Khela

Khela (Bengali: খেলা "Game") (2008) is a Bengali film by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is about an idealistic director's (Prosenjit Chatterjee) quench to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role. Khela also marks actress Manisha Koirala's foray into Bengali cinema.[1]

Khela
Directed byRituparno Ghosh
Produced byRituparno Ghosh
Written byRituparno Ghosh
StarringPrasenjit
Manisha Koirala
Raima Sen,
Akashneel Dutta Mukhopadhyay
Music byRaja Narayan Deb, Sanjoy Das
CinematographyAbhik Mukhopadhyay
Edited byArghakamal Mitra
Release date
11 July 2008
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

Khela is about an idealistic director's (Prosenjit Chatterjee) desire to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role. His wife (Manisha Koirala) wants a baby and the husband feels that the child will compromise the artiste in him. Here the aspiring but passionate film maker creates a bond with a superb rut of a child and who does feel that a child may spoil his career, started re-discovering a child within him. The film also deals with relationships and emotions but with a twist by adding up humor, adventure and edge-of-the-seat mystery.

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. The Telegraph(Calcutta) stated that it was "Rituparno’s conscious attempt to break away from the 'adult' tag of Antarmahal and Dosar, and re-connect with the Bangali family."[2] While noted film critic Rajeev Masand said that the film is "Khela is not a bad film, but one that requires much patience on your part", he also appreciated the "fine performances from principals"[3]

References
  1. "Manisha Koirala in Rituparno Ghosh's KHELA - bollywood news". glamsham.com. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. Manisha Koirala in Khela (30 July 2008). "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Entertainment | Tolly tally". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. "Khela, an intimate tale but lost in translation - Movies News News - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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