Ajogyo

Ajogyo is a 2024 Bengali language drama film written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Silajit Majumder and Lily Chakravarty in the lead roles. Ambarish Bhattacharya and Sudip Mukherjee play other pivotal roles. It is produced by Surinder Singh and Nispal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films.

Ajogyo
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by	Kaushik Ganguly
Screenplay by	Kaushik Ganguly
Story by	Kaushik Ganguly
Produced by	Surinder Singh Nispal Singh
Starring	Prosenjit Chatterjee Rituparna Sengupta Silajit Majumder Lily Chakravarty
Cinematography	Gopi Bhagat
Edited by	Subhajit Singha
Music by	Indraadip Dasgupta Anupam Roy Ranajoy Bhattacharjee
Production company	Surinder Films
Distributed by	Surinder Films
Release date	7 June 2024 (2024-06-07)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

This film marked the 50th collaboration of the iconic pair of Prosenjit - Rituparna in the lead roles. Indraadip Dasgupta, Anupam Roy and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee did the music of the film. It was released in the theatres on 7 June 2024. The film opened to positive responses from the critics and audiences alike. The film was a blockbuster at the box office.

Cast

• Prosenjit Chatterjee as Prasen Mitra, Parna's ex-lover
• Rituparna Sengupta as Parna, Raktim's wife
• Silajit Majumder as Raktim, Parna's husband
• Lily Chakravarty as Prasen's mother
• Ambarish Bhattacharya as a solo traveller
• Sudip Mukherjee as Parna's boss

Synopsis

Parna`s (Rituparna Sengupta) husband Raktim (Silajit Majumder) was suddenly fired from his job. In this crisis-ridden state, they received an unexpected guest Prasen Mitra (Prosenjit Chatterjee). He is her husband's confidante. The story revolves around whether Prasen will be able to usher in happiness in the breaking down family or will he create further problems.

Production

Announcement and Filming

On 28 April 2024, director Kaushik Ganguly released a announcement poster of the film on his Facebook handle. The announcement poster mentioned the fact that it is going to be the 50th film of Prosenjit - Rituparna duo.

Marketing

The film was marketing and promotion specially mentioned the fact that it was the 50th film of Prosenjit - Rituparna duo. The official trailer was released on 17 May 2024 on The Youtube channel of Surinder Films. Glimpses of the film were shown on the Biswa Bangla Gate as a part of the promotions. The film was mostly shot in parts of Kolkata and Puri.

Music

Ajogyo
Soundtrack album by Anupam Roy, Indraadip Dasgupta and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee
Released	2024
Recorded	2023–24
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	23:42
Language	Bengali
Label	Surinder Films

The music of the film has been composed by Anupam Roy, Indraadip Dasgupta and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee. The lyrics were written by Kaushik Ganguly, Anupam Roy and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee.

The first single "Tui Amar Hobi Na" was released on 13 May 2024. It created a controversy on social media regarding the wrong spelling of the word "Hobi". The second single "Ajogyo Ami", which is the title track of the film, was dropped on 22 May 2024. The third song "Keu Janbe Na" was released on 27 May 2024. The fourth single "Ajogyo Ami (Rock Version)" was released on 1 June 2024. The fifth song "Amar Dukkhe Tumi" was released on 6 June 2024. The sixth single, a male version of "Tui Amar Hobi Na" was released on 15 June 2024.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Tui Amar Hobi Na"	Ranajoy Bhattacharjee	Ranajoy Bhattacharjee	Shreya Ghoshal	3:15
2.	"Ajogyo Ami"	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy	3:09
3.	"Keu Janbe Na"	Kaushik Ganguly	Indraadip Dasgupta	Arijit Singh	3:33
4.	"Ajogyo Ami (Rock Version)"	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy	Rupam Islam	3:59
5.	"Amar Dukkhe Tumi"	Kaushik Ganguly	Anupam Roy	Iman Chakraborty, Silajit Majumder	4:51
6.	"Tui Amar Hobi Na (Male)"	Ranajoy Bhattacharjee	Ranajoy Bhattacharjee	Rupankar Bagchi	4:59
Total length:					23:42

Release

The film was released theatrically on 7 June 2024.

Reception

Critical Reception

Suparna Majumder of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote " Kaushik Ganguly has sucesfully interwoven the emotions of love, anger, grief with the past and present. All the actors, specially Prosenjit, Rituparna and Silajit have successfully done their roles."

Poorna Banerjee of Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote " The dialogues and script moves at a sluggish pace, making the second half more slow. Despite the music and the beautiful settings, the romance lacks emotional depth."

Sudip Ghosh of Anandabazar Patrika rated the film 7.5 out of 10 stars and wrote " The director has failed to justify the thriller part in the film." He praised the chemistry between Prosenjit-Rituparna, acting of the actors, the story and its twists.

Shamyita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the film 3 out of 5 stars. He specially praised Silajit's acting skills. He wrote " Silajit's tiny touches and simple gestures make the character look real and his subdued acting is a pleasure to watch. Prosenjit - Rituparna shared a charming chemistry." He praised the music, background score and cinematography. But he also criticised the elusiveness of Prasen's character and the umpteen number of times reference to Lord Jagannath.

Souvik Saha of Cine Kolkata rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote " The stellar performance of the cast and dialogues are the USP of the film. But the slow second half and predictability of the film makes it a one time watch."

Subhasmita Kanji of Hindustan Times rated the film 4.1 out of 5 stars and wrote "The performance of the whole cast, fine storytelling of the director, the music and dialogues - everything was perfect to make it a mind refreshing film."

Box office

The film had a slow start at the box office, collecting about ₹ 8.45 lakhs on the opening day. In the first week, the film minted around ₹ 97 lakhs. It has collected over ₹1.41 crores at the box office.