The costliest film from southern soil was the Rajnikanth starrer Endhiran, with a Rs 150-crore budget, 10 times the cost of Chander Pahar. Movies from the south Indian market are obviously at the front. However, when pitted against other regional films, the Bangla film industry has some ground to cover. Our own culture is so rich that we can make such films which would cater to a national audience as well,” he said. “It shows we don’t have to look outside for stories. Mahesh Ramanathan, chief operations officer of Reliance Entertainment, which has co-produced Bengali film Boss with popular actor Jeet, said this was a positive sign for the sector. SVF, to its credit, has films on a larger scale such as Raincoat, Memories in March and Chokher Bali. The average cost of making a Bengali film is Rs 2-3 crore and has most of the revenue from single-screen theatres. The audience reception shows such films have a market outside the state,” he said. I was impressed when I first saw the trailer. “This is a stepping stone for Bengali films and opens a new horizon for these. The audience, he said, were curious about the story being played out as a movie for the first time and actor Dev as the lead for such an unprecedented role in his career.Īccording to film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the non-Bangla audience also received the film positively. With a ratio of 40:60, the film has gone down well with both rural and urban audience,” Mohta said. “ Chander Pahar is doing extremely well in districts and multiplexes and standalone theatres in cities. On Friday, it will hit screens in America, too. The film is about a young Bengali man’s adventures in Africa in the years 1909-1910.īuoyed by its success, Shrikant Mohta, co-founder of SVF, told Business Standard it was planned to release the movie in South Africa. The average cost to make a Bengali film is Rs 2-3 croreĬhander Pahar is also the first Bengali film to be shot in Africa extensively half the budget was allocated for shooting there. Half the total budget was allocated for shooting in AfricaĪnalysts feel this can open a new horizon for Bengali films The film has done well in both rural and urban areas Chander Pahar is expected to break even this week (fourth week since release)įilm set to be released in the US and South Africa as well.In this case, SVF was the studio and distributor for the film. The previous such big-budget Bangla film was Mishawr Rahashyo, made for Rs 7 crore. For next week, it can well be on its way to profits. Produced by Shree Venkatesh Films (SVF), one of the biggest production houses in Bengal, it is expected to break even by the end of the current week (the fourth since release).
To the surprise of many, the film has managed to please a national audience, and ticket sales indicate a longer run.
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