subhash ghai

Bollywood biggie Subhash Ghai has ventured into Bengali films with his maiden production, a double-version adaptation of a Tagore classic, directed by Rituparno Ghosh. Our correspondent gets deeper into the making of this film directed by Rituparno Ghosh ahead of its release on May 20

"It is my tribute to Rabindranath Tagore in celebration of his 150th birth anniversary," says Subhash Ghai speaking about his new film in Bengali and Hindi based on Tagore's NOUKADUBI (Boat Capsize). The Hindi version is called KASHMAKASH, in keeping with the tensions that evolve in lives of four young men and women trapped in an accident of destiny - the capsizing of a boat on a night of thunder and storm. KASHMAKASH will release in Mumbai, Delhi and the rest of India while NOUKADUBI will release simultaneously in Kolkata and West Bengal.