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First Post
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- First Post
Shooting of Bengali film stalled in fresh impasse between directors and technicians
Dey and Bhattacharya said the directors have sought an audience with the Information and Cultural Affairs Secretary on Tuesday to settle the matter. read more In a fresh standoff between a section of directors and technicians belonging to the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India, the shooting of a Bengali film was stalled on Monday as none among the crew turned up at the location in Kolkata. Expressing frustration over the development, director Kinshuk Dey said 85 per cent of the shooting of the film 'Harry Om' had been completed in the past one year amid disruptions and setbacks and only 15 per cent was left. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Though as per the practice we had given 'call time' to everyone - actors and the crew - none of the technicians turned up at the location at Baghajatin area in Jadavpur today. I had the hunch this is going to happen as there was no response when I posted the call time on our WhatsApp group last night,' Dey said. Some of the technicians might have some emergencies, but no alternate names were suggested as is the practice, the director said. Dey was among the 14 Bengali film directors who had filed petitions at the Calcutta High Court on the issue of alleged interference by the Federation in deciding the names and number of technicians in their film projects. The charge was denied by the Federation President Swarup Biswas who accused the directors of insulting the federation and technicians. He said this was not new as the shooting of a feature film by director duo Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy had similarly been affected before a rapprochement could be arrived. Voicing helplessness over the situation, actor-director Anirban Bhattacharya said, 'We asked for some queries only and are yet to get any reply in the past one year. If technicians do not come, it will affect them economically,' he said. Dey and Bhattacharya said the directors have sought an audience with the Information and Cultural Affairs Secretary on Tuesday to settle the matter. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'We will seek the government's guidance and suggestion to wriggle out of the situation,' Bhattacharya added. In the past one year, the shooting of several directors like Srijit Roy and Rahool Mukherjee had suffered temporary setbacks on the same issue before being resolved. Biswas, when contacted, said he had no idea about the disruption of the shooting of Dey's upcoming movie as shootings of countless other feature films, OTT series, and TV soaps were continuing as usual.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Protect Tolly directors' right to profession: HC
Kolkata: The Information and Cultural Affairs (INCA) department's secretary was directed by the on Monday to ensure that the "right to life and business, trade and profession" of the directors is not interfered with. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now If required, the secretary should take help from a jurisdictional police station to ensure the same. In case of any interference or difficulty faced by the directors, they have been asked to report to the secretary, who would take immediate remedial steps. Justice Amrita Sinha gave this order in response to multiple contempt cases filed by a group of . They alleged that despite the court's order on April 3, the (FCTWEI) continued to interfere. One of the directors' advocates submitted, "After the order passed in the writ petition, the situation has become worse. Because of the litigations, there is a vindictive attitude shown towards us. Messages are being flooded on WhatsApp groups and elsewhere. People are making statements that this order has no binding effect. They are not going to listen to this order. Now the situation is even worse." Meanwhile, the state came under fire for not complying with the orders of the court. On April 3, the judge directed the secretary of INCA to consider the issues raised by the directors who approached the court regarding the right to carry out a profession independently. A decision was supposed to be placed by the state, but it was not done. The Senior Standing Counsel representing the state informed that they were going to move an appeal before the division bench challenging the order and are awaiting a certified copy to do the same. To this, Justice Sinha said, "There is an order you have not complied with, and there is no stay order. Somebody's right to life is being infringed, and the state is not taking any step to protect the right of these people. This is what is troubling the court. If the decision is placed, then at least the court will come to know the stand of the state in this impasse which has been created."
