Sandip Ray to adapt four Satyajit Ray stories for new anthology film

Filmmaker Sandip Ray has begun shooting an anthology film based on four short stories by his father, legendary filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray, with production starting on Friday, November 13.

The untitled feature, produced by Pradip Kumar Nandi under the banner of Nandi Movies, will bring four stories, Khagam, Batik Babu, Bhuto and Neel Atanka, to the big screen.

The segments explore different genres and settings, ranging from supernatural horror and psychological suspense to stories shaped by the atmosphere of the colonial era.

Sandip Ray said he had wanted to return to adapting short stories for cinema for some time. Having previously directed the anthology films Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012) and Chaar (2014), as well as several television adaptations of short stories, he said the new project fulfils a long-standing ambition.

The film features an ensemble cast including Subhasish Mukhopadhyay, Saswata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Supriyo Dutta, Kaushik Ganguly, Ritwick Chakraborty, Shaheb Chattopadhyay, Subhrajit Dutta, Kaushik Banerjee and Barun Chakraborty.