Kolkata Apr 19 PTI Filmmaker Sandip Ray on Tuesday said he will start shooting for the next movie involving Feluda the popular detective character created by his father Satyajit Ray by the end of May and the film is likely to hit the screen on ChristmasHatyapuri Murder in Puri the upcoming movie will see Pradosh Chandra Mitter aka Feluda along with his companions - cousin Topse and friend Lalmohan Ganguly - visiting the Odisha town famous for its sea beach and Lord Jagannath temple for a holiday only to end up investigating a murder I and my team have done a detailed recce in Puri and shooting is likely to begin in May end I want to complete the film by December so that people can watch it during Christmas Ray told PTI I had long wished to bring Haytapuri which was first published in childrens magazine Sandesh on the big screen he said However the mystery about who will play the role of Feluda remains as the director refused to divulge the nameOn the speculation that either Anirban Bhattacharya or Tota Roychowdhury will be cast in that iconic role he said It will be someone having a combination of athleticism and sharpness in his look Wait for a few days and you will know In his earlier seven Feluda films made between 2003 and 2016 Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Abir Chatterjee brought the sleuths character to lifeRay had merged two stories to make his last Feluda movie Double Feluda in 2016 the 50th anniversary of the birth of the fictional character created by Satyajit RayFrom the 35 Feluda stories written by him Satyajit Ray had directed two films - Sonar Kella The Golden Fortress 1974 and Jai Baba Felunath The Elephant God 1979 However the maestros first detective film was Chiriakhana The Zoo 1967 which was centred on Byomkesh Bakshi another popular sleuth created by Saradindu BandyopadhyayWhile Soumitra Chattopadhyay had been cast as Feluda in senior Rays films Uttam Kumar essayed the role of Byomkesh Bakshi PTI SUS ACD NN NN

Kolkata Apr 19 PTI Filmmaker Sandip Ray on Tuesday said that he has completed recee for his next upcoming movie Hatyapuri of the Feluda series and shooting will begin in May endHowever he kept people guessing on who would be cast in the fictional detective character created by his father Satyajit Ray saying someone having a combination of athleticism and sharpness in his look will essay the roleMe and my team have done a detailed recee in Puri and shooting is likely to begin in May end I want to complete the film by December so that people can view it in Christmas Ray told PTIThe year-long birth centenary celebrations of Satyajit Ray will end on May 2I had long wished to bring Haytapuri which was first published in childrens magazine Sandesh on the big screen he saidRay had earlier cast actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Feluda in movies such as Bombaiyer Bombete 2003 Kailashey Kelenkari 2007 and Abir Chatterjee in Badshahi Angti 2014 among the seven Feluda films he has directed so farIn Haytapuri Pradosh Chandra Mitter aka Feluda visits Puri for vacation but gets embroiled in investigating a murder that takes place in the coastal town during his stay Ray had merged two Feluda stories -- Samaddarer Chabi and Golokdham Rahasyo to make his last Feluda movie Double Feluda in 2016 the 50th anniversary of the birth of the fictional character PTI SUS ACD ACD

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Iconic Bengali actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty has joined the cast of Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Babli Bouncer', starring Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead role.