Kantatar
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Kantatar is a Bengali
movie released in 2006
. Directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
, the movie featured Sreelekha Mitra, Sudip Mukherjee
, Rudranil Ghosh
. Kantatar is travelling to its sixth international film festival (Friborg in Switzerland) this March 2006.
), the weather balloonist, whose job it is to take note of the frequent change of wind direction. But soon Sudha's identity comes into question and she is seen as a suspect. Her dream of a secure shelter is once again threatened. This is a beautiful and engaging film, which luxuriates in the story and its location. The visual poetry and unfettered exploration of the ongoing conflict on the borders of India and Bangladesh come together with great impact and insight. There are brilliant touches of both satire and social comment, which go to show that Bappaditya Bandhopadhay has a lot to say about today's India. Sudha’s hard life consists of weaving herself in and out of different relationships with men and dabbling in various religions. The immediate threat of attack entirely changes the climate of her remote border village, and as the army rolls into town, inter-personal relationships are drastically affected. Suspicion, competition and fear start to grip the villagers. Sudha takes refuge in a temporary weather camp just outside the village. Binod, a meteorologist working in the village, becomes fascinated by Sudha, and they soon begin a physical relationship. But when Sudha's identity is called into question, she is seen as a terrorist suspect. Her dreams of security are once again threatened. Kantatar is visually engaging, luxuriating in the lush locales where it was filmed. Director Bappaditya Bandhopadhay relies on both satire and social comment to tell his story, all the while exploring the ongoing conflict on the borders of India and Bangladesh. Modern India is portrayed with great impact and insight.
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Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
movie released in 2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
. Directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Bappaditya Bandopadhyay or Bappaditya Banerjee is an Indian director and poet.He is the recipient of the Most Promising Director award for the year 2003, by the BFJA . His second feature film Silpantar was premiered at the Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria...
, the movie featured Sreelekha Mitra, Sudip Mukherjee
Sudip Mukherjee
Sudip Mukherjee is a Bengali film and TV actor.- Filmography :*Hello Kolkata*Jaara Brishtite Bhijechhilo *Kantatar .... Binod-External links:...
, Rudranil Ghosh
Rudranil Ghosh
Rudranil Ghosh is an Indian Bengali actor of TV and films.-Awards:* 2007: BFJA - Best Supporting Actor Award for both Kantatar and Refugee* 2011: Zee Bangla'r Gourab - Best Actor in a Negative Role for Byomkesh Bakshi-Filmography:...
. Kantatar is travelling to its sixth international film festival (Friborg in Switzerland) this March 2006.
Plot
Kantatar (Barbed Wire) revolves around the journey of Sudha (Sreelekha Mitra),A socio-political-love drama, Kantatar centers on an illegal immigrant’s search for identity and her effort to survive sake and in search of an identity, moves from one man to another and from one religion to another. The sudden threat of cross border terrorism entirely changes the socio-political situation in a remote village close to the frontier, the army rolls into town, and the drastic changes take their toll on inter-personal relationships as they are marred by suspicion, competition and fear. Sudha takes refuge in a temporary weather camp just outside the village. She develops a physical relationship with Binod (Sudip MukherjeeSudip Mukherjee
Sudip Mukherjee is a Bengali film and TV actor.- Filmography :*Hello Kolkata*Jaara Brishtite Bhijechhilo *Kantatar .... Binod-External links:...
), the weather balloonist, whose job it is to take note of the frequent change of wind direction. But soon Sudha's identity comes into question and she is seen as a suspect. Her dream of a secure shelter is once again threatened. This is a beautiful and engaging film, which luxuriates in the story and its location. The visual poetry and unfettered exploration of the ongoing conflict on the borders of India and Bangladesh come together with great impact and insight. There are brilliant touches of both satire and social comment, which go to show that Bappaditya Bandhopadhay has a lot to say about today's India. Sudha’s hard life consists of weaving herself in and out of different relationships with men and dabbling in various religions. The immediate threat of attack entirely changes the climate of her remote border village, and as the army rolls into town, inter-personal relationships are drastically affected. Suspicion, competition and fear start to grip the villagers. Sudha takes refuge in a temporary weather camp just outside the village. Binod, a meteorologist working in the village, becomes fascinated by Sudha, and they soon begin a physical relationship. But when Sudha's identity is called into question, she is seen as a terrorist suspect. Her dreams of security are once again threatened. Kantatar is visually engaging, luxuriating in the lush locales where it was filmed. Director Bappaditya Bandhopadhay relies on both satire and social comment to tell his story, all the while exploring the ongoing conflict on the borders of India and Bangladesh. Modern India is portrayed with great impact and insight.
