Crisscross (film)
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Directed by | Birsa Dasgupta |
Based on | Criss Cross by Smaranjit Chakraborty |
Produced by | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
Starring | Nusrat Jahan Mimi Chakraborty Jaya Ahsan Sohini Sarkar Priyanka Sarkar Arjun Chakraborty Gaurav Chakraborty Riddhima Ghosh Chakraborty Mainak Banerjee Indrasish Roy |
Music by | JAM8 |
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Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Budget | 45 crores |
Box office | 8.0 crores |
Crisscross (2018) is an Indian drama film directed by Birsa Dasgupta. Based on a 2013 novel of the same name.[2] The film is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF Entertainment. It stars Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty, Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan, Sohini Sarkar, Priyanka Sarkar. The film was released on 10 August 2018.[3][4][5]
Plot[]
Crisscross is primarily the story of five women from various walks of life. They all live in the city of Kolkata, and none of them are happy. Suzy (Priyanka Sarkar) is a freelance graphic designer who just can’t seem to get work, or in the rare occasion when she does, never gets paid on time. She is a single mother with a drug-addict ex-husband, trying to put food on the table and giving her son a good education, even as the wolves and vultures keep circling her day and night. Meher (Nusrat Jahan) is an aspiring actress trying to remain afloat by doing bit roles here and there, auditioning for good roles and getting humiliated on a daily basis. She has a widowed mother and a sickly brother to take care of, but the money just doesn’t seem to come in. Miss Sen (Jaya Ahsan) is a successful independent businesswoman who seems to be ruthless in her career ambitions – so much so that she has separated from her husband and her daughter. However, her business is weathering a storm, and she has been making some wrong moves, until a shocking revelation explains why. Rupa (Sohini Sarkar) is a timid middle-class housewife who is constantly abused by her in-laws. While her mother-in-law blames her for not being able to conceive, her husband is always bickering at her. To make matters worse, there’s this slimy good-for-nothing brother-in-law, who keeps abusing her mentally and physically by making direct sexual advances. Rupa bears it all, until one day, when she learns that she has a terminal disease. Finally, there’s Ira (Mimi Chakraborty) a successful and independent photojournalist, who struggles to strike a balance between her career and a caring but priority-demanding boyfriend who wants to marry her. The stories of each of these women run crisscross, intersecting each other, and in one way or another, affecting each other.
Cast[]
- Nusrat Jahan as Meher
- Mimi Chakraborty as Ira
- Jaya Ahsan as Miss. Sen
- Sohini Sarkar as Rupa
- Priyanka Sarkar as Suzy
- Ridhima Ghosh as Urna
- Arjun Chakrabarty as Archie
- Gaurav Chakraborty as Ahan
- Mainak Banerjee
- Anindita Raychaudhury
- Ambarish Bhattacharya
- Falguni Chatterjee
Soundtrack[]
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Released | 2018 |
Recorded | 2018 |
Studio | Shree Venkatesh Films |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Singles from Crisscross | |
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The music is composed by JAM8 for Crisscross.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Duniya" | Smaranjit Chakraborty | Subhadeep Mitra for JAM8 | Nikhita Gandhi | 3:52 |
2. | "Momer Shohor" | Smaranjit Chakraborty | Keeran for JAM8 | 3:30 | |
3. | "Aalo Chaya" | Smaranjit Chakraborty | Shubham Shirule For JAM8 | Armaan Malik | 4:12 |
4. | "Bari Phire Aye" | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Swastika & Sagnik for JAM8 | Nikhita Gandhi | 4:04 |
References[]
- ^ Independent, The. "Jaya-starrer 'Crisscross' releasing in India August 10". Archived from the original on 11 August 2018.
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi. "'All Bengali middle-class crises occur indoors': Mainak Bhaumik on 'Crisscross'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Crisscross movie review: An important film about the female experience in a modern, interconnected world - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 3 September 2018.
- ^ রায়, অময় দেব. "মুভি রিভিউ: ক্রাইসিসে 'ক্রিসক্রস'". anandabazar.com.
- ^ "Crisscross Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Crisscross by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
External links[]
- Crisscross at IMDb
- 2018 films
- Bengali-language films
- Films directed by Birsa Dasgupta
- Indian films
- Indian drama films
- 2010s Bengali-language films
- 2018 drama films