As curtains recently dropped on iconic storyteller & filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s centennial celebrations, Jio Studios in association with Purpose Entertainment and Quest Films has announced the launch of Hindi motion picture The Storyteller on the legend’s short story hailed as the Original among all Originals – Golpo Bolo Tarini Khuro. The Storyteller helmed by National Award-winning director, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan is a captive narrative based on Ray’s story about originality.
Headlined by a stellar cast including Paresh Rawal, Adil Hussain, Revathi, and Tannishtha Chatterjee, the original Bengali short story Golpo Boliye Tarini Khuro is one among the series of stories written by Ray based on the enigmatic character Tarini Khuro, that he created.
With commemorations marking the cinematic legend’s centenary year, including a tribute at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, the makers of The Storyteller released a first look on the rare and historic story that was personal to the Master. In this story about originality vs plagiarism, Ray was raising a larger question: “What is more important – the story or the storyteller?”
