Durga Puja music video featuring Sourav Ganguly coming up soon
What's the story
A Bengali music video on Durga Puja featuring cricket icon Sourav Ganguly along with popular film actresses will be launched soon.
The former cricket skipper, who shares screen space with Bengali actresses Subhosree Ganguly and Mimi Chakraborty in the music video 'Jai Jai Durga Ma', told a press meet yesterday that "anything first time is good."
Here are more details.
Digital platforms
Music video will also be available on YouTube
"I was lucky the director of the music video Raj Chakraborty did not give me difficult steps which were all kept for better dancers like Subhosree and Mimi," Ganguly said.
The music video, which has scenes of a household puja celebration, has voices of Jeet Gannguli, Abhijeet, and Shaan, will also be available on YouTube and other digital platforms once it is formally launched.
Technical knowledge
I don't understand the technicalities of music video: Ganguly
Ganguly said, "After every shot, I used to check the monitor because I didn't want to look like a fool."
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President added, "I understand (TV) commercials a bit. But I don't understand the technicalities of a music video, about how it is shot. Only after doing the shoots for video, I realized, I had a great time."
Praiseworthy
Ganguly delivered a stunning show, says Chakraborty
Director Raj Chakraborty said, "For the video, which will be launched soon, we had sent the story idea of the project to Dada (as Sourav Ganguly is affectionately called) when he was in London and he agreed."
He said, "When Dada was told he would have to lip-sync the song during dance movement, he looked tense but he delivered a stunning show."
Information
Ganguly also hosts a popular quiz show
Ganguly said he made use of playing dhak (drum) at Durga Puja pandal in his locality, but it was too early to say if he would feature in music videos in future. Apart from appearing in many commercials, Ganguly hosts a popular quiz show.