Gotro
Gotro is a 2019 Indian Bengali film, directed and produced by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee . Starring Nigel Akkara, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Saheb Chatterjee, Manali Dey, Badshah Moitra and Anashua Majumdar, it explores the nuances of mother-son relationship. The film was released on 23 August 2019.[1][2]
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Directed by | Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
Produced by | Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
Written by | Shiboprosad Mukherjee Nandita Roy |
Screenplay by | Nandita Roy |
Starring | Anashua Majumdar Nigel Akkara Manali Manisha Dey Ambarish Bhattacharya Saheb Chatterjee Badshah Moitra |
Music by | Anindya Chatterjee |
Cinematography | Supriyo Dutta |
Edited by | Moloy Laha |
Production company | Windows Production |
Release date | 23 August 2019 |
Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Synopsis
Mukti Debi, a staunch Vaishnavite, lives in an old-world mansion named Gobinda Dham while her son, Anirban, lives overseas. Tareq Ali is a former convict who is now trying to redeem himself and restart his life. He is employed by Mukti Debi as the caretaker of her estate. What follows is a tale of how a mother-son relationship begins to build between Mukti Debi and Tareq, while the former is unaware of his Muslim identity, depicting underlying social issues of the era.[3] There is also a scene where a local promoter(portrayed by Kharaj Mukherjee) with political connections refuses to eat the bhoga of the Janmastami festival organised in the house, served by Tarekh on the grounds that it was a taboo for a Hindu to allow a non-Hindu(in this case Tarekh) to serve the bhoga(food offerred to a Hindu deity) to the guests & sinful on the part of the Hindu to eat that food served by a non-Hindu to which Mukti Debi reprimanded him, saying that he didn't objected to eating biryani cooked by Muslim chefs in restaurants & yet objected to eat food served by Muslims.
Cast
- Nigel Akkara as Tareq Ali/Tarak Guha
- Ambarish Bhattacharya as a priest
- Saheb Chatterjee as Mukti Debi's son, Anirban
- Manali Dey as Jhuma
- Anashua Majumdar as Mukti Debi
- Badhshah Moitra as a police inspector
- Kharaj Mukherjee as a real estate promoter
- Biswanath Basu in a special appearance in "Mashima Hitler" song
Marketing and release
The official teaser of the film was unveiled by Windows Production on 2 July 2019.[4] The official teaser 2 of the film was unveiled by Windows Production on 17 July 2019.[5]
The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Windows Production on 26 July 2019.[6]
It was theatrically released on 23 August 2019.[7]
Soundtrack
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Released | 12 July 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Studio | Studio Vibrations, Kolkata | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | Windows | |||
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The soundtrack is composed by Anindya Chatterjee on his own lyrics. The song "Rangabati" is inspired by the Odiya Song 'Rangabati', composed by Prabhudatta Pradhan on lyrics of Mitrabhanu Gauntia.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer | Length |
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1. | "Neel Digante" (Inspired from 'Neel Digante' by Rabindranath Tagore) | Anindya Chatterjee | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:43 | |
2. | "Rangabati" (Originally Composition: Prabhudatta Pradhan Oriya Lyrics: Mitrabhanu Gauntia) | Surojit Chatterjee | Surojit Chatterjee | Surojit Chatterjee & Iman Chakraborty | 4:19 |
3. | "Maa" | anindya Chattopadhyay | Anindya Chatterjee | Arijit Singh | 4:20 |
4. | "Srikrishno Kirton" | Traditional | Traditional | Aditi Munshi | 5:11 |
5. | "Mashima Hitler" | Traditional | Anindya Chatterjee | Babul Supriyo | 3:04 |
6. | "Baishnab She Jon" | Narsinh Mehta (Original), Translated by Anindya Chatterjee | Anindya Chatterjee | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:50 |
References
- "Film fraternity going gaga over 'Gotro's touching story - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Sarkar, Roushni. "Gotro review: Predictable but entertaining film that promotes communal harmony". Cinestaan. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- https://bengali.oneindia.com/movies/reviews/gotro-movie-review-director-duo-nandita-shiboprosad-s-gotro-reveals-story-of-human-religion-060287.html
- "GOTRO - TEASER - NANDITA - SHIBOPROSAD - ANASHUA - NIGEL - MANALI - NEW BENGALI FILM 2019". YouTube. Windows Production. 2 July 2019.
- "GOTRO - TEASER 2 - NIGEL - NANDITA - SHIBOPROSAD - ANASHUA - MANALI - NEW BENGALI FILM". YouTube. Windows Production. 17 July 2019.
- "GOTRO - TRAILER - NANDITA - SHIBOPROSAD - ANASHUA - NIGEL - MANALI - NEW BENGALI FILM 2019". YouTube. Windows Production. 26 July 2019.
- "Gotro Movie Review". The Times of India. 23 August 2019.
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