Soumya Rit to compose music for Arun Roy’s period drama 8/12

Music director Soumya Rit, who has consistently impressed with his eclectic numbers and background score in films like Abyakto, Guldasta, Sohobashe, is on board as the composer for Arun Roy’s upcoming period drama 8/12. He is currently working on a distinct musical piece for the film. 

8/12 unfolds on the historic event on the very date in 1930. The administrative centre in India, the Writer’s Building in Kolkata was also the administrative capital during the British Raj. On a usual day with usual proceedings, three men tore through the tidy order of the day, only to be etched forever in history. The three revolutionaries Binoy, Badal and Dinesh appeared into the light of the day from behind shadows, donning European raiments, and opened fire on Col NS Simpson, the then IG Prison in Calcutta. 

Simpson, who was infamous for the cruel treatment he meted out to the political prisoners, died on the spot by the bullets. The three freedom fighters were tried for murder and anti-government activities at the Alipore Jail and given the death sentence by hanging. Only Dinesh survived.

In the context of the evocative and powerful subject matter of the film, Rit went on to say that his long-standing dream of doing something for the motherland stands fulfilled with 8/12. As the music director of the film, he is excited to pay his musical tribute to the freedom fighter trio Binoy-Badal-Dinesh. The music composer expressed his appreciation for the director Arun Roy, terming him as one of his favourites and thanking him for the opportunity to work for the film.

Speaking about the film, Arun Roy, who has previously directed Egaro, Hiralal, said that 8/12 will unveil a part of Bengal's history that is still unknown to many. He seeks to hold up the background to the incident and provide answers to some crucial questions about the historic day in Bengal that saw three young men take on the British head-on.

Kinjal Nanda, Arna Mukherjee, Sumon Bose, Anushka Chakraborty and Bipasha Saha will feature as the lead cast in the film. Kan Singh Sodha of KSS Production and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd has produced the film. Gopi Bhagat will crank the camerawhile Sabarni Das will handle the costumes.