The Storyteller

The Storyteller

116 mins | Comedy | Oct. 8, 2022

After decades of working in the printing industry in Kolkata in eastern India, Tarini has reached retirement age. He spends his days at home, having declined his son’s invitation to come to the United States. Then a friend shows him a help-wanted ad. Although he has never published a book, Tarini used to tell made-up stories to his friends in his youth, and the ad for a storyteller in Ahmedabad in western India piques his interest.

The Storyteller

116 mins | Comedy | Oct. 8, 2022

The Storyteller
After decades of working in the printing industry in Kolkata in eastern India, Tarini has reached retirement age. He spends his days at home, having declined his son’s invitation to come to the United States. Then a friend shows him a help-wanted ad. Although he has never published a book, Tarini used to tell made-up stories to his friends in his youth, and the ad for a storyteller in Ahmedabad in western India piques his interest.
Producers Jio Studios
Original title The Storyteller
Directors Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Writers Surendran, Satyajit Ray

Cast

Paresh Rawal

as Tarini Ranjan Bandopadhyay