26 years later, he returns to a changed world: Srijit Mukherji’s Winkle Twinkle trailer sparks political intrigue

The event was attended by lead cast Ritwick Chakraborty, Angana Roy, Anashua Majumdar apart from the members of the music team.

Based on Bratya Basu's stage play, Winkle Twinkle's plot follows a man, Sabyasachi Sen, played by Ritwick, a revolutionary activist of 1976, who suddenly disappears from the face of the earth.

Coming back in 2002, he sees his own son supporting ideologies his own father fought again.

The film explores themes of generational dynamics, political upheaval and ideological differences.

The 'Winkle Twinkle' team at the trailer launch. Photo: PR Team

Speaking to IBNS, Ritwick Chakraborty said, “It’s a very famous drama written by Bratya Basu in 2002. It focuses on the conflict of two political ideologies, atmospherically placed within the family dynamic of a father and son. A man whom I am playing, Sabyasachi Sen, comes back suddenly after being missing for 26 years.

“He believes he has slept for all these years, and he seems not to have aged a day. And now he has to accept the change in the political and social environment that surrounds him.”

“This movie depicts a political environment; we need young audiences who are politically aware of what’s going on in their nation and educated, and that is where Jadavpur University shines,” he added.

Speaking on the choice of venue for the trailer launch, Srijit said, “My earliest cinematic memory from Jadavpur University’s Open Air Theatre was me assisting Anjan Dutt in Madly Bangalee, whose climax concert was shot right here.

“The long-standing thing in Jadavpur has been an awareness of political conditions and to resist any unjust situation. Even though I am a student of Presidency University, it had to be Jadavpur University for the trailer launch without a doubt.”

(L-R) Anashua Majumdar, Angana Roy and Ritwick Chakraborty at the trailer launch. Photo: PR Team

Angana Roy, playing the character of Indrani, spoke on the challenges of creative freedom and censorship in Indian cinema.

She told IBNS, “It’s really sad when cinema as a whole is treated that has to go with the norms of society. I have been part of films where the censor board has actually censored so much that the main objective of the film was lost.”

She talked about the struggles of the censor board and how Indian audiences should be allowed to decide what they are comfortable watching on their screens.

The film will be released in theatres on September 4.

(Reporting by Swastik Sarkar, Photos by PR Team)