Abar Aranye
Abar Aranye | |
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Directed by | Goutam Ghosh |
Written by | Goutam Ghosh |
Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Subhendu Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee Samit Bhanja Sharmila Tagore Champa Roopa Ganguly Tabu Jisshu Sengupta |
Cinematography | Goutam Ghosh |
Music by | Goutam Ghosh |
Release date | 16 May 2003 |
Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Abar Aranye (English title: In the Forest ...Again) (2003) is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Goutom Ghosh.[1]
Plot[]
The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with civilisation for a few days. However, the trip turns sour when Ashim and Aparna's daughter, Amrita, goes missing. It transpires that she is being held for ransom by local tribespeople. Police intervene and the kidnapped girl is returned to her parents, albeit against her own wishes.[2]
Cast[]
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Ashim
- Sharmila Tagore as Aparna (wife of Ashim)
- Subhendu Chatterjee as Sanjoy
- As Champa (wife of Sanjoy)
- Samit Bhanja as Hari
- Roopa Ganguly as Simul (wife of Hari)
- Tabu as Amrita (daughter of Ashim & Aparna)
- Saswata Chatterjee as Saswata (son of Sanjoy and Champa)
- Bidipta Chakraborty as Bidipta (wife of Saswata)
- Jisshu Sengupta as Jishu (friend of Saswata)
- Rajatava Dutta as manager of tea estate
- Chaiti Ghoshal as wife of manager
Awards[]
- 2004 :BFJA Awards
- 2004 :National Award - Best Director for Goutam Ghose
- 2004 :National Award - Best Screenplay for Goutam Ghose
- 2004 :National Award - Best Supporting Actress for Sharmila Tagore
- 2003 :Nominated for Montreal World Film Festival
- 2003 :Nominated for International Film Festival of Marrakech
References[]
- ^ Variety International Film Guide. Andre Deutsch. 2004. p. 171.
- ^ Abar Aranye Archived 28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
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Full movie on YouTube |
- Abar Aranye at IMDb
Categories:
- Bengali-language films
- 2003 films
- Indian films
- Films directed by Goutam Ghose
- Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award
- Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award-winning performance
- Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award
- 2000s Bengali-language films