Online petition urges Madhur Bhandarkar to stop making fourth Apu

For fans of Satyajit Rays The Apu Trilogy its sacrilege for Madhur Bhandarkar to even attempting to present a movie which takes forward the iconic series An online petition has urged the West Bengal government to save a treasure trove from being ruinedThe Apu Trilogy which includes Pather Panchali Aparajito and Apur Sansar is based upon the works by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhay They describe the childhood education and early maturity of a young Bengali named Apu Apurba Kumar Roy in the early part of the 20th centuryIt was announced on Friday that Bhandarkar will present a film which will bring back the endearing and enduring Apu to the silver screen after 60 years in the Bengali period drama feature Avijatrik The Wanderlust of Apu to be directed by Subhrajit Mitra The news led to online trollsFrequently rated as one of the greatest film series of all time this series is perfect in every way Madhur Bhandarkar is trying to make a fourth Apu movie and I think the government of West Bengal can save us from getting a treasure trove ruined read the petition on changeorgThe Apu Trilogy is the crown jewel of Bengali cinema and is therefore the pride and prestige of every Bengali If we widen our circle then this trilogy can also be considered a treasure trove for every movie buff there is in any nation in the world Please stop the invasion of unwanted sequel of this series by the opportunity of copyright expiration the petition read furtherThe trolls drove Bhandarkar to issue a clarification on SaturdayWe are not remaking any of the films that were part of The Apu Trilogy made by master director Satyajit Ray The film which Bhandarkar Entertainment is presenting Avijatrik is based on the novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay on which Satyajit Rays Apu trilogy was based and producer Gaurang Jalan has taken the rights of the book from late Shri Bandopadhyays familyIn Avijatrik the Bengali filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra is taking the story forward from where Ray sir left it and the reason I decided to get associated with the project is the script and the passion with which Mitra intends to make the film We are not touching the films made by Satyajit RayI am a big fan of the legendary filmmaker who helped Indian cinema reach global audiences We are in no way tampering with the classics he made He is and will always be an inspiration to filmmakers not only in India but across the worldFilmmaker Pritish Nandy was among the first few to express their opinion on the National Awardwinning filmmakers new project announcementMy friend Madhur Bhandarkar wants to take Satyajit Rays Apu trilogy ahead My small request Please spare Ray the ignominy Let him be He does not need anyones tribute He is the greatest filmmaker we have ever had Lets not despoil his memory Nandy wroteHis opinion led others to unleash an outrage on social mediaFilmmaker Ashoke Pandit stood by Bhandarkar and gave the debate a political twistPandit wrote to Nandy Bhandarkar is a fourtime National Award winning filmmaker who has been inspired by the cinema of Ray I dont understand the reason behind the petty name calling against Bhandarkar Bhandarkars sole aim is to celebrate Satyajit Ray and no filmmaker deserves to be subjected to this kind of abuse for a creative endeavourI am sure the reason for this strange behaviour is related to politics Please keep your dirty politics out of the bounds of something as pious as cinema Mr Pritish NandyAfter Bhandarkar issued his side of the story Pandit tweeted I am sure the ones who raised the issue in reality have no problem with the film but with your ideologies These leftists would have not screamed foul if it was Anurag KashyapAlso ReadMadhur Bhandarkar to take Satyajit Rays celebrated Apu trilogy forwardCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever