Sabitri Chatterjee in film based on folk art form Jhumur.

Sabitri Chatterjee, who did a cameo in Hemlock Society and is currently shooting for Sudipto Chattopadhyay���s Highway in Darjeeling, has been roped in by her grandson Anindya Chatterjee for a flick. In a first, Sanjay of Brahmakhyapa is scoring for the film.
The yet-untitled film focuses on jhumur, a folk art form, which is battling an existential crisis, and stars Samadarshi Dutta, Sohini Sarkar, Sourav Chakraborty, Parthasarathi Das and Taju in key roles.Veteran jhumur artiste Kuchil Mukherjee is an intergral part of the film. Says Anindya, ���I���ll not be able to divulge much details about the film but you can say, Dida (Sabitri) plays the role of a narrator. Manoj Rungta has helped me put the project together.���
Though it���s Anindya���s debut movie, he has made telefilms earlier. Ask him if working with the legendary actress was an obvious choice and he says, ���Dida is my father���s aunt and as a child, I had spent a lot of time at her place. When I approached her for the role, she was indeed very surprised.��� About Sanjay, the director adds, ���Apart from being a talented musician, he also has a folk background. I wanted him to take up this film.���
Sanjay too is excited about his debut as a composer. ���There will be darbari jhumur. For the urban sound, Rupam will be singing a rock-blues number,��� he says.