Raima Sen, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, Aarti Bajaj Team on Parno Mittra’s Producing Debut ‘The Music Teacher’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Acclaimed Bengali cinema actor Parno Mittra is stepping behind the camera as a producer for the first time with “The Music Teacher,” a British-Indian...
Key points
- Acclaimed Bengali cinema actor Parno Mittra is stepping behind the camera as a producer for the first time with “The Music Teacher,” a British-Indian short film starring Raima Sen that begins principal photography this month in Kolkata.
- The project is co-produced by Tabernacle Street Films (U.K.) and Unscripted Co (India), the production banner Mittra is launching with this film.
- Written and directed by Shrimoyee Chakraborty, “The Music Teacher” is her first Bengali narrative film, following her documentary “Spirit of the Wildflower” and her work as creator and presenter of “India Bites.” Chakraborty also produces for Tabernacle Street Films, alongside Mittra’s producing role for Unscripted Co.
- Popular on Variety Inspired by Chakraborty’s mother, “The Music Teacher” is set in North Kolkata and centers on a young man struggling with depression who finds a path back to life through a teacher of Rabindra Sangeet, the genre of songs composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore that remains central to Bengali culture.
What happened
Acclaimed Bengali cinema actor Parno Mittra is stepping behind the camera as a producer for the first time with “The Music Teacher,” a British-Indian short film starring Raima Sen that begins principal photography this month in Kolkata. The project is co-produced by Tabernacle Street Films (U.K.) and Unscripted Co (India), the production banner Mittra is launching with this film. Written and directed by Shrimoyee Chakraborty, “The Music Teacher” is her first Bengali narrative film, following her documentary “Spirit of the Wildflower” and her work as creator and presenter of “India Bites.” Chakraborty also produces for Tabernacle Street Films, alongside Mittra’s producing role for Unscripted Co. Popular on Variety Inspired by Chakraborty’s mother, “The Music Teacher” is set in North Kolkata and centers on a young man struggling with depression who finds a path back to life through a teacher of Rabindra Sangeet, the genre of songs composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore that remains central to Bengali culture. Mittra has spent more than two decades building a career as one of Bengali cinema’s most established actors, with credits including “Doob (No Bed of Roses),”...