It has been confirmed that prolific Bangladeshi actor Chanchal Chowdhury will play the role of Mrinal Sen in the great director's biopic.

Directed by Srijit Mukherji, it will star Monami Ghosh opposite him.

Mrinal Sen was a pioneer in his craft, coincidentally also giving Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan one of his first 'film work', in the form of a voiceover in his 1969 film "Bhuvan Shome".

After the poster of the biopic, titled "Padatik", was revealed, 'Big B' was one of the first to share it, and send his good wishes to the actor and the team.

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The two had also met on the stage of the Kolkata International Film Festival.

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