Satyajit Ray's Short Story 'Golpoboliye Tarini Khuro' To Be Adapted Into Hindi Film

Every cinephile and literary connoisseur is aware of the great contributions made by Bengali storytelling genius, filmmaker Satyajit Ray. His short story, Golpoboliye Tarini Khuro will now be adapted into a Hindi film. The Hindi film titled The Storyteller will be helmed by National Award-winning director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan and will feature seasoned actors like Paresh Rawal, Adil Hussain, Revathy and Tannishtha Chatterjee.

The Bengali short story is one among the series of stories that Ray wrote based on the character Tarini Khuro. The short story Golpoboliye Tarini Khuro addresses concepts of plagiarism and originality. Ray raised the question—Who is more important: the story or the storyteller—through this short story.

Golpoboliye Tarini Khuro Adaptation

The film will be backed by Jio Studios; they took to Twitter to announce the film and also shared the first look which showed Paresh Rawal and Adil Hussain standing on two different floors of a heritage building.

They captioned the photo, “Poised to evoke fresh nostalgia in Ray’s legion of fans! Jio Studios in association with Purpose Entertainment and Quest Films announces #TheStoryteller, Ananth Mahadevan’s retelling of Satyajit Ray’s short story #GolpoBoloTariniKhuro in Hindi.”

Ananth Mahadevan, sharing his thoughts on the adaptation, said, “As part of the celebrations around the life and work of the legend Satyajit Ray, we are very happy and honoured to share our own humble homage to the master storyteller.”

He added, “The Storyteller, a timeless fable, explores the mindset of people who exploit and are exploited. Ray’s subtle treatment of the subject makes one smile at what is, in fact, a revenge story. An amalgamation of wit, drama, and even suspense, the film is an attempt to bring Ray to a generation that has only heard about him or been occasionally exposed to his collection.”

Reportedly, Kolkata-based Indian producer-director Aritra Sen’s Roadshow Films and Los Angeles-based British writer-director Alex Harvey’s Big Bazaar Films are set to produce two films which take their inspiration from Ray’s life and work.

They will be producing a feature film Prantik inspired by The Adversary and a feature documentary Forest of Humans which will explore Ray’s creative fascination with Kolkata. The directors were quoted as saying, “In addition to Prantik and Forest of Humans we’re also planning a period film called Niru, set in the Calcutta of the 1880s, at the height of the Raj, and based on Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House.”

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