Boxer (Bengali: বক্সার) [1] is an Indian Bengali sports drama romantic film directed by Sanjoy Bardhan.[2] Boxer is about a young boxer based in Kolkata. The film stars debutant Shikhar Srivastava and Ena Saha in the lead roles and was produced by Koushik K Roy, also known as Roy Koushik.[3] The music was released through SVF Music. It was heavily inspired by the 2016 Bollywood Film Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, which was itself based on the 2011 South Korean Film Always.

Boxer (Bengali Movie) 2018
Theatrical release poster
Bengali: বক্সার
Directed bySanjoy Bardhan
Written byIvana Dutta
Produced byKoushik K Roy
New Era Entertainment
StarringShikhar Srivastava
Ena Saha
Soumitra Chatterjee
Rajatava Dutta
Labony Sarkar
Sudip Mukherjee
Sudip Sarkar
CinematographyMadhusudan Shi
Edited bySanjib Datta
Music bySamidh Mukerjee
Joy-Anjan
Distributed byNew Era Entertainment Private Limited
Release date
  • 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

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The film is the story of an 18-year-old boxer, Rony, who has reached adulthood after making many mistakes, but must move on. The boxing ring is a metaphor for life; every hurt and injury is a lesson in life, as he strives to win not a trophy but his first love, Jinia.[1][4]

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Soundtrack

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Boxer
Soundtrack album by
Samidh Mukerjee, Joy-Anjan
Released2017
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:18
LanguageBengali
LabelSVF Music

The music for the film was composed by Samidh Mukerjee and Joy-Anjan. Akash Chakrabarty, Budhaditta and Samidh Mukherjee have written the lyrics for songs. "Du chokher Isharay" song composed by Joy-Anjan and penned by Budhaditta. The soundtrack was released by SVF Music. The full music album was released on 26 April 2017.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Boxer Anthem"Sudipta Gain, Samidh Mukerjee3:01
2."Sob Khali Khali"Samidh Mukerjee3:24
3."Du chokher Isharay"Asit4:19
4."Rock N Roll"Samidh Mukerjee, Ujjaini Mukherjee5:42
5."Nesha Nesha"Ujjaini Mukherjee, Samidh Mukerjee, Suyasha Sengupta4:10
Total length:25:18

References

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  1. ^ a b Shamayita C (19 April 2017). "A new boxer in the ring". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ "বক্সিং নিয়ে বাংলা ছবি". Anandalok.
  3. ^ "Film on Youth With Flavour of Football". The Times of India. 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "অভিনয় ছেড়ে শিক্ষিকার ভূমিকায় এনা?". kolkata24x7. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ "আসছে 'বক্সার', চমক দিতে পারেন রিয়া". Anandabazar Patrika.
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