Mother, co-produced by Faridkot based Prateek Bagi selected for Orizzonti programme at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
Faridkot based producer Prateek Bagi is co-producer of the film, who filmed the Kolkata (India) portion of the film.
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Prateek though belongs to Faridkot but settled in Kolkata for the last some years.
Earlier Parteek Bagi' film 'Kalkokkho' had bagged the national award in the best Bengali film category at the 69th National Film Awards in October 2023.
Prateek, who is an alumnus of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, is into film production for some years. 'Kalkokkho' highlights the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Mother", which has been directed by Macedonian film director and screenwriter Teona Strugar Mitevska has been co-produced by Prateek Bagi, is competing with 18 films in the Orizzonti programme which will be held from August 27 to September 6.
The Kolkata leg of the movie was filmed for 11 days across Howrah Bridge, Bara Bazaar, Kumartuli, Southern Avenue, Kalighat, Ahiritola, and at Loreto Convent and St Mary's School in Entally where Mother Teresa once taught.
Grandson of freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bagi from Faridkot and son of Satish Bagi and Bindu Bagi, Prateek produced films Kalkokkho (2021), Mon Pontogo (2024) and Srishti (2025) Kalkokkho (21) as producer with production house Raging Films.
'We are elated over the film Mother, co-produced by Prateek selected for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. Hope it makes it big in the festival', said proud father Satish Bagi, who runs a laboratory at Faridkot.
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