Basu Chatterjee - A Manzil Of Memories

It was the last part of 60s when a gentleman made a feature film 'Sara
Aakash' in Bollywood. He was Basu Chatterjee - the filmmaker for the
common man, of the middle class. The hopes, happiness, joy, sorrow,
aspirations, achievements of salaried middle class depicted Basuda in
his films and the common cinegoers identified with them. His heroes
were most ordinary in the story and the heroines were next-door-girls.
Basuda made so many successful films became popular and it was not so
easy to make such films at that time of heroism.

A unique and imaginative exhibition on Basu Chatterjee was inaugurated
by Basuda himself on 26 April, 2014 in Kolkata named 'Basu Chatterjee
- A Manzil Of Memories'. The posters of his films, publicity booklet,
still of his films and TV serials, DVD, Lobby Cards, 2 hand-written
manuscripts and print of his various films on ceramic tiles would be
exhibited there. Moreover, 16 LP records of his film songs will also
be exhibited there. This kind of exhibition was never happened before
in the country.

The exhibition will run from 26 April to 2 May, 2014 at Weaver's
Studio between 4 pm and 8:30 pm.

--
A. B.

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