Filmmaker Soumyajit Majumdar’s debut film ‘#Homecoming’ dares to pull some attention to theatre, which he believes is a “cool” art form. According to an old synopsis, the youth buddy musical drama tells the tale of a group of friends from Kolkata who reunites after seven years on the occasion of Durga Puja at their old theatre rehearsal space which is in danger of being converted into a heritage hotel.
Speaking in an interview, the director said, “We are trying to bring attention to the medium of theatre through our film. Our film production is a homage to the community. We want to express theatre as a medium of dissent and communication. We have highlighted theatre elements in the film. The interpersonal dynamics of a theatre group is the main protagonist.”
Majumdar added, “Theatre in this age and time has to be contemporary and align with current times, otherwise with other forms of entertainment, it will be difficult for theatre to sustain.”
‘#Homecoming’ stars Sayani Gupta, Tushar Pandey, Plabita Borthakur, Hussain Dalal, and Soham Majumdar. The movie was selected for NDFC Lab, South Asia’s largest film market collection in 2019, and Majumdar said he feels blessed to have had this opportunity.
