In an interview, Ghosh has reported that the movie was made on a budget of about Rs 90,000 and grossed Rs 5 lakh. "Back in those times, they went door-to-door to collect `10 for the movie and those who gave more than Rs 1,000 were included in the list of Board of Directors," says Bijay, who works in the Film Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Kolkata.įace-to-face: The director will be present at the screening of his film | (Pic: Bijay Nishanka) Ghosh was behind Odisha's first crowdfunded film Sri Jagannath, which released in 1950 and won him the President's Award. The documentary is about how Tanmayjit, Ghosh's grandson, set out on a journey to find prints of his grandfather's original work. So, Bijay Nishanka directed the 51-minute documentary A Journey of Passion as a hat tip to one of Odia cinema's greatest. What late Gopal Chandra Ghosh has done for the Odia film industry is immeasurable, so it was about time this multi-hyphenate star's story was told in the best way possible and by his own family members. On the poster: The director of this movie is Bijay Nishanka and it will be screened on September 27 | (Pic: Bijay Nishanka)
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