Jaya's 'Jhora Palok' to premiere in Bangladesh

Acclaimed Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan’s much-appreciated film ‘Jhora Palok’ will be screened in Bangladesh at Dhaka International Film Festival 2023 in January. This is the first time ‘Jhora Palok’ will be premiered in Bangladesh.

Directed by Sayantan Mukherjee, ‘Jhora Palok- The Epilogue’ is based on the life of eminent poet Jibanananda Das. The film was released on June 24 in Kolkata this year.

The film was inspired by Jibanananda Das’s autobiographical novel ‘Malyaban’ which focuses on the relationship between the author and his wife Labanya Das. The film attempts to show how he achieves his position as a poet in the Bengali literary scene of the future, by interpreting his repertoire of works and his interactions with the so-called society of intellectuals.

In the film, Jaya played the role of Labanya while Bratya Basu and Rahul Banerjee portrayed the renowned poet at different points in his life.

Regarding her character, Jaya Ahsan said, “My character has the shadows of other characters, which was in Jibanananda Das. I think it is not easy to keep pace with a character like Jibanananda Das, who is immersed in poetry from head to toe. He was not comfortable in his life. So, playing this character was challenging for me.”

The film also casts Devashankar Haldar in the role of poet Sajanikanta Das, Kaushik Sen as poet Buddhadev Basu and Supriya Dutt in the role of Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Dhaka International Film Festival will start on January 14, and continue till January 22.