Bengal’s Leading Filmmaker on Politics and Art

One of the top film directors in Bengali cinema, Shiboprasad Mukherjee speaks to The Quint on Art and Politcs. (Photo: The Quint)

Shiboprasad Mukherjee’s last film Bela Seshe was a critical and commercial success. It is going to be remade in several languages, with Amitabh Bachchan expressing an interest in making it in Hindi.

But what does the director think about the image of Bengal as a stagnant state? The Quint spoke to Shibi da to find out what the artists of Bengal think of its politics and economy.