Abhijaan (transl. The Journey) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language biographical film directed by Parambrata Chatterjee.[1] The film is based on the life and works of legendary actor and Bengali icon Soumitra Chatterjee.[1] The central character of Soumitra Chatterjee is played by Jisshu Sengupta[1] along with a supporting cast of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Basabdatta Chatterjee, Q, Paoli Dam, Debshankar Haldar, Sohini Sengupta, Rudranil Ghosh, Tridha Choudhury and Parambrata Chatterjee.
| Abhijaan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Parambrata Chatterjee |
| Written by | Padmanabha Dasgupta Dr. Subhendu Sen |
| Produced by | Parambrata Chatterjee Navratan Jhawar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Appu Prabhakar |
| Edited by | Sumit Chowdhury |
| Music by | Prabuddha Banerjee |
Production companies | Roadshow Films Ratnashree Nirman |
| Distributed by | SSR Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
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Dr. Sanjay Sen, a practising oncologist, arrives in Kolkata to fulfil his long-standing dream of archiving the life of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee, with the aim of making a film on him. At first, he turns him down but eventually agrees.
Cast
edit- Jisshu Sengupta as young Soumitra Chatterjee[2]
- Soumitra Chatterjee as himself [2]
- Parambrata Chatterjee as Dr. Sanjay Sen [2]
- Basabdatta Chatterjee as young Deepa Chatterjee
- Sohini Sengupta as Poulami Chatterjee [2]
- Qaushiq Mukherjee as Satyajit Ray
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Uttam Kumar
- Paoli Dam as Suchitra Sen
- Sohini Sarkar as Madhabi Mukherjee
- Rudranil Ghosh as Rabi Ghosh
- Debshankar Haldar as Sisir Bhaduri
- Tridha Choudhury as Sharmila Tagore
- Tuhina Das as Waheeda Rehman
- Samadarshi Dutta as Sunil Gangopadhyay
- Anindita Bose as Aparna Sen
- Payel Sarkar as Tanuja
- Dulal Lahiri as Chhabi Biswas
- Padmanabha Dasgupta as Anup Kumar
- Abhijit Guha as Santosh Dutta
- Sujan Mukherjee
- Tanusree Chakraborty
Production
editThe shooting started from February 2020 and halted suddenly due to COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The shooting resumed from 14 July 2020.[4] The shooting was wrapped up on 23 September 2020.[5]
Release
editThe film released theatrically on 14 April 2022 coinciding Poila Baisakh.[6]
Reception
editIn The Times of India, Jaya Biswas gave a positive review stating the film "A well-crafted tribute to an artiste by an artiste".[7] In Film Companion, Sankhayan Ghosh wrote "The film is held together by feeling".[8]
Soundtrack
edit| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tomaro Asimey" | Durnibar Saha | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 3:15 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Ramnath, Nandini (28 March 2021). "A biopic? A documentary? What is certain is that 'Abhijaan' is a tribute to Soumitra Chatterjee". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Abhijaan Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 23 April 2022
- ^ Anand, Akriti (30 January 2020). "The Shoot Of Abhijan-Biopic On Soumitra Chatterjee Starts Next Month". SpotboyE. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Parambrata Chatterjee resumes shooting for Abhijaan with Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Parambrata wraps up 'Abhijaan' shoot". The Times of India. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "'Abhijaan'". The Times of India. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Biswas, Jaya. "Abhijaan Movie Review : A well-crafted tribute to an artiste by an artiste". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (16 April 2022). "Abhijaan Review: Soumitra Chatterjee Anchors This Affecting, If Surface-Level, Biographical Film". Film Companion. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
External links
edit- Abhijaan at IMDb
- Abhijaan at Rotten Tomatoes