���Now Siddhartha Sankar Ray aka Sidhu, the frontman for
Cactus, has made his directional debut with short film
Haat Baralei Bondhu (Haabaab).
The premier of the film, based on the Supreme Court re-criminalizing gay sex under Section 377 of IPC, was held recently.
Aparajita Ghosh,
Tanisha De,
Shoumo Banerjee and
Samannay Saha were part of the cast. ���This short film is basically an attempt to assess if I can at all direct a film,��� Sidhu said.
Singer-director Anindya Chattopadhyay, Gabu, Rupam and other members of the Bangla band fraternity were present at the event.