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Bengali cinema, once the crown jewel of Indian cinema, is in a mess. Anurag Kashyap recently said it’s “ghatiya” (bad).

Parambrata Chatterjee agreed, blaming the influx of poorly made South Indian remakes for the decline in quality and the gap between the filmmakers and the audience.

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The Bengali film industry’s shift towards remaking South Indian hits was initially seen as a shortcut to success. But these remakes failed to deliver.

Chatterjee himself said these films were poorly adapted, no thought given to the Bengali audience’s cultural sensibilities, so they felt like hollow copies rather than new takes.

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The real problem is these remakes didn’t cater to the Bengali audience’s taste. With the South films already available in Hindi on national TV, there was no reason for the audience to watch the local versions which felt like cheap copies.

This lack of originality soon alienated the audience and they were disillusioned with what was being served on screen.

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Dig deeper and it’s clear this trend of remaking South films has killed creativity in the industry. Without the success of well made commercial films, filmmakers struggle to fund diverse and new projects.

This over reliance on remakes has resulted in no fresh content and a disconnect with the audience.




So Bengali cinema needs to go back to its basics—make original, new stories that are specific to the Bengali culture and sensibility. Only then can it regain its place and get back its audience.