The Bengali film industry is mourning the loss of a talented actor, Rahul Banerjee, as he tragically passed away while shooting for his television series Bhole Baba Paar Karega. The recent developments also suggest that Rahul’s wife, actress Priyanka Sarkar has lodged an FIR against the TV production house handling the shoot. Now the Bengali film industry has gone on a strike to demand a probe on Rahul’s death. The West Bengal Motion Picture Artists’ Forum, led by Prosenjit Chatterjee, has called for the same.
Some time back, we had asked actor and to-be producer Vikram Chatterjee on what he thinks, could have avoided such a mishap. We spoke about the kind of changes he would want to bring as a producer and witness as an actor. Vikram candidly replied, “We have had this conversation for years now. There has to be certain guidelines, as to what kind of precautionary measures are required. What kind of basic requirements we would have on the sets while shooting. It is of utmost importance to have set rules. If not, then the calls are taken by individual producers and production houses. Then they decide what they think is good for the scene.”
He further added, “We need to have rules laid down for safety measures outdoors and indoors. Safety measures need to be different for action sequences than for fire sequences. The seniors and the federations need to come together to discuss these things. These safety measures must be made mandatory depending on the shoot and the risk in a particular location.”
For those unaware, Vikram is venturing into his first production with Taarkata. It is a Bengali-language gritty action-thriller set to be released on Zee 5. Alongside him, the project stars Meiyang Chang, Priyanka Sarkar, Srijit Mukherji, Satyam Bhattacharya, Ayush Das and Sushmita Roy.
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