On the 7th death anniversary of Rituparno Ghosh, Azhar took a unique approach, narrating an excerpt from Jeevan Smriti, beautifully gracing the works of both Rituparno Ghosh and his favorite icon, Rabindranath Tagore.
Azhar wrote "I never had the opportunity to
work with him (Rituparno Ghosh) but I take it as a blessing that he chose me to
be a part of this journey. To have shared experience in the making of Season's
Greetings is an accomplishment on its own and I'm extremely grateful to the
entire cast and team, that made this possible." He further added,
"The Seasons Greetings team worked wonders and the environment on the sets
was truly inspiring. The credit goes to those who worked tirelessly, during the
making of this film and gave it their best shot. Congratulations, to those who
put their faith in this project. "
The actor recollects his journey with cast, crew,
and members of the United Nations. He's thanked members of the press and film
industry for giving him a warm welcome. Season's Greetings, a tribute to
Rituparno Ghosh is currently streaming on Zee5
Premium and garnered rave reviews, from national and international media.
Premiered at the prestigious Cardiff International Film Festival last year, the
film travelled to seven countries and bagged Best Director award in Rajasthan
International Film Festival. The film garnered accolades, from film fraternity
legends like Amitabh Bachchan and
Manisha Koirala. From Sonu Sood, Shefali Shah to Prosenjit Chatterjee.
From Abhishek Bachchan to R Madhavan, Sangeeth Sivan, and Sujoy Ghosh. Jeet
Ganguly and also Shaan. Produced under the banner of Assorted Motion Pictures
and SS1 Entertainment, the film also stars Lillette
Dubey, Celina Jaitly, and Shree Ghatak. Directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, the
film became India's first film to collaborate with United Nations under the
Free and Equal campaign.
Produced by Aritra Das and Shailendra Kumar, the
film will be traveling to many national and international festivals. "We
were scheduled to attend other prestigious festivals this year, however, most
of them have been cancelled due to the pandemic and rightly so. I hope that
we're able to start the process again, as the world begins to get back to
normal life," says Azhar Khan.
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