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After the success of Cakewalk, starring Esha Deol, the journalist cum author turned director Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s second feature A Tribute to Rituparno Ghosh ‘Season’s Greetings’ will premiere on ZEE5 post-Diwali. The highlight of the film is that it marks the debut of Jaan Kumar Sanu, son of Bollywood playback singer Kumar Sanu and also features Sayani Palit, according to Television Post, the 47-minute short Hindi feature marks the comeback of Celina Jaitly Haag post motherhood. The film also stars theatre thespian Lillette Dubey and debutant Azhar Khan in the lead, besides being the debut of Bollywood’s first transgender actor Shree Ghatak in a pivotal role.
The film has become India’s first-ever feature to collaborate with United Nations Free and Equal. The film deals with Article 377 and the LGBTQIA community. “Since Rituda was very vocal about the cause, this comes up as a vital issue in the film. It’s weaved in subtly and that’s probably the beauty of the tale,” says director Ram Kamal. The film has two songs in the Maithili language composed by Rabindranath Tagore and has been shot in beautiful locales in Kolkata by cinematographer Pravatendu Mondal.
Produced by Aritra Das and Shailendra Kumar under the banner of Assorted Motion Pictures and SS1 Entertainment respectively, the film has music by Shailendra Sayanti.Set in Kolkata, the film revolves around a mother and daughter relationship. The first look of the film was revealed by Amitabh Bachchan on 56th birth anniversary of late Rituparno Ghosh on 31st August. Producer and music director Shailendra Kumar feels that this unique step will help the film in reaching out to larger number of people.
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