MITHUN

Launch of the music album of Minister Phatakeshto.

Kolkata: Minister Phatakeshto, the most awaited Bengali movie of the year produced under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and directed by Swapan Saha launched the music of the movie amidst a lot of razzmatazz. Stars like our very own Superstar, Mithun Chakraborty, Shoumitra Chatterjee, George Baker, Koyel Mallick and Locket Chatterjee were present for the event. Mr Subhash Chakroborty, hon’ble Minister of State Transport, Government of West Bengal unveiled the music of the film. The music launch was as unusual as the movie promises to be. “It is the first commercial Bengali film sequel, hence we did away with everything normal and set our own rules for this one. We did away with the plain-vanilla music launches at a star-hotel and chose to do it at the High Tide at The Spring Club, the trendiest place in the city. We promise to rock al our audiences with Mithun da’s hip-hop number – Ami Minister Phatakeshto,” said Mahendra Sing Soni. The title track of the movie has already created a stir, with Mithun Chakraborty lending his voice for the first time for playback. “When I played this song for the first time in front of Mr Shrikant Mohta, he said that he wants the lyrics of this song in Bengali. It was a big challenge for me”, said Mr Jeet Ganguly, the music-composer of Minister Phatakeshto. “Around 2004-05 I heard Mithun da singing in a concert”, he continues, “And I thought that he has such an original style that he is the only person who can do proper justice to this song”. Joi Martin has done the English and Bengali rap version of this song. Jeet Ganguly has also made Kunal Ganjawala sing for a Bengali movie for the first time in the history of Bengali film industry. He sings a patriotic number in the film. The main man behind the music of this song is Mr Shrikant Mohta. Jeet Ganguly says, “The music I have composed is a conglomeration of the music I hear around me. I have been lucky enough to work together with some great artists like Kunal Ganjawala and Mithun da, and also for receiving unyielding support from Shree Venkatesh Films”. The music of the movie has incorporated a fresh new taste in the music of Bengali commercial movie. About Swapan Saha: An intregal part of the Bengali film fraternity for the last 20 years Swapan Saha is one of the most famous directors who can boast of some of the biggest hits like, Baba keno Chakar, Ghatak, Hero, MLA Phatakeshto amongst others. With Minister Pahatakeshto the ace film maker is setting a new trend for the new generation Bengali movie. Swapan Saha is a stalwart in the Bengali film industry and his contribution to Bengali film industry unparalleled. About Shree Venkatesh films: The year 1995 marks the inception of Shree Venkatesh Films, a Production and Distribution House for Bengali and Hindi movies. Instituted by two young entrepreneurs, Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni, the Company continually strives towards maintaining excellence in every sphere of movie making. As purveyors in quality entertainment, Shree Venkatesh Films has carved a niche for itself in Film Production, which is underscored by the fact that the Company was honored with a National Award for its production Chokher Bali in 2004 as the Best Bengali Feature Film, winning in two other categories as well. Chokher Bali cut across language barriers and won International acclaim as one of the finest crossover films from the country. An Official Selection at the Locarno and the Chicago Film Festival in 2003, the film was well received in over 25 International Film Festivals including the Toronto, London, Palm Springs, Karlovy Vary and Washington, DC International Film Festivals besides winning the Apsara Film Producers’ Guild Award for the Best Regional Film 2004. Shree Venkatesh Films is known to lend a certain element of novelty that has become synonymous with its name. Having produced over 25 Bengali Films, the Production arm has given unabated impetus to the world of Bangla Cinema with movies by directors like Haranath Chakraborty, Ravi Kinnagi, Rituparno Ghosh, Swapan Saha, Prabhat Ray and Tapan Sinha. Today, Shree Venkatesh Films is a brand with which the audience associates quality, novelty, and wholesome entertainment. Responsible for introducing superior technical workmanship, availing the best labs in the country for post-production and initiating the shooting of Bengali Films abroad reflect a pervasive approach in the Company’s work. Looking into the future accentuates Shree Venkatesh Films’ contribution in bringing qualitative improvement in individual aspects of Cinema moving from strength to strength…. For further information please contact: Sayantan Das Adhikari/ Paromita Ghosh/Digangana Mukherjee 9830034526 / 9830213398/ 9836719226 Candid Communication