EntertainmentPosted at: May 9 2026 5:46PM


Palamu-shot film ‘Ped Chalta Hai’ to screen at Cannes

Medininagar, May 9 (UNI) ‘Ped Chalta Hai’, a film shot in Palamu, has been selected in the World Premiere category of the Cannes Film Festival, people associated with the project said. Director Devaditya Bandyopadhyay said the film is based on jal, jungle, zameen and the people linked to them, and has been made with a thriller and suspense treatment.
Bandyopadhyay said, “The screening of the film at Cannes is an important occasion for Palamu and Jharkhand.”
He said the film was shot in the forests of Palamu Tiger Reserve, Palamu Fort, Shahpur Fort and at some locations in Medininagar. He said the film was made under the banner of Outline Expression with support from Masoom Art Group, and Amit Bahl is its creative producer.
The original story of the film was written in Bengali by Pulak Das, while its Hindi screenplay and dialogues were written by Palamu-based theatre artist and cinematographer Saikat Chatterjee.
The cast includes Virendra Saxena, Pramod Pathak, Kumar Saurabh, Satendra Soni, Mainak Banerjee and Subrata Banerjee, besides several artists from Palamu. The film’s director of photography is Vikram Anand Saawrewaal Bebe, music director is Anand Bhaskar, and fight director is Sumit Varman.
Saikat Chatterjee said the screening of a film shot in Palamu at Cannes was a matter of pride for Jharkhand. He said the Palamu and Latehar district administrations, along with officials of Palamu Tiger Reserve, extended support for the shooting.
The director said the festival organisers would soon announce the date and time of the screening. He said a decision on sending the film to other festivals would be taken after its premiere at Cannes.
Earlier, glimpses of Palamu had been seen at the Cannes Film Festival when Satyajit Ray’s Bengali film ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’ was screened in the archive section.
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