Cast
- Sreelekha Mitra...Sudha
- Sudip MukherjeeSudip MukherjeeSudip Mukherjee is a Bengali film and TV actor.- Filmography :*Hello Kolkata*Jaara Brishtite Bhijechhilo *Kantatar .... Binod-External links:...
...Binod - Rudranil GhoshRudranil GhoshRudranil Ghosh is an Indian Bengali actor of TV and films.-Awards:* 2007: BFJA - Best Supporting Actor Award for both Kantatar and Refugee* 2011: Zee Bangla'r Gourab - Best Actor in a Negative Role for Byomkesh Bakshi-Filmography:...
- Iqbal Sultan
- Nimai Ghosh
- Papiya Ghosal
- Pradip Bhattacharya
- Rupsa Ghosh
- Shankar Debnath
- Sudin Adhikari
Crew
- Producer(s): Arindam ChowdhuriPlanman Motion Pictures
- Director: Anjan Das
- Story:Syed Mustafa SirajSyed Mustafa SirajSyed Mustafa Siraj সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ is an eminent Bengali writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Aleek Manush অলীক মানুষ...
- Production Design:
- Dialogue:
- Lyrics:
- Editing :Sanjeeb Dutta
- Cinematography:Shirsha Roy
- Art:Samir ChandaSamir ChandaSamir Chanda was an Indian art director and production designer across Indian cinema, including Hindi, Bengali and Tamil, most known for his work in films like Dil Se , Guru , Omkara , Rang De Basanti , and Raavan .He also directed a Bengali film, Ek Nadir Galpo starring Mithun...
- Sound:Anup Mukherjee
Critical reception
- Though a favourite with foreign festivals (the poster screams that the film has already been to five international fests), Kantatar could have done with a little more finesse.-The TelegraphThe Telegraph (Kolkata)The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
(4 stars out of 10)
Awards
- BFJA Awards(2007)
- Best Actor In Supporting Role- Rudranil GhoshRudranil GhoshRudranil Ghosh is an Indian Bengali actor of TV and films.-Awards:* 2007: BFJA - Best Supporting Actor Award for both Kantatar and Refugee* 2011: Zee Bangla'r Gourab - Best Actor in a Negative Role for Byomkesh Bakshi-Filmography:...
- Best Actress- Sreelekha Mitra
- Best Choreography Rana DasguptaRana DasguptaRana Dasgupta is a British-Indian novelist and essayist. He grew up in Cambridge, England and studied at Balliol College, Oxford, the Conservatoire Darius Milhaud in Aix-en-Provence, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
- Best Actor In Supporting Role- Rudranil Ghosh
- Anandalok AwardsAnandalok AwardsAnandalok Awards or Anandalok Puraskar ceremony is one of the most prominent film events given for Bengali Cinemas in India. The Anandalok, only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and Ananda Bazar Patrika presents this Award...
2006- Best Actress-Sreelekha Mitra
- Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2006
- São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2006
- Singapore International Film Festival, 2006
- Raindance International Film Festival, London, U.K. 2005
- Ashdod International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2006
- Bangladesh International Film Festival, Dhaka, 2006
- Inaugural film, International Forum of new cinema, Kolkata International Film Festival, India, 2005
- Inaugural film Chittagong International Film Festival, Bangladesh 2005
- Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema, New Delhi, India 2005
- Mumbai International Film Festival, India, 2006
- Pune International Film Festival, India, 2005
- Habitat International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, 2005
- Festival des Cinémas d'Asie, Vesoul, 2007
- Silk screen Festival of Asian Cinema, Pittsburg, U.S.A. 2007
- Anandaloke Award for Best Actress.
- B.F.J.A. Awards for Best Cinematographer, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
- Partha Pratim Chowdhury Award for Best Film and Best Director.
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