ABP Studios' historical docu-series
‘Mukhyamantri’ premieres exclusively on Hoichoi
Kolkata,
26th February 2022: ABP Studios’ produced docu-series – ‘Mukhyamantri’ premiered
on the Bengali on-demand video streaming platform – Hoichoi on 25th February 2022. The docu-series is skillfully directed by the famous Bengali director –
Indranil Roychowdhury. With an eye for detail, he has woven this series with
immense courage and coherence. The docu-series is presented by Pratik Dutta and
Shaoli Chattopadhyay.
Through this docu-series,
ABP Studios aims at introducing the layman to the effervescent landscape of
Bengal politics. It's a way of analyzing Bengal's modern political history
through the eyes of the state's eight Chief Ministers.
ABP Studios
explains that many of the difficulties that characterize modern-day West Bengal
are entrenched in the recent and distant past in ways that we rarely
comprehend. While the common man tries to understand it through the lens of
daily news, they rarely obtain a clear picture of the events that led to
today's difficulties and challenges. Hence, an in-depth examination and
dissection of Bengal’s former and current political environment becomes
important to navigate through the intriguing events that took place over the
years, which led to the formation of the mighty West Bengal as we know it
today.
Indranil
Roychowdhury has produced and directed multiple award-winning films over a
period of 25 years of his career. His renowned production company Flipbook
produced Indranil’s first full-length feature film Phoring in the year 2013.
The film went on to be awarded the Best Work In Progress project In FilmBazar
Goa, The Vincent Ward Prize, in the Asian New Talents Awards in the Shanghai
International Film Festival. Moreover, his noteworthy work includes – ‘Tapanbabu’, ‘Ekti Bangali Bhooter Goppo’,
‘Bhalobashar Shohor’ and ‘The Lovely
Mrs. Mukherjee.’
Furthermore, ABP
Studios is also collaborating with emerging national and international talent,
as well as National Award-winning writers and filmmakers, to realize their
larger aim of bringing local stories to a worldwide audience. They are also
excited about developing and presenting content from its recent acquisitions in
adventure, horror, and crime drama genres.
Commenting on the
release, Zulfia Waris, Business Head,
ABP Studios, said ‘We are
thrilled to have forayed into Bengal with our very first docu-series. It's
a never-before-told story about the history of West Bengal told
through the tenures of each of its illustrious chief ministers. We are
committed to using our rich 100-year-old archive of stories not just
nationally but internationally as well. Mukhyamantri marks the first of
many shows that ABP Studios will produce in the future that have its roots in
the state.’
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