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 byParambrata Chatterjee
Written byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Dr. Subhendu Sen
Produced byParambrata Chatterjee
Navratan Jhawar
Starring
CinematographyAppu Prabhakar
Edited bySumit Chowdhury
Music byPrabuddha Banerjee
Production
companies
Roadshow Films
Ratnashree Nirman
Distributed bySSR Cinemas
Release date
  • 14 April 2022 (2022-04-14)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

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

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Production

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The 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

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The film released theatrically on 14 April 2022 coinciding Poila Baisakh.[6]

Reception

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In 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

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Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Tomaro Asimey"Durnibar Saha3:15
Total length:3:15

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Abhijaan Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 23 April 2022
  3. ^ Anand, Akriti (30 January 2020). "The Shoot Of Abhijan-Biopic On Soumitra Chatterjee Starts Next Month". SpotboyE. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Parambrata wraps up 'Abhijaan' shoot". The Times of India. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ "'Abhijaan'". The Times of India. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (16 April 2022). "Abhijaan Review: Soumitra Chatterjee Anchors This Affecting, If Surface-Level, Biographical Film". Film Companion. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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