Dhuusar
| Dhuusar | |
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 Official Poster | |
| Directed by | Snehashish Mondal, Soumi Saha |
| Written by | Soumi Saha |
| Produced by | Snehashish Mondal, Soumi Saha, Rahul Singh |
| Cinematography | Arkodeb Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Soumi Saha |
| Music by | Anjo John |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi, Bengali |
Dhuusar (lit. 'Grey') is a 2020 Indian drama film directed by Soumi Saha and Snehashish Mondal, which features Ritwik Bhowmik in the lead role.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
[edit]Dhuusar is inspired by a real-life incident of Sajal Barui, who was a convicted criminal of Kolkata, India, for the murder of his family at the age of 16.[4] The film is also a semi-autobiographical account of Saha's childhood and adolescence, depicting her relationship with a former lover and her mother.[5][6]
Cast
[edit]- Arya Mallick – Kid Shila
- Doab Mukherjee – Teen Shila
- Vinay Pathak – Supt. Avinash Gautam
- Subrat Dutta – Prashanta Guha
- Ritwik Bhowmik – Shiladitya Guha
- Senjuti Mukherjee [7] – Paromita Guha
- Arpita Banerjee – Shuto
- Soumi Saha – Purva Sharma
- Yashraj Jadhav - Kaka
Production
[edit]Soumi Saha is the writer, co-director, co-producer, production designer, costume designer, actor and editor of the film.[8]
Release and awards
[edit]Dhuusar premiered at the 20th Lucania Film Festival, Italy, where it won the Best Screenplay and Best Actor award for Saha.[8][9]
It had its Indian premiere in Mumbai, at the 10th Jagran Film Festival[10][11][12] before travelling to several international film festivals including Winchester Film Festival, United Kingdom;[13] Barcelona International Film Festival, Spain; South Europe International Film Festival, Spain;[14] and the Queen Palm International Film Festival, United States, where it won the Gold award for Best Feature & Best Editor (Saha), Silver award for Best Actor (Ritwik Bhowmik), Bronze award for Best Producer, and an Honorable Mention for Best Costume Design.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to make digital debut with 'Bandish Bandits', a musical romance". The Hindu. 13 July 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Bandish Bandits trailer: When musical opposites attract". The Indian Express. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Banerjee, Ruben (15 January 1994). "Five teenagers enact a most grisly murder scene in Calcutta". India Today. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "What drives juvenile delinquency? This is the question at the heart of the film, Dhuusar". Firstpost. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Dhuusar - An Epic Biographical Journey Of A Juvenile Convict Brings Out The Best Of Humanity". VoxSpace. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, স্রবন্তী. "সেঁজুতির মুম্বই যাত্রা". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Selezione Ufficiale / Official selection 2019". 21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Winners 2019". 21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Dhuusar - Grey". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Sir by Rohena Gera premieres in India at the 10th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai this September, finally. Are you going?". filmtribe.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "The 10th Jagran Film Festival concludes in Mumbai on a high note". mid-day. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Selection 2019". 2 October 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Stephen. "29. Best Foreign Language Feature Film". Fusion International Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "2020 Gold Winners Main Category". Queen Palm Film Fest. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
External links
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