Bengali Film Industry Resumes Production After Week-Long Boycott
deadline.comShoots have resumed in Tollywood, the Bengali-language film industry, after boycotts were called over an filming dispute. Filming resumed today after an intervention from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Last week, technicians boycotted a production on which director Rahool Mukherjee was serving as creative producer. On July 23, the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) had banned Mukherjee from making films for three months for violating rules for shooting overseas in Bangladesh.
The ban was later lifted by the local directors’ guild on July 27, but the technician boycott continued. The production was set to feature actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Anirban Bhattacharya.
In a bid to show solidarity with Mukherjee, members from the Directors Association of Eastern India announced that they would cease work from July 29, bringing the Bengali film industry to a halt.
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