Shah Jahan Regency is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji,[1] under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring Abir Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Anjan Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Swastika Mukherjee, Rudranil Ghosh and Rittika Sen while Rituparna Sengupta and Babul Supriyo appear in Guest appearances.[2] The movie, based on the popular novel Chowringhee by Mani Shankar Mukherjee, was released on 18 January 2019.[1]
| Shah Jahan Regency | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Written by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Screenplay by | Srijit Mukherjee |
| Based on | Chowringhee by Mani Shankar Mukherjee |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gairik Sarkar |
| Edited by | Pronoy Dasgupta |
| Music by | Indraadip Das Gupta |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | SVF Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThe movie is based on the well-known novel Chowringhee by popular Bengali author Mani Shankar Mukherjee (Sankar).[3] The 1968 film Chowringhee is an iconic Bengali film, based on the namesake novel, and starring Supriya Devi, Uttam Kumar, Subhendu Chatterjee, Anjana Bhowmik, Utpal Dutt and Biswajit.
Cast
edit- Anjan Dutt as Makaranda Paul, owner of Shah Jahan Regency
- Mamata Shankar as Mrs Sarkar, mother of Arnab Sarkar
- Rudranil Ghosh as Barun Raha
- Abir Chatterjee as Samiran Bose
- Parambrata Chatterjee as Rudra Mukherjee
- Anirban Bhattacharya as Arnab Sarkar
- Swastika Mukherjee as Kamalini Guha, a Suite Hostess and escort of Mr. Agarwal
- Rittika Sen as Supreeta Mitra, an airhostess
- Rituparna Sengupta as Gayatri Chakraborti, in a Guest appearance
- Babul Supriyo as Mr. Agarwal, a rich businessman in a Guest appearance
- Kanchan Mullick as Dhananjoy 'Dheno' Chatterjee, maternal uncle of Arnab Sarkar
- Pallavi Chatterjee as Mrs. Mala Paul
- Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee as Nitya Banerjee aka Nitty-gritty
- Ushasie Chakraborty as Disha
Release
editThe official trailer of the film was launched by SVF on 20 December 2018.[4]
Soundtrack
edit| Shah Jahan Regency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Anupam Roy and Prasen | ||||
| Released | 2 March 2019 | |||
| Genre | Featured Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 34:38 | |||
| Language | Bengali | |||
| Label | SVF | |||
| Anupam Roy chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Anupam Roy and Prasen on lyrics of Anupam Roy, Dipangshu Acharya and Ritam Sen.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kichchu Chaini Aami" | Dipangshu Acharya | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Anirban Bhattacharya | 6:49 |
| 2. | "Ghure Takao" | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Bolo Na Radhika" | Ritam sen | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Monali Thakur | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Rondhre Rondhre Paap" | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy | 5:38 |
| 5. | "Jawkhon Porbena Mor" | Rabindranath Tagore | Rabindranath Tagore | Rupankar Bagchi | 7:42 |
| 6. | "Kichchu Chaini Aami (Female)" | Dipangshu Acharya | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Madhubanti Bagchi | 6:17 |
| Total length: | 34:38 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "'Shah Jahan Regency': Srijit Mukherji eyeing a Christmas release". The Times of India. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Chatterjee, Arindam (3 July 2018). "The cast of Srijit Mukherji's Shah Jahan Regency revealed". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Srijit Mukherji: 'Shah Jahan Regency' is a reinterpretation, not reincarnation of 'Chowringhee'". The Times of India. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Shah Jahan Regency - Official Trailer - Parambrata - Abir - Swastika - Anirban - Srijit - SVF". YouTube. SVF. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.