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The shooting of the film began on 27 January 2024 in [[North Kolkata]], at Jimmy Laha's house. At that time, [[Srabanti Chatterjee]], [[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]], Kinjal Nanda, [[Darshana Banik]] took part in the shoot. On 28 January, crews and production team arrived in [[Purulia district]] for the remaining shoot of the first phase. Srabanti was accompanied by [[Bibriti Chatterjee]] and [[Arjun Chakrabarty]] in the shoot. Various scenes of the film were shoot in the [[Ajodhya Hills]] and its foothills in Purulia; shoot in the deep forest. Some fight scenes are captured here; in which there are fight scenes with [[Talwar|talwar]] and [[Bow and arrow|bow and arrow]]. The scenes were shoot between January 28 and the first week of February at various locations in Purulia district.<ref name="aajkaal1">{{cite news |title=সারাদিনে ৪টি ডিম, জল প্রায় খাইনি! ‘দেবী চৌধুরাণী’র শুটের অভিজ্ঞতায় বিবৃতি |url=https://www.aajkaal.in/story/8059/the_shooting_of_the_first_episode_of_subhrajit_mitra_039_s__039_devi_chaudhurani_039_is_over_bvibri_chatterjee_shares_how_was_the_experience_ |access-date=1 July 2024 |work=www.aajkaal.in |date=8 February 2024 |language=bn}}</ref>
The shooting of the film began on 27 January 2024 in [[North Kolkata]], at Jimmy Laha's house. At that time, [[Srabanti Chatterjee]], [[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]], Kinjal Nanda, [[Darshana Banik]] took part in the shoot. On 28 January, crews and production team arrived in [[Purulia district]] for the remaining shoot of the first phase. Srabanti was accompanied by [[Bibriti Chatterjee]] and [[Arjun Chakrabarty]] in the shoot. Various scenes of the film were shoot in the [[Ajodhya Hills]] and its foothills in Purulia; shoot in the deep forest. Some fight scenes are captured here; in which there are fight scenes with [[Talwar|talwar]] and [[Bow and arrow|bow and arrow]]. The scenes were shoot between January 28 and the first week of February at various locations in Purulia district.<ref name="aajkaal1">{{cite news |title=সারাদিনে ৪টি ডিম, জল প্রায় খাইনি! ‘দেবী চৌধুরাণী’র শুটের অভিজ্ঞতায় বিবৃতি |url=https://www.aajkaal.in/story/8059/the_shooting_of_the_first_episode_of_subhrajit_mitra_039_s__039_devi_chaudhurani_039_is_over_bvibri_chatterjee_shares_how_was_the_experience_ |access-date=1 July 2024 |work=www.aajkaal.in |date=8 February 2024 |language=bn}}</ref>


The second phase was shot in [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]] and [[Kolkata]] in [[West Bengal]], and in the states of [[Jharkhand]] and [[Bihar]].
The second phase was shot in [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]] and [[Kolkata]] in [[West Bengal]], and in the states of [[Jharkhand]] and [[Bihar]]. [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], who played the character of Bhavani Charan Pathak, joined the shoot for this phase.


== Release ==
== Release ==

Revision as of 19:54, 1 July 2024

Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal
Directed bySubhrajit Mitra
Screenplay bySubhrajit Mitra
Dialogues by
Story byBankim Chandra Chatterjee
Based onDevi Chaudhurani
Produced by
  • Aniruddha Dasgupta
  • Aparna Dasgupta
  • Hassan Choudhury (HC FILMS limited, UK)
Starring
CinematographyAnirban Chatterjee
Edited bySujay Dutta Ray
Music byBickram Ghosh
Production
companies
ADited Motion Pictures
LOK Studios
HC Films
Moringa Studios
Release date
  • 22 September 2024 (2024-09-22)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguagesBengali
Dubbed languagesHindi
English
Tamil
Telugu
Kannada
Malayalam
Budget₹200 million[2]

Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal is an upcoming Indian Bengali period film directed by Subhrajit Mitra.[2][3] The film is produced by Aniruddha Dasgupta and Aparna Dasgupta under the banner of ADited Motion Pictures and co-produced by Hassan Choudhury under the banner of Hc Films Limited (UK) The film stars Srabanti Chatterjee in the title role, alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee, while Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Arjun Chakrabarty in pivotal roles.[4][5]

Cast

Production

Casting

The film marks the film comeback of Sabyasachi Chakrabarty.[8][10][11] In January 2023, Sabyasachi Chakraborty attended the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival Bangladesh (East Bengal) as a special guest, he told the media at the film festival that "he will be retiring from films for some time".[12][13][14] However, Devi Choudhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal's director Subhrajit Mitra chose Sabyasachi Chakrabarty to play the role of Zamindar Haravallav Ray in May 2023. Srabanti Chatterjee will play the role of Devi Chaudhurani,[7] while Prosenjit Chatterjee will essay Bhavani Pathak, an important character in the film.[2][6] Indraneil Sengupta was initially cast as Rangaraj, but actor Arjun Chakraborty was eventually roped in to portray Rangaraj.[9][15][16] The film went to the floors on 27 January 2024.[17]

