Maati

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Maati
Maati poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySaibal Banerjee
Leena Gangopadhyay
Produced byMagic Moments Motion Pictures
StarringAdil Hussain
Paoli Dam
Shankar Chakraborty
Laboni Sarkar
Chandan Sen
Aparajita Auddy
Monami Ghosh
Anusuya Majumdar
Cinematography
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music byDebajyoti Mishra
Release date
  • 13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Maati is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay and starring Adil Hussain & Paoli Dam in the lead role.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Synopsis[]

Meghla (Paoli Dam) finds out her grandmother had been killed in her ancestral home in East Pakistan by a trusted retainer of the family. Many years after the tragedy, Meghla goes back to Kutubdia to trace her roots and faces the murderer's family who now occupy her house.

'Maati' traces Meghla's trials with truth and humanity, while tackling issues of migration, human displacement and relationships.

Cast[]

  • Adil Hussain as Jamil Hussain
  • Paoli Dam as Meghla Chowdhury
  • Sabitri Chatterjee as Amina, Jamil's mother
  • Shankar Chakroborty as Meghla's father
  • Laboni Sarkar as Meghla's mother
  • Chandan Sen as Satyabrata Chowdhury, Meghla's grandfather
  • Aparajita Adhya as Kumudini Devi, Meghla's grandmother
  • Koushik Roy as Jigir Ali
  • Monami Ghosh as Jiniya
  • Anusuya Majumdar as Dadi, Jiniya's grandmother
  • Rishi Koushik as Angshu, Meghla's boyfriend.
  • Goutam De as Jiniya's father
  • Maya Ghosh as Jiniya's mother
  • Suman Banerjee as Asif, Jiniya's husband
  • Bharat Kaul as Celina's father
  • Diganta Bagchi as Ranjit's father
  • Rupsha Bhaduri as Celina
  • Aniruddha Ghosh as Ranjit
  • Deboleena Mukherjee as Jiniya's friend
  • Debjani Chakraborty as Jiniya's friend
  • Sonal Mishra as Jiniya's friend

Music[]

Maati
Soundtrack album by
Debajyoti Mishra
Recorded2018–2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length21:24
LanguageBengali
LabelZee Music Bangla
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music and the background score is by Debojyoti Mishra.[8][9] The film comprises 7 tracks and the lyrics are written by Debojyoti Mishra, Anirban Mukhpadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore and Hason Raja. The album rights of the film were acquired by Zee Music Bangla.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Piriti Baindheche Holdi"Debojyoti MishraDebojyoti MishraRageshri Das3:00
2."Mehendi Song (Haat Duhani)"Debojyoti MishraDebojyoti MishraTrisha Parui, Titas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Mouli Bhattacharya and Hrittika Sarkar3:01
3."Monasha Bhasan Song (Lokhai)"Debojyoti MishraDebojyoti MishraTitas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Mouli Bhattacharya and Hrittika Sarkar2:42
4."Nojor Nojor"Debojyoti Mishra, Anirban MukhpadhyayDebojyoti MishraRageshri Das, Titas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Hrittika Sarkar and Mouli Bhattacharya3:22
5."Probhat Feri Song"Debojyoti Mishra, Anirban MukhpadhyayDebojyoti MishraSubhankar Panda, Rudraneel Chowdhury, Arnab Basu, Arindam Sahana, Titas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Mouli Bhattacharya, Hrittika Sarkar, Sudipta Pradhan and Sayan Bhattacharya2:58
6."O Aamar Desher Maati"Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreChoir Of Sraboni Sen Academy4:02
7."Nisha Lagilo Re"Hason RajaHason RajaShantanu Ghosh and Choir3:18
Total length:21:24

References[]

  1. ^ https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/maati/ET00075067
  2. ^ "Maati is about a woman's quest for her roots – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "'Maati' directors Leena Gangopadhyay and Saibal Banerjee reveal their dream project! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "The script of Maati moved me: Adil Hussain – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ Bangaliana, Sholoana. "Paoli Dam to Act Opposite Adil Hussain in Bengali Film Mati | Sholoanabangaliana Portal". sholoanabangaliana.in. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Bollywood actor Adil Hussain's Maati is about TWO: nation, religion and people". enewsroom. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ^ "KOLKATA Edition – sangbadnazar Patrika epaper – sangbadnazar online epaper, kolkata edition". sangbadnazar.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Debojyoti Mishra's composition explores folk tradition in new song 'Lokhai'- Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  9. ^ "'Maati' new song: 'Piriti Baindheche Holdi' is a perfect haldi song for this wedding season- Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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