Abhijaan (2022 film)
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Directed by | Parambrata Chatterjee |
Written by | Padmanabha Dasgupta Dr. Subhendu Sen |
Produced by | Parambrata Chatterjee Navratan Jhawar |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Appu Prabhakar |
Edited by | Sumit Chowdhury |
Music by | Prabuddha Banerjee |
Production companies | Roadshow Films Ratnashree Nirman |
Distributed by | SSR Cinemas |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Abhijaan (transl. The journey) is a 2022 Indian Bengali biographical film directed by Parambrata Chatterjee.[1] The film is based on the life and works of legendary actor and Bengali icon Soumitra Chatterjee.[1] The central character of Soumitra Chatterjee is played by Jisshu Sengupta[1] along with a supporting cast of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Basabdatta Chatterjee, Q, Paoli Dam, Debshankar Haldar, Sohini Sengupta, Rudranil Ghosh, Tridha Choudhury and Parambrata Chatterjee.[2]
Plot
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Dr. Sanjay Sen, a practising oncologist, arrives in Kolkata to fulfil his long-standing dream of archiving the life of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee, with the aim of making a film on him. At first, he turns him down but eventually agrees.[3]
Cast
- Jisshu Sengupta as young Soumitra Chatterjee[4]
- Soumitra Chatterjee as himself [4]
- Parambrata Chatterjee as Dr. Sanjay Sen [4]
- Basabdatta Chatterjee as young Deepa Chatterjee
- Sohini Sengupta as Poulami Chatterjee [4]
- Q as Satyajit Ray
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Uttam Kumar
- Paoli Dam as Suchitra Sen
- Sohini Sarkar as Madhabi Mukherjee
- Rudranil Ghosh as Rabi Ghosh
- Debshankar Haldar as Sisir Bhaduri
- Tridha Choudhury as Sharmila Tagore
- Tuhina Das as Waheeda Rehman
- Samadarshi Dutta as Sunil Gangopadhyay
- Anindita Bose as Aparna Sen
- Payel Sarkar as Tanuja
- Dulal Lahiri as Chhabi Biswas
- Padmanabha Dasgupta as Anup Kumar
- Abhijit Guha as Santosh Dutta
- Sujan Mukherjee
- Tanusree Chakraborty
Production
The shooting started from February 2020 and halted suddenly due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The shooting resumed from 14 July 2020.[6] The shooting was wrapped up on 23 September 2020.[7]
Release
The film released theatrically on 14 April 2022 coinciding Poila Baisakh.[8]
Reception
In The Times Of India, Jaya Biswas gave a positive review stating the film "A well-crafted tribute to an artiste by an artiste".[9] In Film Companion, Sankhayan Ghosh wrote "The film is held together by feeling".
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tomaro Asimey" | Durnibar Saha | 3:15 |
Total length: | 3:15 |
References
- ^ a b c Ramnath, Nandini. "A biopic? A documentary? What is certain is that 'Abhijaan' is a tribute to Soumitra Chatterjee". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Abhijaan - Movie Reviews, retrieved 24 April 2022
- ^ "Abhijaan (2022) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in kolkata - BookMyShow". in.bookmyshow.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Abhijaan Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 23 April 2022
- ^ "The Shoot Of Abhijan-Biopic On Soumitra Chatterjee Starts Next Month". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Parambrata Chatterjee resumes shooting for Abhijaan with Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta". Cinestaan. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Parambrata wraps up 'Abhijaan' shoot - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "'Abhijaan' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Abhijaan Movie Review: A well-crafted tribute to an artiste by an artiste". The Times of India.