Mumbai Mumbai. Ritika (Rituparna Sengupta) and Rajeev (Indranil Sengupta) go to Ritika's mother's (Sharmila Tagore) ancestral home in Konnagar (Hooghly district of West Bengal) to attend her 80th birthday celebration, but they learn that her mother His mental condition is worsening. During this time many truths come to light. They constantly grapple with these realities and the current situation as they uncover the truths of their lives.
It is a story of Puratan (Ancient), written and directed by Suman Ghosh. After winning accolades at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival, the film premiered at the recently concluded MAMI Film Festival, where it won the Best Film award and Sharmila Tagore won the Best Actress award. What makes the film special is that it marks Tagore's return to Bengali cinema after 14 years.
National Award winner Rituparna, who is also the film's producer, admits that it was her decision to cast the original Bengali tigress. Rituparna says that Sharmila Tagore has always loved and respected her. Tagore once said to him during a phone conversation, 'You know? I haven't done a Bengali film for some time, and if you get a good subject, maybe we can do a film together.'
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