Of spooks, possession and reincarnation

Scripting story ideas for films abound in the cauldron of multiple varieties with no dearth of concepts of spirit possession, spooks and reincarnation surfacing in the filmmaker's mind to turn the hair of his captive audience and bewilder them.

- ANIT MUKERJEA

The creative flows from the subconscious, the treasure house of inner perception, which takes shape through the vehicle of cinema.

A recent film venture may be catalysing in incorporating these elements in a new Bengali film, Pori, directed by Tapan Dutta, whose storyline conceptualisation introduces spooks, superstition, spirit possession and reincarnation, was screened at its premiere show on 22 November 2024 at Padmashree in Garia, south Kolkata.

Director Tapan Dutta, who began his film career as an actor, made a volte-face as a film director with his debut film, Bhorer Pakhi (2011).

Pori marks his eighth film venture produced by Mouparna Dutta.

Most of his previous films, like Mayar Jaler Khela, are derived mostly from his own story ideas as an independent filmmaker with his own production house.

Most of the location shooting of Pori takes place predominantly at Jhargram, Madhyamgram and Diamond Harbour, where the situation demands.