Srijit Mukherji Turns the Lens on a Cinema Legend's Masterpiece

Srijit Mukherji, who's already got National Awards on his shelf, is diving into the behind-the-scenes world of Satyajit Ray's "Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne" with a new project called "Maharaja Tomare Selam." That's no small move—Ray's original is a cornerstone of Indian cinema, and Mukherji's tackling the actual making of that classic, not a remake or sequel.

The cast includes Jeetu Kamal, Ritwik Bhowmik, Rudranil Ghosh, Satakshi Nandy, Sairity Banerjee, and Arijit Dutta. Hoichoi Studios is backing it, which means this isn't just a passion project getting lost in the noise—there's real production muscle behind it.

It's the kind of film that only works if you respect the source material and the real story underneath it. Making a movie about making a movie is tricky; you've gotta capture why it mattered, who showed up, what got broken and fixed. If Mukherji pulls this off, it's the kind of thing that reminds you why cinema history matters.

Read the full story at Variety → https://variety.com/2026/film/news/satyajit-ray-goopy-gyne-bagha-byne-maharaja-tomare-selam-1236830536/