Maacher Jhol

Maacher Jhol
Film Poster
Directed by Pratim D. Gupta
Produced by Sony Pictures Networks & Joy Ganguly
Written by Pratim D. Gupta
Screenplay by Pratim D. Gupta
Story by Pratim D. Gupta
Starring Ritwick Chakraborty
Paoli Dam
Mamata Shankar
Arjun Chakrabarty
Mithu Chakrabarty
Music by Anupam Roy
Release date
 18 August 2017
Running time
 108 min
Country India
Language Bengali

Maacher Jhol is an Indian Bengali film directed by Pratim D. Gupta and stars Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam and Mamata Shankar in the lead roles. It is the first Bengali food film that revolves around a Paris-based chef who comes back to Kolkata after 13 years.

Cast

Plot

The film is a heartwarming tale of a world renowned Masterchef returning to his roots through a bowl of fish curry, the quintessential Bengali delicacy. Ritwick Chakraborty plays Dev D, the Paris-based Chef, who comes to Kolkata after 13 years to his ailing mother, played by the thespian Mamata Shankar. Coming to terms with his past - Paoli Dam plays the haunting Sreela - Dev is faced with a cooking challenge that will change his life forever.

Development

Pratim D. Gupta revealed that the idea of the film came during his trip to Italy where he was surprised to find local restaurants serving the recipes of mothers and grandmothers.[1]

He also said that it was his eagerness to work with Ritwick Chakraborty again after Shaheb Bibi Golaam resulted in conceiving a character for him - Chef Dev D.

Casting

While Pratim and Ritwick have worked together in Shaheb Bibi Golaam, the film marks the first collaboration between the director and Paoli Dam. Mamata Shankar, known to be choosy about her roles, agreed to do the film immediately after reading the script.[1]

Filming

Shooting for the film started from March 2017.[1]

Music

The music for Maacher Jhol is composed by Anupam Roy and the lyrics have been penned by Anupam himself. One of the songs has been written by Rabindranath Tagore with a French section written and sung by Anupam. The music rights have been acquired by Zee Music.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chatterjee, Arindam (1 April 2017). "Pratim D. Gupta rustles up a slice of Bangaliana in his third film Maacher Jhol". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 1 April 2017.


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