Adventures Of Jojo is a Bengali children action adventure film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty, based on Tongling, a novel written by Leela Majumdar.[1][2][3] It is inspired by the film "An Elephant's Journey" directed by Richard Boddington. The film was released on 21 December 2018 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.[4]
| Adventures of Jojo | |
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| Directed by | Raj Chakraborty |
| Written by | Padmanabha Dasgupta (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Padmanabha Dasgupta |
| Story by | Padmanabha Dasgupta Raj Chakraborty Leela Majumdar |
| Produced by | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
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| Cinematography | Soumik Haldar Manas Ganguly |
| Edited by | Sanglap Bhowmik |
| Music by | Indraadip Das Gupta |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThe plot revolves around the subject of tiger poaching and wildlife. Jojo, a young and school going boy aged 12, lives with his parents in Kolkata. He dreams of the wilderness and the animals in it. One day his parents go to Vellore to take his grandmother. Jojo goes to his uncle's home to Baropahari in Arunachal Pradesh. He befriends Shibu, a local boy of a similar age. Shibu is the son of a mahout who grew up in the midst of nature and is friendly with animals, especially an elephant named Noni. They make a mission to stop a gang of poachers from killing Chenghiz, a huge tiger who is seen as the protector of the forest.[5]
Cast
edit- Joshojit Banerjee as Jojo
- Rudraneel Ghosh as Munia Hazari
- Raj Chakraborty
- Samiul Alam as Shibu
- Santu Saha as Swapan Mama
- Padmanabha Dasgupta
- Abhishek Singh
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
- Manali Dey
- Jayasree Bose
- Jeetu Kamal as Forest Officer Sujoy Bose
- Priya Mondal
- Kunal Banerjee
- Kuntal Banerjee
- Pankaj Mullick
- Pausali Sengupta
- Sanjay Bhattacharya
Soundtrack
edit| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Title Track" | Aruna,Ranita,Bihu,John | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Jojor Gaan" | Arijit Singh | 2:46 |
Release
editThe official trailer 1 of the film was launched by SVF on 14 November 2018.[6] The official trailer 2 of the film was launched by SVF, fifteen days later on 1 December 2018.[7]
This film was theatrically released on 21 December 2018.
References
edit- ^ "What's the inspiration behind a children's film like 'Adventures Of Jojo?". The Times of India. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Filmmaker Raj Chakraborty is on a roll with Adventures of Jojo". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "ANIMAL MASCOTS USED FOR PROMOTION". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "First look poster of Raj Chakraborty's Adventures Of Jojo revealed". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Adventures Of Jojo". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Adventures Of জোজো - Official Trailer - Jashojeet - Rudranil - Samiul Alam - Raj Chakraborty - SVF". YouTube. SVF. 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Adventures Of জোজো - Official Trailer 2 - Jashojeet - Rudranil - Samiul Alam - Raj Chakraborty - SVF". YouTube. SVF. 1 December 2018.