Filmmaker Mrinal Sen and actor Chanchal Chowdhury in signature Mrinal Sen look.
Filmmaker Mrinal Sen and actor Chanchal Chowdhury in signature Mrinal Sen look.
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Chanchal or Mrinal Sen? First look stuns everyone

Entertainment Desk

This year marks the birth centenary of legendary Indian filmmaker Mrinal Sen. To pay tribute to him, filmmaker Srijit Mukherji is making a movie 'Padatik' based on stories of the late director's life and his times.

Renowned actor Chanchal Chowdhury is playing the role of Mrinal Sen in the movie. Two days ago, legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan himself wished the filmmaker and Chanchal Chowdhury all the best.

Earlier, when a poster of the movie was released, the audience was awestruck to see Chanchal in the look of Mrinal Sen. Now the first look of several other characters of the movie has been revealed.

Producer of the film Firdausul Hasan posted the pictures on Facebook, where Chanchal was seen as Mrinal Sen at different ages, which stunned many viewers. Many have said that they couldn’t differentiate which one’s Mrinal Sen and which one’s Chanchal Chowdhury.

This picture has been the centre of discussion. Here Chanchal Chowdhury is seen sporting the signature look of Mrinal Sen. Clad in a white Punjabi with those signature thick-framed black pair of glasses, he’s seen holding a cigarette between his fingers.
‘Padatik’ will shed a light on Mrinal Sen’s personal life alongside telling stories about his filmmaking career.
Chanchal Chowdhury is seen in a much older look in this photo. Fans have liked the gray-haired look with bald spot in the front as well.
Korak Samanta will be seen playing the younger version of Mrinal Sen's son Kunal Sen in the movie.
Samrat Chakrabarti will play the older and present-day version of Kunal Sen.
Monami Ghosh as Mrinal Sen's wife Geeta Sen.
Producer of the film posted side by side pictures of the real person and their characters from the movie on Facebook. This enthralled audience as well as some of the film makers. For instance film director Arindam Sil wrote, 'Awesome look.' He also praised the makeup artist Somnath Kundu.
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