Hemanta (film)
| Hemanta | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Anjan Dutt |
| Based on | William Shakespeare's Hamlet |
| Produced by | Shyam Sundar Dey, Pankaj Ludia |
| Starring | Parambrata Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Payel Sarkar, |
| Edited by | Arghyakamal Mitra |
| Music by | Neel Dutt |
Production companies | GreenTouch Entertainment, Lundia Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Hemanta is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language drama thriller film directed by Anjan Dutt.[1] It stars Parambrata Chatterjee in the role of the titular protagonist, with Jisshu Sengupta, Payel Sarkar, Gargi Roychowdhury, Saswata Chatterjee and Shantilal Mukherjee in other pivotal roles. The film is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, from a West Bengal production house.[2]
Plot synopsis
[edit]Set amidst the backdrop of the entertainment world of Bengali cinema production, the film is about Hemanta Sen who goes off to the United States at a young age to study film. Trained as a filmmaker, he comes back to learn that his father had died three years ago and also about his mother's relationship with his uncle.
Cast
[edit]| Actor | Role | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Parambrata Chatterjee | Hemanta Sen[3] | Prince Hamlet |
| Payel Sarkar | Olipriya | Ophelia |
| Jisshu Sengupta | Hirak | Horatio (Hamlet) |
| Gargi Roychowdhury | Gayatri Sen | Gertrude |
| Saswata Chatterjee | Kalyan Sen | Claudius |
| Shantilal Mukherjee | ||
| Souptik Chakraborty | Polonius | |
| Subhra Sourav Das | Yuri | |
| Sagnik Chatterjee | Raju | Rosencrantz |
| Vivaan Ghosh | Guildenstern |
Critical reception
[edit]Shamayita Chakraborty of The Times of India gave 3 stars and praised the performances of Parambrata Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee and Sagnik Chatterjee while criticized the absence of the Ghost (Hamlet) in the story.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hemanta: After Vishal Bhardwaj, Anjan Dutta too reinvents Hamlet". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Hemanta's cast speak about their characters". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "I think content is the king". Millenniumpost. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Hemanta Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2016.