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Raima Sen, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, Aarti Bajaj Team on Parno Mittra’s Producing Debut ‘The Music Teacher’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bengali film actor Parno Mittra is making her producing debut with "The Music Teacher," a British-Indian short film starring Raima Sen that begins principal photography this month in Kolkata. The project marks the launch of Mittra's new production banner, Unscripted Co, co-producing alongside Tabernacle Street Films of the UK, and represents a significant step for Mittra after more than two decades as one of Bengali cinema's most established performers.
The short is written and directed by Shrimoyee Chakraborty, marking her first Bengali narrative film, with editor Aarti Bajaj (known for "Jab We Met" and "Sacred Games") serving as co-producer. Inspired by Chakraborty's mother, the story is set in North Kolkata and follows a young man battling depression who finds healing through a teacher of Rabindra Sangeet, the song genre composed by Rabindranath Tagore. Raima Sen plays the title role, with Niranjan Mondal completing the cast.
In short
- Actor Parno Mittra launches Unscripted Co with debut production "The Music Teacher"
- Raima Sen stars; Shrimoyee Chakraborty writes and directs her first Bengali feature
- Shoot begins this month in Kolkata, exploring depression and healing through music
Explained simply
Bengali cinema is the film industry centred in West Bengal, with Kolkata as its main hub. Parno Mittra, a long-established Bengali film actor, is also starting a new production company, Unscripted Co, to make films; this is her first project as a producer.
Rabindra Sangeet is a tradition of songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore, a major Bengali poet and composer. The film’s story connects that music with a young man’s struggle with depression and a teacher who may help him find a way forward.
The project brings together people working across Indian and British film: writer and director Shrimoyee Chakraborty, UK co-producer Tabernacle Street Films, and editor and co-producer Aarti Bajaj. Raima Sen, who comes from a family with deep roots in Indian cinema, plays the teacher.
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