Director Sandip Ray says the proposed Hindi film on Satyajit Ray's classic "Sonar Kella" will not be a remake but only be inspired by the award-winning movie, narrating the exploits of fictional detective Feluda. Sandip, Satyajit Ray's son, says the Hindi film, to be directed by Pradeep Sarkar of "Parineeta" fame, would have no character taken from the original work.<br/><br/> "Pradip Sarkar" has approached me and promised that no character will be taken from the original Bengali film and that he will only project it as being inspired by Ray's 'Sonar Kella' to Pradip, there were these riders" the popular filmmaker said. Asked why he had put these riders, the filmmaker, whose "Double Feluda" is going well at the box office, explained that some Bengali dialogues cannot just be reproduced without diluting the original sense that Rav conveved.<br/><br/> Sandip has put his foot down when director Arindam Sil approached him with the request to create a Feluda franchise in which competent writers would tell new stories retaining the original literary style of Ray. "Sonar Kella",which Ray made in the early , won four national awards in 1975 including that of best director.<br/>

Sarkars film inspired by Sonar Kella not a remake:Sandip Ray<br/><br/><br/>Director Sandip Ray says the proposed Hindi film on Satyajit Ray's classic "Sonar Kella" will not be a remake but only be inspired by the award-winning movie, narrating the exploits of fictional detective Feluda. Sandip, Satyajit Ray's son, says the Hindi film, to be directed by Pradeep Sarkar of "Parineeta" fame, would have no character taken from the original work.<br/><br/> "Pradip Sarkar" has approached me and promised that no character will be taken from the original Bengali film and that he will only project it as being inspired by Ray's 'Sonar Kella' to Pradip, there were these riders" the popular filmmaker said. Asked why he had put these riders, the filmmaker, whose "Double Feluda" is going well at the box office, explained that some Bengali dialogues cannot just be reproduced without diluting the original sense that Rav conveved.<br/><br/> Sandip has put his foot down when director Arindam Sil approached him with the request to create a Feluda franchise in which competent writers would tell new stories retaining the original literary style of Ray. "Sonar Kella",which Ray made in the early , won four national awards in 1975 including that of best director.<br/>