Posto (film)
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 Posto film-release poster | |
| Directed by | Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
| Written by | Nandita Roy |
| Produced by | Windows Production |
| Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Jisshu Sengupta Lily Chakraborty Mimi Chakraborty Paran Bandopadhyay Sohini Sengupta |
| Distributed by | Windows Production Eros International |
Release date | 12 May 2017 [1][2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Box office | ₹8 crore (US$960,000)[3][4] ( collection worldwide ) |
Posto (Here, a name for the child character of film. Meaning: Poppy Seeds) is a 2017 Bengali film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee.[5][6] The film features Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Mimi Chakraborty. The film was released on 12 May 2017 in 100 theatres across West Bengal, India and overseas (United States, Canada, Japan, Dubai, United Kingdom,Netherlands) on the same day. The film received critical acclaim as it portrayed the relationships in a very subtle way. The storyline is similar to the English film Kramer Vs. Kramer.
Plot
Arko, affectionately called Posto (Arghya Basu Roy), is a little boy raised by his grandparents Dinen Lahiri (Soumitra Chatterjee) and Gouri Lahiri (Lily Chakraborty) in Santiniketan. His parents Arnab Lahiri (Jisshu Sengupta) and Sushmita Lahiri (Mimi Chakraborty) are both settled in Kolkata. They only visit their son once in the weekend. The eternal clash between grandparents and parents started when the parents want to take away their child as the father gets an offer to start a restaurant business abroad. The relationship between the parents of Posto and his grandparents drags the kid into courtroom.
Cast
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Dinen Lahiri
- Jisshu Sengupta as Arnab Lahiri
- Lily Chakraborty as Gouri Lahiri
- Mimi Chakraborty as Sushmita Lahiri, Arnab's wife
- Paran Bandopadhyay as Alok, The lawyer and friend of Dinen Lahiri
- Argha Basu Roy as Arko / Posto
- Sohini Sengupta
- Siddartha Chatterjee
- Babul Supriyo
- Koneenica Banerjee
- Aparajita Ghosh Das
Box office
On the first day, the movie collection 2 million rupees (₹ 21 lakh). In the first four days, the film's earnings were 10 million (₹1 crore (US$120,000).[4] In 1st 2 weeks, the collection breached 35 million (₹3.5 crores).[7] After 17 days, the box office collection crossed ₹4.5 crores.[8] After the 1st 3 weeks, the movie had done a business of ₹ 5 crores.[9] At the end of 4 weeks, the movie had done a business of ₹ 5.5 crore from the state of West Bengal alone[10] and a worldwide business of ₹ 8 crores.
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Posto" | Anupam Roy | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Jonaki" | Anindya Chatterjee | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Home Shanti Home" | Prashmita Paul, Upal Sengupta | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Keno erokom kichhu holo na" | Nachiketa Chakraborty | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Sokatore" | Sharana Sengupta, Soumita Ghosh, Palashi Ghose, Shreyan Majumdar, Utsa Biswas, Shabnam Parvin | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 21:22 | ||
References
- ^ "Posto to release in the US, Canada, Dubai, Tokyo and London!". The Times of India. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Acharya, Anindita (11 November 2016). "Shiboprosad and Nandita's next Bengali film is on parenting". Hindusthan Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Posto does business of 5.5 crores in West Bengal in 4 weeks".
- ^ a b "Posto creates history, makes 1 crore in 4 days".
- ^ "Guess who: This director forwarded anti-Posto messages". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Posto Praktone Bratyo Suchitra". kolkata24x7.com. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "'পোস্ত'র সাফল্যটা স্পেশ্যাল, বললেন মিমি-যিশু".
- ^ "Posto collects 4.5 crores in 17 days".
- ^ "Posto crosses 5 crores collection in 3 weeks".
- ^ "Posto does business of 5.5 crores in West Bengal in 4 weeks".
