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Borunbabur Bondhu
Film poster
Directed byAnik Dutta
Screenplay byAnik Datta
Utsav Mukherjee
Based onChhad
by Ramapada Chowdhury
Produced bySurinder Films
StarringSoumitra Chatterjee
Madhabi Mukhopadhyay
Paran Bandopadhyay
Ritwick Chakraborty
Arpita Chatterjee
CinematographyAvik Mukhopadhyay
Edited byArghyakamal Mitra
Music byDebojyoti Mishra
Production
company
Release dates
  • 9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) (KIFF)[1]
  • 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) (India)[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Borunbabur Bondhu is a 2019 Bengali-language Indian film directed by Anik Dutta for Surinder Films. The film is based on a Bengali story Chhad written by Ramapada Chowdhury. It is the story of an old man, whose life faces upheaval after people come to know that a VVIP who was once his friend, is coming for a visit. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee in the role of elderly man with supporting cast of Madhabi Mukhopadhyay, Paran Bandopadhyay, Ritwick Chakraborty, Arpita Chatterjee, Sreelekha Mitra, Kaushik Sen and Bidipta Chakraborty.[3]

The film was screened at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival in 2019,[4] the Third Eye Asian Film Festival, Mumbai in March 2020,[5] and the Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati, Ohio on 21 October 2020.[6][7]

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival in 2019, and released to theatres on 10 January 2020.[9]

Reception

The film received critical acclaim. In Anandabazar Patrika, Urmimala Basu called this film "a must watch movie" and praised its direction, screenplay, ensemble cast, music and cinematography.[10] In The Times of India, Debolina Sen called this film "a rare gem" and praised its direction, screenplay and ensemble cast.[11] In Film Companion, Sankhayan Ghosh called this film "surprisingly political" and praised its screenplay.[12]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Director whose movie was taken off screens gets show at KIFF". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "'Borunbabur Bondhu' locks its release date". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ "All you need to know about 'Borunbabur Bondhu'". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Director whose movie was taken off screens gets show at KIFF". Business Standard India. 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Selection List".
  6. ^ https://mailchi.mp/iffcincy.com/virtualindianfilmfestival-borunbabur-bondhur
  7. ^ "Bengali movie 'Borunbabur Bondhu' to be screened at Cincinnati film festival". The Week.
  8. ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Borunbabur Bondhu trailer: Chaotic, stellar cast distracts from storyline". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Director whose movie was taken off screens gets show at KIFF". Business Standard India. 9 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Movie Review: Borunbabur Bondhu is a must watch film DGTL".
  11. ^ "Borunbabur Bondhu Movie Review: Everyday yet profound but never preachy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ^ https://reviews/bengali-review/barunbabur-bandhu-bengali-movie-review-anik-dattas-film-starring-soumitra-chatterjee-is-surprisingly-political/amp/
  13. ^ "Winners of the Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021". filmfare.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

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