Can we ever be modern? Could our art ever be removed from the influence of religion? On meeting Bhabotosh, the biggest star in the Bengali festival of the Mother Goddess Durga these were our natural quests. However, amidst all the heartburn in which he was in, we found in him, an artist who only wanted to be remembered, as one, who had sought the truth of this life. This film immerses itself in that need of his, in his factory, his home, as he works to create that one solo show in his long career as an artist, to bare his soul and its roots, rootless that he had always been.

Bhabotosh and his Rocket Factory (2024)

August 12, 2024 63 min

Documentary

Director: Dipanjan Chowdhury

Can we ever be modern? Could our art ever be removed from the influence of religion? On meeting Bhabotosh, the biggest star in the Bengali festival of the Mother Goddess Durga these were our natural quests. However, amidst all the heartburn in which he was in, we found in him, an artist who only wanted to be remembered, as one, who had sought the truth of this life. This film immerses itself in that need of his, in his factory, his home, as he works to create that one solo show in his long career as an artist, to bare his soul and its roots, rootless that he had always been.

Director

Dipanjan Chowdhury