Samantaral

Samantaral
Directed by Partho Chakraborty
Produced by Tarak Nath Saha
Screenplay by Padmanabha Dasgupta
Starring Parambrata Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee
Riddhi Sen
Aparajita Adhya
Tanusree Chakraborty
Music by Indraadip Dasgupta
Cinematography Supriyo Dutta
Edited by Sujoy Dutta Ray
Country India
Language Bengali


Samantaral (lit. Parallel) is a 2017 Bengali psychological drama, directed by Partha Chakraborty, featuring Parambrata Chatterjee and Riddhi Sen in lead roles.[1] [2] Its nominated for 2018 Filmfare awards Best Film (Critics),Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Popular and Critics Award for Best Actor (Male) for Soumitra Chatterjee.[3]

Plot

Arko ( Riddhi Sen ) returns to his 'mamarbari' (maternal uncles' house) to meet his extended family. Over there, he meets his second uncle Sujan (Parambrata Chatterjee) who is always locked in a room because of his presumed mental retardedness. Arko takes permission from his grandfather (Soumitra Chatterjee) to allow him to take Sujan out of the house for some time, much to the chargrin of his other uncles (Kushal Chakraborty and Anindya Banerjee) and aunt (Tanusree Chakraborty). As Arko sees his uncle more closely, he realizes that something very wrong has happened to him and the family is hiding a secret. Finally it has been revealed that uncle Sujan is transgender and the family has always wanted to keep this identity shut from outside world. Uncle Sujan commits suicide at the end and donates his eyes to his abusive younger brother (Anindya Banerjee).[4][5][6]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/samantaral/movie-review/61913527.cms
  2. ↑ Sarkar, Roushni. "As long as film is communicable to people, it is commercial: Riddhi Sen". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  4. ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/samantaral-movie-review-parambrata-chatterjee-steals-the-show-in-poignant-family-drama-4245027.html
  5. ↑ "PARALLEL REALITY". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  6. ↑ প্রামাণিক, রেশমী. "মুভি রিভিউ: এত তাল কাটাকাটি নিয়েও 'সমান্তরাল'!". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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