kolkata the 26th edition of the kolkata international film festival kiff will be hosting an exhibition on soumitra chatterjee preparations have begun in full swing with plans for showcasing not just rare photos of the legends film career but his other interests as well also on display will be his paintings and costumes that he wore on stageowing to the ongoing pandemic kiff has been shifted from november 512 to january 815 this decision was taken on october 29 at that time the veteran actor was hospitalized due to covid19 chatterjee passed away on november 15raj chakrabarty who was the chairman of the 25th edition of kiff said we have had talks about hosting a retrospective of his films at sisir mancha a photographic exhibition of his works has also been plannedthe exhibition will be held at the nandan foyer and will primarily showcase his different facets including his early life films theatre poetry and artdirector sudeshna roy who is helping the state governments department of information cultural affairs that is hosting this exhibition said the cinema section has been divided into two sections one will be about his films with satyajit ray the other will be devoted to his landmark movies with other important directors from the past to the contemporary period we are not trying to evaluate his film career but just putting together his body of work said roy she however doesnt want to divulge the names of which contemporary films will be included in the exhibitionthe format will be primarily pictorial with caption stories under each subhead in the poetry section joy goswami and soumitras son sougata have been asked to write about his poetry jogen chowdhury and subhaprasanna will write on his art actordirector parambrata chattopadhyay is writing a piece on him for the kiff brochurethe legends daughter poulami bose is also helping to organize the exhibition and extending technical support on december 5 her theatre group had organized a programme called naamjibon at rabindra sadan where some of his costumes worn on stage were on display i have been told that six costumes from there will be displayed at the kiff exhibition the throne and crown used in his raja lear will be on display too i have also been asked to write a 500word copy on theatre bose saidas far as the retrospective is concerned sources say that names like charulata apur sansar atanka koni and belaseshe have come up