Entertainment Report :
Noted director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury will return government grant received for making a feature film on Humayun Ahmed’s novel Pencile Anka Pori.
He said, “With due respect to noted writer Humayun Ahmed and his family, I have decided to back out from the film as my vision about the film does not align with the viewpoint of the authority. Continuing the film might have caused more obstacles in the future.” Amitabh Reza has already received Tk18 lakh as the first installment from the government. He is currently working on returning the first installment within the government’s preferred date. He had been planning to make a film on Humayun Ahmed’s Pencil-e Anka Pori for the last couple of years. He even had discussed with Humayun Ahmed about doing a feature film on his work when the writer he was receiving cancer treatment. After the death of Humayun Ahmed, a board of trustees has been formed to
protect the literary and creative work of the celebrated writer. The board of trustees is run by Humayun Ahmed’s family.
The rules and regulations instructed by
the trustee board became inconvenient
for Amitabh Reza, hence he has decided
to back out Pencil-e Anka Pori.
