Rosogolla is a 2018 Indian Bengali historical drama film directed and written by Pavel. Rosogolla marks the big screen debut of Ujaan Ganguly and Abantika Biswas.[3] It is a fictionalized biopic of Nobin Chandra Das, a sweet maker from Kolkata, the inventor of Rosogolla.[4]
| Rosogolla | |
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| Directed by | Pavel |
| Written by | Smaranjit Chakraborty and Pavel |
| Screenplay by | Smaranjit Chakraborty and Pavel |
| Story by | Smaranjit Chakraborty and Pavel |
| Produced by | Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Supriyo Dutta |
| Music by | Arnab Dutt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Windows Production |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editRosogolla is based on the real-life story of the inventor of Bengal's own ‘Rosogolla’. The story revolves around the life and work of Nobin Chandra Das, a young man with a romantic heart and a brilliant mind. Nobin Chandra Das's father dies soon after Nobin's birth and his family faces a financial crisis. Nobin decides to become a sweet maker. With a zeal to create something fresh and unique, Nobin had set his heart on making the most delicious sweet of all time for his wife, Khirodmoni. After undergoing a lot of trials and tribulations, which even included alienating himself from his loved ones, Das finally emerged victorious and ended up creating one of the best things that could ever happen to all the Bengalis. Failure, misfortune, insult, nothing could stop Nobin. Khirodmoni Devi, his wife. She had the courage to run a business in that era. This invention makes him famous in Bengal. Based in 19th century Bengal, Rosogolla is an innocent story of love, struggle and the human aspiration to do something new.[5]
Cast
edit- Ujaan Ganguly as Nobin Chandra Das
- Abantika Biswas as Khirodmoni Devi
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Mahesh
- Rajatabha Dutta as Kalidas Indra
- Bidipta Chakraborty as Nobin Chandra's mother
- Aparajita Auddy as Zamindar ginni
- Chiranjeet Chakraborty as Braja Palowan
- Kaushik Sen as Amritalal Banik
- Anamika Saha (Guest appearance)
- Laboni Sarkar (Guest appearance)
- Pabon Kanoriya (Guest appearance)
- Asim Mukhopadhyay (Guest appearance)
- Shantilal Mukherjee as Chandu Babu/Vaikuntha Ganguly
- Subhashree Ganguly as Malkanjaan in a (Special appearance)
- Shudrujeet Dutta
- Biswajeet Sarkar
- Abhijeet Sarkar
- Rahul Ananda
- Broto Banerjee
- Projgan Ghosh
- Tamal Ray Choudhury
Soundtrack
edit| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tapur Tupur" | Arnab Dutta | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Khodar Banda" | Arko | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Dhire Dhire" | Timir Biswas | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Keno Asibo Bole" | Rishi Chakraborty, Mausumi Dutta | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Kajol Bhramara" | Amit Sur, Mausumi Dutta | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Na Chhedo Saiyan" (Hindi song) | Indrani Mukherjee | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Jugal Milan Hoilo" | Sumon, Abhishruti, Sonali, Jesida | 1:14 |
| 8. | "Rosogolla anthem" | Anupam Roy, Arko | 5:23 |
References
edit- ^ "Most awaited Bengali films releasing this December". The Times of India. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "নবীনের দুনিয়াটা বানালো যারা". eisamay.indiatimes.com (in Bengali). Eisamay. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Debutante actor Abantika Biswas impresses with her act in Bengali film Rosogolla". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Rosogolla, the Nabin Chandra Sen biopic, is a warm-hearted ode to the beloved sweet". Firstpost. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Rosogolla - Rosogolla Bengali Movie".