'Cinema is hope': Goutam Ghose

In this interview, legendary filmmaker Goutam Ghose talks to Frontline’s Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay about “Raahgir”, a visually stunning yet logistically challenging film. He discusses the challenges of shooting in remote terrains and explores the film’s deeper themes of humanity, compassion, and endurance. “Raahgir” was inspired by a short story by Prafulla Roy and driven by Ghose’s quest to explore land, nature, human relationships, and cultural ethnicity in an era of increasing materialism and intolerance. Shot during the monsoon, the film required meticulous planning to make the journey look spontaneous and natural on screen. He further discussed his take on the utilisation of cinematic time and space, the conflict in cinema, the dedication of actors towards films, among other things.