IRS Anwesh’s film “Kathakar Ki Diary” reminds of Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen’s cinema – Shatrughan Sinha

Mumbai, 2nd June 2025: Anwesh, an IRS officer is garnering waves with his film “Kathakar Ki Diary” (The Story of Ordinary Lives). Director Anwesh worked tirelessly to make this film, balancing office duty during the day and film shooting at night.

The film is now complete, and a preview screening was recently organized for close associates at Sunny Super Sound in Juhu, Mumbai.

Legendary actor Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha attended the screening and praised the film, saying , it to be exceptional and of international standards.

Shatrughan Sinha said, “Anwesh’s film gives me a special connection. It reminds me of my college days at FTII, where I learned and grew up watching such films. This film is of international standard.” He further added, “although Anwesh made this film on a low budget and with limited resources, it reminds me of Satyajit Ray (Manikda) and Mrinal Sen’s films . Watching the film took me back to the era when such technically sound and amazing films were made. Despite the limited budget, every character in the film is natural, realistic and the director’s craft and love for cinema is evident on the screen.”

The preview screening was also attended by film director Sejal Shah, film producer Krishika Lulla, film director Sai Kabir, trans activist Rekha Rao , Gauri Sawant, and several other industry professionals. The film features Kapil Bhagwat, Yogesh Jadhav, Aarohi Chatterjee, and Daniel in key roles. The film is directed by Anwesh , an IRS officer who is joint commissioner in Pune GST department and edited by national award-winning editor Aseem Sinha, who was associated and edited films by renowned director Shyam Benegal.