Does Feluda really provide that world or corresponds to that kind of eccentric obsessive fan following that a cult text is generally associated with? I doubt this. Umberto Eco defines ‘cult’ as something that would provide a private world to its fans so that they can quote characters and episodes from it, can make up quizzes, play games and have pleasures in sharing each others’ knowledge and expertise. From ancient literature to modernist cinema, from avant garde art to trendy computer gaming – the term ‘cult’, has multiple overlapping and contradictory meanings in both scholarly and popular usage. The word ‘cult’ in popular usage refers to system of ritual practices and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object. But I feel that Feluda as a character and its cultic status perhaps generates its pleasure beyond its filmic appeal. I’m not denying that Feluda cult and his characterization acts as an obvious USP besides each of the plots and its whodunit mystery. I think this is a question that works beyond any liking/ disliking.
I think the reason lies beyond these filmic texts and more with the idea of filming and viewing a Feluda film. Thanks to Satyajit Ray’s legendary literary creation and Sandip Ray’s film making talent that combine into this kind of yearly celebration for us, the common viewers of Bengali cinema.īut is it the only reason working behind the success of each of these productions? Is it simple love for this fictitious Bengali detective, (Sandip) Ray’s packaging technique or mere coincidences that each of his Feluda flicks became a super hit? Some of us enjoyed every moment of it and some did not like it.īut Feluda did not suffer for this, as he knew from the very beginning this won’t harm his box office.
We waited for it like other yearly ceremonies and like many other Decembers this time too we experienced a new Feluda movie with a package of family entertainment in it.
“Feluda is back” -the large sized cut out created the hype of an upcoming Feluda flick months before the theatrical release of Royal Bengal Rahasya at the lobby of a posh south Kolkata cinema hall.Īnd the romance began- the posters, talk shows, star interviews took part in making us well-informed about this would-be-released film. Royal Bengal Rahasya, a film by Sandip Ray on the Feluda Series
0 kommentar(er)
