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Sharmila Tagore in Suman Ghosh’s Berlin EFM Indian Title ‘Puratawn,’ First Look Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
Prolific filmmaker Suman Ghosh has unveiled the first look for his new film 'Puratawn' ('Ancient'), starring veteran Indian actor Sharmila Tagore.
Ghosh is a festival veteran with 2011’s “Nobel Thief,” 2012’s “Uncle Shyamal Turns off the Lights,” 2015’s “Peace Haven,” 2016’s “Mi Amor,” 2019’s “Aadhaar” and 2023’s “Scavenger of Dreams” all premiering at Busan and 2024 documentary “Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen” at Rotterdam. Tagore, who is considered a national treasure of Indian cinema, debuted with Satyajit Ray’s “The World of Apu” (1959) and went on to star in his “The Goddess” (1960), “The Hero” (1966), “Days and Nights in the Forest” (1970) and “Company Limited” (1971). “Puratawn” includes Ghosh’s frequent collaborators Ravi Kiran Ayyagari (“Scavenger of Dreams”) as DoP and production designer Angelica Monica Bhowmick (Netflix’s “Trial by Fire”) as associate director.
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