Making Friends

Friend, claims Roy, will be an innovative package of special effects and human drama. 8220;The production values are world class, but that doesn8217;t mean the film is all about style. We have worked on a foolproof script,8221; says the confident director who also stars in the film. Giving Roy company are Tollywood stalwarts like Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Tapas Pal. 8220;But the film belongs to our child actors. It8217;s a film about them and I have tried my best to tap their talent,8221; says Roy. Made with a budget of Rs 1.5 crore, Friend will also be one of the riskiest of genre in the Bengali film industry, science fiction. Though there were credible innovations in the genre earlier most notably Patalghar, most Tollywood filmmakers shy way from making a science fiction film. 8220;A science fiction film is definitely a risk. It involves a lot of money and also has to be carefully crafted so as to appeal to all sections of the audience. But I8217;m confident about Friend because it8217;s an honest film,8221; says Roy.