Prosenjit as Bhupen Hazarika in Kalpana Lajmi film

She was 17 and he was 45 when they first met. And now, over four decades after she got to know Bhupen Hazarika, Kalpana Lajmi is ready to make a film on the departed legend. The buzz is that Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee will star as Hazarika.
The film, a trilingual project, has been tentatively titled The Tempest in English, Kal Boishakhi in Bengali and Dhumuha in Assamese.“Yes, Prosenjit is playing Bhupen Hazarika. Tell me, who better than him to bring alive Bhupenda’s dynamic character on screen? In fact, it was a mutual decision he and I took after he heard I was making this biopic. Bhupenda was a very romantic man and only Prosenjit can bring that alive. As of now I don’t know who will play my character, preferably someone from western India,” said Lajmi, Hazarika’s companion for over 40 years. The Assamese maestro, remembered for his score in films like Rudaali, passed away in November 5, 2011.

Lajmi says the film will be a biopic seen through the prism of her relationship with Hazarika. “For the whole of 2013, we were busy jotting down my memories. The final script will be readied now,” informed Kalpana.
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Prosenjit is happy that Lajmi has considered him for the coveted role. “It is a huge honour. Whatever time I get, I read up on the master," he smiled.
The film will be shot in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam and New York. With Santosh Sivan as the DoP, the film is slated to go on the floors in the second half of the year.
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