Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo (transl. Shantilal and the butterfly mystery) is an Indian Bengali mystery-thriller film, directed by Pratim D. Gupta. The film starred Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam and Goutam Ghose in lead roles. It was released on 16 August 2019 under the banner of Platoon One Films.[1]
| Shantilal O Projapoti Roshoshyo | |
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 First look poster | |
| Directed by | Pratim D. Gupta |
| Written by | Pratim D. Gupta |
| Produced by | Sanjay Agarwal |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Subhankar Bhar |
| Edited by | Subhajit Singha |
| Music by | Avijit Kundu |
Production company | Auroville Movies |
| Distributed by | Platoon One Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Bengali Tamil |
Plot
editShantilal, a deadbeat weather reporter of a Kolkata based newspaper, who is in his late 30s, still unmarried and lives with his mother. Glamorous actress Nandita now wants to venture into politics. While Shantilal is watching old porn film he finds body part of Nandita in a clipping of famous porn star of Padma Pictures, Miss Roshni. Being curious he starts investigation about the porn film production house, Padma Pictures in Chennai. Shantilal moves from Kolkata to Chennai to Singapore to find Roshni. But no one wants to speak about Padma Pictures.[2]
Cast
edit- Ritwick Chakraborty as Shantilal
- Paoli Dam as Nandita
- Goutam Ghose as editor of The Sentinel
- Akshay Kapoor as Hindol
- Srijit Mukherji as Praffula
- Ambarish Bhattacharya as Rocket Ronjon
- Shankar Chakraborty as Shantilal's friend
- Alakananda Ray as Shantilal's mother
- Chitrangada Chakraborty as Candy
- Sanghasri Sinha Mitra as Roshni
Production
editDevelopment
editThe screenplay of the film was selected for the 2013 Indian edition of the prestigious Sundance Lab, organised by Sundance Institute, where Pratim got to discuss and dissect his script with international writers and directors like Asif Kapadia, Bill Wheeler, Joshua Marston, Carlos Cuaron and Marti Noxon. The film was titled Ink at that time.[3]
The script was subsequently read by actor Irrfan Khan who wished to direct the film for private television channel. Pratim declined Irrfan because he wished to make the film himself.[4]
Casting
editThis is the fourth collaboration of Pratim and Ritwick after Shaheb Bibi Golaam, Maacher Jhol and Ahare Mon. The film also marks the fourth collaboration between the director and Paoli Dam. They have previously worked together in Maacher Jhol, Ahare Mon and the telefilm Mirchi Malini.
Filming
editShooting for the film started in Kolkata in 2018 when the premiere of the film Guptodhoner Sandhane was used by Pratim to shoot a sequence for his film.[5]
Release
editThe film was released theatrically on 16 August 2019.[6]
Soundtrack
edit| Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo | ||||
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| Released | 27 July 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 12:03 | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
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The songs for Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo have been composed by Arko and the lyrics have been penned by Arko, Ritam Sen and Pratim himself. The music rights have been acquired by Zee Music Company.
All music is composed by Arko
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shomoy" | Arko | Arko | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Ekai Bhalo" | Ritam Sen | Durnibar Saha | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Aleya" (Rap by: Tanmoy Saadhak) | Pratim D. Gupta, Rap by: Sayantan Chatterjee | Nikhita Gandhi | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 12:03 | |||
References
edit- ^ Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo by Times of India, retrieved 27 September 2021
- ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo review: Not a thriller but an endearing dramatic film with poetic justice". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Sundance workshop". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 29 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Sen, Zinia (20 June 2018). "It's highly unfortunate that something like this should happen to Irrfan: Pratim D Gupta". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Pratim D Gupta shoots for his next film at 'Guptodhoner Sondhane' premiere". The Times of India. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo". The Times of India. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.