After being stuck in limbo for almost five months, the shoot of Nirmal Chakraborty’s Datta is likely to resume from October. The director said that the film is currently not being shot because of some location problems. Besides, actor Ferdous Ahmed might be able to return to India to work in his film after a couple of months. Though the director said that this was a wide speculation, he is still hopeful about his return. Ferdous was in India to shoot for Datta in April, where he was playing the character of Bilash. Merely 10 per cent of the film’s shoot, which began in April this year in Bolpur, was done. During his visit here, Ferdous was seen at a political rally where he campaigned for a TMC candidate. Following the incident, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) blacklisted him from making any further visit to India. The decision was based on a report from Bureau of Immigration regarding visa violations committed by the star.
After the incident Ferdous was sent back to Bangladesh. The film has been on hold ever since the controversy made headlines. Though the shoot was scheduled to restart in June, director Nirmal Charkraborty said that he cannot decide anything for sure until the controversy dies down. Datta is a romantic story, influenced by the Victorian notion of 'romantic love'. It dwells on the growing attachment, despite all odds, between an affluent Brahmo woman and an indigent but brilliant a Hindu young man. This is Nirmal Chakraborty’s debut film and actress Rituparna Sengupta is also acting in the film.