Filming

The shooting of the film began on 27 January 2024 in North Kolkata, at Jimmy Laha's house. At that time, Srabanti Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Kinjal Nanda, Darshana Banik took part in the shoot. On 28 January, crews and production team arrived in Purulia district for the remaining shoot of the first phase. Srabanti was accompanied by Bibriti Chatterjee and Arjun Chakrabarty in the shoot. Various scenes of the film were shoot in the Ajodhya Hills and its foothills in Purulia; shoot in the deep forest. Some fight scenes are captured here; in which there are fight scenes with talwar and bow and arrow. The scenes were shoot between January 28 and the first week of February at various locations in Purulia district.[18]

The second phase was shot in Birbhum and Kolkata in West Bengal, and in the states of Jharkhand and Bihar. Prosenjit Chatterjee, who played the character of Bhavani Charan Pathak, joined the shoot for this phase.

Release

Devi Chowdhurani will release in theaters on Autumn 2024, along with its dubbed version in a total of 6 languages excluding the original Bengali language version.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee's next is Bengali film based on Bankim's Devi Chaudhurani". Film Companion. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Naman Ramachandran (5 April 2023). "'Bandit Queen of Bengal' Project Sets Fall Start (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ "দেবী চৌধুরানীতে মিলে যাবে ইতিহাস-উপন্যাস, ইঙ্গিত মিলল পরিচালক শুভ্রজিতের কথায়" (in Bengali). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Sankha Ghose (3 March 2023). "A galaxy of stars onboard for Subhrajit Mitra's 'Devi Chowdhurani' period drama". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: Etimes. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee, Srabanti Chatterjee-Starring 'Devi Chowdhurani' Nabs Indo-U.K. Co-Prod Status (EXCLUSIVE) – Global Bulletin". Variety.
  6. ^ a b c "দেবী চৌধুরানী শ্রাবন্তী, ভবানী পাঠক প্রসেনজিৎ! সিনেমায় থাকছেন ভিকি কৌশলের বাবাও". bangla.hindustantimes.com (in Bengali). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Subrajit Mitra all praise for Srabanti Chatterjees dedication eagerly waiting to start 'Devi Chowdhurani' shoot". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Sabyasachi Chakraborty: Feels great to be a part of 'Devi Chowdhurani', I know Subhrajit will do justice to the original story". The Times of India. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Arjun Chakrabarty joins 'Devi Chowdhurani' cast". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph India. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  10. ^ "পর্দায় ফিরতে প্রচণ্ড ভয়! দেবী চৌধুরানিতে 'কামব্যাক' প্রসঙ্গে কী বললেন সব্যসাচী?". www.eisamay.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Eisamay. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  11. ^ "বিরতি কাটিয়ে পর্দায় আসছেন সব্যসাচী, কোন বেশে ধরা দেবেন 'দেবী চৌধুরানী'তে". bangla.hindustantimes.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Hindustan Times - Bangla. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  12. ^ "অভিনয় জীবন থেকে বিদায় নিচ্ছি না, আমার বক্তব্যের ভুল ব্যাখ্যা হয়েছিল, বললেন সব্যসাচী". Anandabazar (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  13. ^ "অভিনয় থেকে অবসর সব্যসাচীর, বাবার সিদ্ধান্তে গৌরব বললেন…". bangla.hindustantimes.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Hindustan Times - Bangla. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  14. ^ "অভিনয় ছাড়ছেন সব্যসাচী চক্রবর্তী, 'বিদায়' লাইট-ক্যামেরা-অ্যাকশনকে". bengali.indianexpress.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: The Indian Express - Bengali. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  15. ^ "'রঙ্গরাজ হিসেবে শ্রেষ্ঠ অর্জুন..', 'দেবী চৌধুরানী'তে একের পর এক চমক! চূড়ান্ত খাটছেন শ্রাবন্তীও". bengali.indianexpress.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: The Indian Express - Bengali. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  16. ^ "রঙ্গরাজ বদল! শুভ্রজিতের দেবী চৌধুরানীতে এবার ইন্দ্রনীলের জায়গায় অর্জুন, হঠাৎ হল কী". bangla.hindustantimes.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Hindustan Times - Bangla. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference aajkaal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ "সারাদিনে ৪টি ডিম, জল প্রায় খাইনি! 'দেবী চৌধুরাণী'র শুটের অভিজ্ঞতায় বিবৃতি". www.aajkaal.in (in Bengali). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ Sankha Ghose (3 March 2023). "A galaxy of stars onboard for Subhrajit Mitra's 'Devi Chowdhurani' period drama". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: Etimes. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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