Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Srijit Mukherji's 'Maharaja Tomare Selam' Chronicles Making of Ray Classic
A famous Indian filmmaker named Srijit Mukherji is making a brand new movie.
His movie will tell the true story behind another very famous movie called 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.'
That classic movie was made long ago, in 1969, by the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
It is about two friends, Goopy who loves to sing and Bagha who plays the drums, who get magical powers from the King of Ghosts.
The new film will show the hard work and challenges that went into making the 1969 movie.
It will also show what life was like in Kolkata during the 1960s.
Many actors, including Jeetu Kamal and Ritwik Bhowmik, will star in the new movie.
People can see the first poster of the movie soon at a cinema hall called Priya Cinema.
The story of the old classic came from an idea by Satyajit Ray's grandfather.
Srijit Mukherji announced 'Maharaja Tomare Selam,' a film on the making of Satyajit Ray's 1969 classic 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.'
The film will explore how the classic was conceived, created and released amid the turbulent social and political climate of 1960s Kolkata.
The cast includes Jeetu Kamal, Ritwik Bhowmik, Rudranil Ghosh, Satakshi Nandy, Sairity Banerjee and Arijit Dutta.
It is produced by Hoichoi Studios and Friends Communication in association with Piyali Films Pvt Ltd, the original producer of 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.'
The first-look poster will be unveiled on Sunday at Priya Cinema in Kolkata in the presence of the cast and crew.
- Who
- Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji, with a cast including Jeetu Kamal, Ritwik Bhowmik, Rudranil Ghosh, Satakshi Nandy, Sairity Banerjee and Arijit Dutta; the film chronicles the making of Satyajit Ray's 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.'
- What
- Announcement of 'Maharaja Tomare Selam,' a new film about the conception, creation and release of the 1969 classic 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.'
- When
- Announced recently, with the first-look poster set to be unveiled on Sunday; the subject film was released in 1969.
- Where
- Kolkata, where the poster unveiling will take place at Priya Cinema.
- Why
- To tell the true story of how one of Indian cinema's greatest classics was conceived and made, celebrating life, cinema and storytelling.
- New Film Title
- Maharaja Tomare Selam
- Subject Film
- Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969)
- Filmmaker
- Srijit Mukherji
- Producers
- Hoichoi Studios and Friends Communication, in association with Piyali Films Pvt Ltd
- Cast
- Jeetu Kamal, Ritwik Bhowmik, Rudranil Ghosh, Satakshi Nandy, Sairity Banerjee, Arijit Dutta
- Poster Unveiling
- Sunday at Priya Cinema, Kolkata
- Setting
- 1960s Kolkata
- Sequels of Subject Film
- Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980) and Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1992)