''Ami Je Ke Tomar'' (translation: Who am I to you) is a 2017

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-language romance drama film directed by

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and produced by

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and

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under the banner of

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. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles. The film was released on 19 May 2017. It is the remake of the Marathi film ''

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'' (2015) starring

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Sonalee and

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Plot

Aditya (

Ankush Hazra Ankush Hazra is an Indian actor, film producer, dancer, television personality in Bengali Film Industry. He debuted in 2010 with the film '' Kellafate''. He has also appeared in '' Khiladi'', ''Kanamachi'', ''Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay'', ''Vi ...

) portrays a young millionaire with a heart of gold. He successfully runs a business of resorts. His life is anchored by his best friend and business associate, Prachi (

). Life is all about fun, work and girls for him until one day when his car bumps into Esha's cycle. Aditya is instantly enamored by the pretty and innocent girl who seems to have no interest in the flirty, rich bachelor. He gives in to his ego by giving Esha (

) a job in his resort even though she can't work in the second shift. As times goes by, Aditya starts sharing his deepest thoughts with Esha. She sees the simple, lovable man behind the successful persona who loves the food made by his aunt. Unwittingly, she loses her heart to this flirty man who confesses to be commitment phobic. These three characters become the best of buddies. Prachi sees the growing chemistry between these two and she keeps her love for Aditya hidden inside her. Turbulence occurs when Esha's past crops in and misleads their lives in different direction. And her past which involves Akash, her semi-dead fiancé. He used to love an orphan Esha unconditionally, which Aditya believes he himself isn't capable of. Akash met with an accident while trying to save Esha. Esha thinks she is responsible for Akash's condition as she was the one who was driving when the accident took place. When Aditya and Esha's relationship was hidden, Esha gives Aditya a condition that she will spend 2 hours a day with Akash and her left 22 hours belongs to Aditya. Esha did not want Aditya to meet Akash at any cost. But doubt in his mind leads him to the hospital where Akash takes his last breath. After a prolonged silent treatment by Esha, Aditya runs to her home. Not finding her there, he meets her in a temple and forces her to speak up. And Esha leaves with anger blaming him for Akash's death. Hopeless in love, Esha prepares for the death ceremony. Surprisingly, Akash's mother invites Aditya, thanking him for the peaceful death of Akash and tells them to get married since Aditya is the only one who can love Esha unconditionally. After successfully getting married, Aditya and Esha have a girl child, Arushi but soon they meet a car accident. And from that incident, she suffers from a brain disease which makes her think Akash is still alive, where Aditya thinks he won to marry the love of his life yet lost her.

Cast

as Aditya Roy Chowdhury *

as Prachi *

as Isha *

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as Indu Aunty (guest appearance) *

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as Akash (guest appearance) * Reshmi Sen *

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as Mr. Ahuja * Asim Ray Choudhury as Manohar

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for ''Ami Je Ke Tomar'' is composed by

Indradeep Dasgupta Indraadip Dasgupta (born 17 January 1973) is an Indian composer whose range of music is well known in various Bengali Films. In 2017 he worked with Anu Malik in '' Begum Jaan'', composed the film background music . Film director Music di ...

and has lyrics written by Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee).

Release

The film released on 19 May 2017.

Critical reception

In a review by

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, the film was praised for being able to touch a nerve with the audience despite being a remake of a film with cultural differences. While the acting of Ankush, Nusrat Jahan and Sayantika Banerjee was praised, the film was also criticized for plot holes.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ami Je Ke Tomar 2017 films Bengali remakes of Marathi films Films scored by Indradeep Dasgupta Films scored by Sayan Seth Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Indian romantic drama films 2017 romantic drama films