'Abol Tabol' rhymes recited by Soumitra Chatterjee released

  first episode of an animated series on 'Abol Tabol' rhymes recited by legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee before his hospitalisation was released on YouTube on occasion of Children's Day on Saturday. collection of 53 rhymes, a timeless creation of filmmaker Satyajit Ray's far and children's fiction writer Sukumar Ray, was first published in 1923. It still appeals to a wide spectrum of Bengali reers irrespective of ir .

Soumitra Chattophyay h agreed to be part of project once we approached him with our proposal during nationwide lockdown.

"We h goosebumps during recording session, which was completed in two consecutive days. Watching Soumitra babu recite rhymes with great enthusiasm was an amazing experience," Shilitya Chaudhury, director of YouTube channel on which first of four episodes was streamed, said.

first episode features rhymes like 'Gf Churi', 'Kath Buro', 'Khichudi', 'Sawt-Patro' and 'Ganer Gnuto', among ors. remaining three episodes will be released in subsequent weeks, he said.

Satyajit Ray's filmmaker son Sandip Ray said about launch that it is an interesting project to bring literary works of Sukumar Ray to present generation through virtual media. I recall how much I loved characters depicted by my late grandfar in 'Abol Tabol' in my childhood.

 He also wished Chatterjee's speedy recovery.

condition of 85-year-old spian, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital here since testing positive for COVID-19 on October 6, is still critical.

Chatterjee later tested negative for infection but COVID-19 encephalopathy set in and various or complications surfaced. 

(IM CREDITS:PTI)