Anik Dutta's 'Borunbabur Bondhu’ to be screened at Indian Film Festival Of Cincinnati

The film was running in various single screens and multiplexes across West Bengal prior to the anti-Covid-19 lockdown.

The film stars acting legend Soumitra Chattopadhyay in the lead role.

Dutta commented, "I got a mail from Uma Da Cunha, the festival curator on Wednesday stating that the nomination for ‘Borunbabur Bondhu’ has been accepted by its Executive Director.

"I would like to congratulate each and every member of the team. We got an overwhelming response from the audience here in Kolkata and I hope other audiences would like it too."

Apart from Chattopadhyay, the film stars Madhabi Mukherjee, Paran Bandopadhyay, Kaushik Sen, Ritwick Chakraborty, Arpita Chatterjee, Sreelekha Mitra, Bidipta Chakraborty, Barun Chanda, Aloananda Roy, Debolina Dutta, Chandreyee Ghosh and Samantok Dyuti Mitra among others.

Nispal Singh, director of Surinder Films, said, “We are happy to know that ‘Borunbabur Bondhu’ is now going to be screened in the Indian Film Festival Of Cincinnati. The film is full of power-packed performances by some brilliant actors spearheaded by the living legend Soumitra Chattopadhyay that have gained accolades from the critics.

"The audience response too has been very encouraging. I would like to congratulate everyone associated with the film."

Earlier it was screened at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival and Third Eye Asian Film Festival, Mumbai.