Film on Satyajit Ray's 'Professor Shanku' to hit screens on Christmas

A movie on Professor Shanku, a fictional character of an intrepid scientist created by legendary filmmaker-author Satyajit Ray, will hit screens on Christmas. Bengali movie, 'Professor Shanku O El Doro', is being directed by Satyajit Ray's son Sandip Ray.

Speaking at trailer launch of movie on Friday, Sandip Ray said this was first time that one of Professor Trilokeshwar Shanku's stories will be screened. "Veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee will essay role of Professor Shanku. I am very excited. Shanku is kwn for his experiments and love for venture," he said. movie revolves around Professor Trilokeshwar Shanku and his assistant Nakurbabu's quest to find mythical city of El Doro, during which y encounter tribes and wild animals in Amazon forest in Brazil, Ray said.

fictional scientist's pet companion 'Newton' is also featured in film. Ray, who h first spoken about film in 2017, said shooting for movie h taken place in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Brazil over past one-and-half years. "I hope audience will love film as much as y loved Shanku's ventures in vels and stories," he said. South American actors Paolo Ricardo Xavier, Roney Facchini and Fernando Borges De Souza are also in cast.