Filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra’s National Award-winning film ‘Avijatrik’ continues to win big across seas. The period drama will now compete at the Grammy Awards for Best Original Soundtrack composed by Buckram Ghosh.
Ghosh took to his Twitter handle to announce the news. He wrote, “Now time for The Grammys’ Abhijan(Journey) for ‘ #Avijatrik’ National Award winning Bengali Film "Avijatrik" sequel of 'Apu Trilogy' The wonderlust of Apu, ( directed by @SubhrajitMitra, Produced by #GaurangFilms )winner of several International Awards and nominations is now competing for The #Grammy Awards for Best Original Soundtrack Music score by yours truly ! We’ve just submitted! Bless us and support us @ShankarAnoushka features on the soundtrack”.
Rife with soulful music and a rich legacy, ’Avijatrik’ saw Satyajit Ray’s iconic character ‘Apu’ come to life after six decades. It is the sequel to the classic Apu Trilogy, and the plot takes off from where it ended in 1959 with ‘Apur Sansar’. The story revolves around a sublime bond between a father (Apu) and his six-year-old son (Kajol).
The movie boasts an ensemble cast and crew including Arjun Chakrabarty (as Apu), Ditipriya Roy, Arpita Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Master Ayushmaan Mukherjee, Sreelekha Mitra, Biswanath Basu, Tanushree Shankar, Barun Chanda and Sohag Sen in key roles. ‘Avijatrik’ bagged the Best Bengali Feature Film award at the 68th National Film Awards.
