7 Reasons That Make Shiboprosad-Nandita The Hitmakers Of Tollywood

Shiboprsad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy are masters of capturing the emotions of ordinary human beings at its raw and deepest form. Be it a story of an over-enthusiastic mother of 'Ramdhanu' or an old man trying to re-explore his love and life in 'Bela Shese', or the chirpy and understanding housewife in 'Praktan', all the characters from their movies became relatable to the audience for the emotions that is so familiar to us.

This is probably the main reason why their films would create such high expectation and never fail to meet the milestone they themselves have set. In the time when Bengali commercial films were almost synonymous to the remake of some South hits, they dared to bring original script and their courage was paid off and how! They believe content is the king and therefore won't compromise with it. Novelity of their script and the quality of the same became their x-factor which helped the makers of 'Posto' to achieve massive success.

One thing that we love the most about their films is that, everything from the characters to the music, roars Bangaliana proudly. It's not about the 'Durga Puja' or 'Rabindra Sangeet', the touch of Bengali tradition and culture is evident in their storytelling, character building, and the film's presentation. This is what makes the Bengali audience relate to the movie. Interestingly, this very aspect of their cinemas makes them most popular Bengali filmmakers among the non-Bong audience in Bengal and outside as well!

Talk about the perfect casting and Shiboprosad-Nandita will come to your mind. They just cannot do any mistake when it comes to picking the right actor for the right role. Probably, this has been possible because they didn't look out for the stars, but opted for the good actors without keeping a doubt. It was due to their conviction and vision that made Sohini, Kharaj Mukherjee and Aparajita Adhya memorable in 'Ecche', 'Bela Shese' and 'Praktan' respectively. Also, they are one of those few filmmakers who have been able to utilize the talent of Soumitra Chatterjee properly.

Instead of following the tried and tested formula and delivering meaningless potboilers with the cliched storyline, they came up with meaningful cinema which is not necessarily made for a niche audience. Shiboprosad and Nandita have always found the inspiration of their films from this society itself, which have set the crux of many blockbusters later. Thus we get the story of a parent desperate to admit their child in an English medium school or a man looking out of silver lining divorce or grandparents co-parenting their grandson. However, they don't make it too complicated for the audience.

Music has always been an important part in Shiboprosad-Nandita's ventures. We, the Bengali music lovers are yet to get over with the magic of 'Kolkata' or 'Tumi Jake Bhalobaso' from 'Praktan'. The best part is, music has never been forced in their films. Instead, they have come for a reason which is either to take the film ahead or to develop the characters. We also love how they have utilized Rabindra Sangeet, Bengali folk songs, and literature for unfolding the story beautifully.

The directors of 'Alik Sukh', 'Ecche' and 'Posto' have been able to erase the lines between class and mass deliberately. Audience belonging from different social backgrounds, age groups and lifestyles come together to catch their films in the theaters, which is rare in the Bengali film industry. This is what makes their movies run for a record time in the city multiplexes and the single screens from the suburbs as well.