Daily Archives: September 1, 2011

Book Charlie Chaplin for Your Next Party

So apparently, if you’re a kid growing up in Kolkata, West Bengal, you won’t have a clown and balloon animals at your next birthday bash – you’ll have Charlie Chaplin! Chaplin is like the Elvis of West Bengal, with many many impersonators spawning a cottage industry. Personally, I can’t wait til Vegas is overtaken by Chaplin impersonators and one can get a quicky marriage at the Charlie Chaplin Chapel of Love.

The only confirmation I have that this information is at all accurate is this post from Dear Cinema regarding Anindya Bandyopadhyay’s Bengali film Chaplin. I’m not having much luck finding more info about the trend or the film. But, hey, it really catches the imagination. Does anyone have more info about this movie?

Here’s what I *think* is the trailer for the movie: