''Aborto'' is a

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film released on 1 March 2013 and directed by

Arindam Sil Arindam Sil is an Indian actor, film director and line producer. Early life Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. Joseph's College, Calcutta, and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, ...

in his directorial debut. According to Sil, this film would be the greatest tribute to

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...

that has ever been made. The film stars

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actress

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Tota Roy Chowdhury Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor and martial artist based in Kolkata. He predominantly appears in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His notable roles include Feluda in the web TV series Feluda Pherot based on Satyajit Ray's Feluda Feluda, or P ...

and

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in lead roles. The screenplay was written by filmmaker

Atanu Ghosh Atanu Ghosh is an Indian filmmaker. His Bengali film ''Mayurakshi'' (2017) was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. His film Angshumaner Chhobi, Mayurakshi, Binisutoy, Abby Sen and Rupkatha Noy, bagged multiple Awar ...

, but was not acknowledged on the posters by the director.

Plot

Shyamal Sen (

Tota Roychowdhury Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor and martial artist based in Kolkata. He predominantly appears in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His notable roles include Feluda in the web TV series Feluda Pherot based on Satyajit Ray's Feluda series. He made ...

) is GM sales for an MNC and is competing for the Vice President post of his company alongside Ranadip aka Runu Sanyal (

Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor of television and films based in Kolkata. Born to actor Subhendu Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee began his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Maju ...

). Shyamal hails from a middle-class family in Sonarpur where he has grown up with his elder brother (

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). He is now married to Charu (

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). Shyamal has always been jealous of his elder brother because he felt that his elder brother got all the attention in the family and was more intelligent among the siblings. He burned off his brother's certificates in a fit of rage as a child. This is shown in the film's opening credits. When Charu conceives, Shyamal persuades her for an abortion saying he has a training in London and cannot jeopardize his career at this juncture. Shyamal gradually becomes distant from his family in pursuit of a successful career. He moves to a swanky apartment in Kolkata leaving behind his ancestral home in Shonarpur. They soon adapt to the hi-life in Kolkata however his wife Charu still longs for the simple life back in Sonarpur. The plot heats up when Runu Sanyal tries to sign up Hari Bose (

) as the brand ambassador for their company and Shyamal tries to crack a successful deal. Both of them confident that these achievements could put them in the VP's shoes. In the meanwhile Charu meets Hari Bose at the club. Hari is attracted to her and they end up going on a date on her birthday. The rat race gets dirty when Runu Sanyal uncovers the fact that Shyamal has slept with his Assistant Duli (

Reshmi Ghosh Reshmi Ghosh is an Indian beauty queen and actress. Early life Ghosh was born in 1978 and brought up in Kolkata. She attended school at Carmel Convent School (Class 10, 1995 batch). She graduated with a BA from Jogamaya Devi College in souther ...

) while they were gone for a business trip and this puts Shyamal in a dicy position. Unable to face the truth Shyamal escaped to his ancestral home in Sonarpur and finds solace in his brother's kind words. On Charu's insistence Hari Bose turns down the deal with the company saying that Runu Sanyal has made this agreement with him on an understanding that he has to impart a percentage of his remuneration to Runu. All these incidents lead the Chairman of the company to select Shyamal as the new VP. Assistant Duli delivers the letter to Shyamal's residence. The film ends as Shyamal, now a changed man comes back to his wife and she welcomes the Vice President home.

Cast

as Charu Sen *

as Shyamal Sen *

as Duli *

as Hori Bose *

Locket Chatterjee Locket Chatterjee (born 4 December 1974) is an Indian actress, politician and Member of Parliament for Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal, India. She is also a classical dancer. She completed her training in Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, ...

as Runu Sanyal's wife *

as Ranadeep Sanyal aka Runu Sanyal *

as Shymal's elder brother *

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as Jyoti *

Ritwick Chakraborty Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor who works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagol Premi in 2007. He plays different roles in different sorts of movies, so he is a versatile actor in Bengali Film Industry. Career Chakraborty wa ...

as Siddhartha *

Biplab Chatterjee Biplab Chatterjee is an Indian actor and director of television and films. Career Biplab started his film career with Satyajit Ray in his film ''Pratidwandi''. He is popular for his antagonistic character in Bengali films. Apart from his career ...

as Shyamal's father

Soundtrack

*"Ami Akash Khola" -

Ujjaini Mukherjee Ujjaini Mukherjee is an Indian singer. Early years At age 10, Ujjaini received her first award from Vijay Kichlu and it was during her early teens that she decided to become a playback singer and performer. Her first recording was for the ...

*'Mon Uthlo Dekh" - Nirmalya Roy,

*"Pore Ei Mon" -

June Banerjee June Banerjee is an Indian and Bengali singer who has sung in the films like Khokababu, Lorai etc. She was the singer of the popular Bengali song Soniye Tu Janiye Tu, Laila Laila. June started her singing career by singing ad jingles. Later she ...

*"Mask Dance" -

Bickram Ghosh Bickram Ghosh is an Indian classical tabla player. Early life He started learning tabla from his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, who had played with Ali Akbar Khan. Career Ghosh has performed with Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ghos ...

, Soumya Maradona Ghosh *"Title Music-A Day Unravels" - Soumya Maradona Ghosh

References

{{reflist Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films directed by Arindam Sil Films scored by Bickram Ghosh