Nabendu Ghosh, the renowned screenplay and scriptwriter, was closely associated with Phani Majumdar, the legendary filmmaker who directed classics such as Street Singer, Doctor, Baadbaan, Oonche Log, Aarti, to name a few, had an illustrious career spanning films in several languages including Hindi, Bengali, Maithili and Malay.

In the second part of our 2-part Special Tribute to Phani Majumdar, Silhouette presents exclusive excerpts from Eka Naukar Jatri/ Journey of a Lonesome Boat, the autobiography of Nabendu Ghosh where he fondly remembers his Phani Da. Translated from Bengali by Ratnottama Sengupta.