Made-at-home short films tell stories of human resilience

Noted actors and directors of

the Bengali film industry have collaborated to produce short films conceptualised, shot and edited at individual homes

to put across messages of resilience and self-restraint amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

The short films, available on YouTube, have been widely shared by Netizens across social media platforms.

A 13-minute film, conceptualised by none other than Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, drives home the message that humanity will triumph over crisis and uncertainties.

Directed by Arindam Sil, the film 'Jhor themey jabey ek din' (Storm will pass one day) features the who's who of the industry, including Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Koel Mullick, Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan, Subhashree Ganguly, Parambrata Chatterjee and Abir Chatterjee.

"Every actor shot his or her part on an iphone from home and sent them to me. Bickram Ghosh added music to the film, which was released on the occasion of Bengali New Year. It was .