Overview
- Deep Fridge was the only Bengali production honored at the ceremony in New Delhi
- Director Arjun Dutta dedicated the award to his late mother, who battled motor neuron disease during the shoot
- Starring Abir Chatterjee and Tnusree Chakraborty, the film explores emotional repression, family silence and hidden fragility
- Abir Chatterjee revealed he initially turned down the project due to scheduling conflicts before joining after Dutta’s persistent appeals
- Despite a 2023 premiere at the International Film Festival of India, Deep Fridge remains unreleased as the team negotiates distribution