Abar Aranye (English title: In the Forest ...Again) (2003) is an Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Goutam Ghose.[1][2][3]
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 DVD cover for Abar Aranye. | |
| Directed by | Goutam Ghose |
| Written by | Goutam Ghose |
| Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Subhendu Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee Samit Bhanja Sharmila Tagore Champa Roopa Ganguly Tabu Jisshu Sengupta |
| Cinematography | Goutam Ghose |
| Music by | Goutam Ghose |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThe film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Asim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with civilisation for a few days. However, the trip turns sour when Asim and Aparna's daughter, Amrita, goes missing. It transpires that she is being held for ransom by local tribespeople. Police intervene and the kidnapped girl is returned to her parents, albeit against her own wishes.[4]
Cast
edit- Soumitra Chatterjee as Asim
- Sharmila Tagore as Aparna (wife of Asim)
- Subhendu Chatterjee as Sanjoy
- Gulshan Ara Akter Champa As Champa (wife of Sanjoy)
- Tabu as Amrita (daughter of Ashim & Aparna)
- Samit Bhanja as Hari
- Roopa Ganguly as Shimul (wife of Hari)
- Saswata Chatterjee as Saswata (son of Sanjoy and Champa)
- Bidipta Chakraborty as Bidipta (wife of Saswata)
- Jisshu Sengupta as Jishu (friend of Saswata)
- Rajatava Dutta as manager of tea estate
- Chaiti Ghoshal as wife of manager
Awards
edit- 2004 :BFJA Awards
- 2004 :National Award - Best Director for Goutam Ghose
- 2004 :National Award - Best Screenplay for Goutam Ghose
- 2004 :National Award - Best Supporting Actress for Sharmila Tagore
- 2003 :Nominated for Montreal World Film Festival
- 2003 :Nominated for International Film Festival of Marrakech
References
edit- ^ Variety International Film Guide. Andre Deutsch. 2004. p. 171. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Here's why Bidipta treasures her experience of shooting Abar Aranye - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Abar Aranye by Subhajit Ghosh". Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Abar Aranye Archived 28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit| External videos | |
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 Full movie on YouTube |
- Abar Aranye at IMDb