Actor
Ritwick Chakraborty, whose movie
sha Jaoar Majhe" bagged the best debut honour at the 71st Venice Film Festival, says award-winning films have started doing well at the box office.
"That buzz can be translated into box office earnings if audiences can connect. They don't seem to have a mental block about festival winners, not the Indian audience," Ritwick said. "There can be classification among audiences.
Not all audiences are meant for all genre of films. We can't club all them together. But at the same time it is not true that a particular film can't work out for its targetted audience if it is labelled as a festival winner. That is a misnomer," he added.
Also read: 5 films that made Bengal proud at International film festivals Terming it as the golden phase for Bengali film industry, Ritwick said, "From
Anubrata Bhalo Achho to
Asha Jaoar Majhe, there is a buzz among the international film audience about films by new directors in Bengal who are not bound by conventional thoughts. I am happy to be here at this moment," Ritwick said.
Also Read: Asha Jaoar Majhe (Labour of Love) Movie Review He essays the role of Anubrata, an elusive man, in Partha Sen's upcoming film, also starring Swastika Mukherjee in the role of a middle-aged school teacher, his muse. While
Asha Jaoar Majhe is already running to full houses,
Anubrata will open in theatres in August.
The actor has become a favourite for middle of the road movies, be it the Sushmita Sen-starrer
Nirbaak, or
Bheetu or
Anubrata Bhalo Achho? or
Ebar Shabor.
Also Read: Sushmita Sen made sure Ritwick hugged her everyday! "If I am getting roles in our industry now, it's perhaps because the pattern of doing films has changed. The industry first watched me and then accepted me. If you are accepted once you keep getting variegated roles," said the
Shabdo star.