeta Chowdhury, Sayed Babu, Labonno Chowdhury, Pankaj Majumder, Ehsanul Haque, Nusrat Jahan Nodi, Abir and others. The film received an uncut censor certificate on April 20, 2022.
Priyo Satyajit had its international premiere at the South Asian Film Festival in Canada and European premiere at the Florence International Film Festival in Italy in 2022.
The film had its national premiere at the Dhaka International Film Festival in January this year.
Priyo Satyajit has been written by Proshoon Rahmaan and produced by Imation Creator.
‘We made the film marking the birth centenary of Satyajit Ray. We are looking forward to releasing the film in local cinemas and OTT platforms soon,’ said Proshoon Rahmaan.
