''Anuranan'' (English: Resonance) is the directorial debut by

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filmmaker

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury is an Indian film director. He is the director and producer of multiple Bengali and Hindi films. He directed the highly successful Hindi movie ''Pink'' which received accolades from film critics and movie lovers alike. C ...

. The film premiered at the 2006

International Film Festival of India The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common pla ...

. ''Anuranan'' (meaning "resonance" in

) explores the relationships of two married couples, and the impacts and consequences of their relationships.

Synopsis

Rahul, a creative and sensitive individual, arrives at a lonely

hill station A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The term was used mostly in colonial Asia (particularly in India), but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by European colonialists as refuges ...

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to help build a new holiday

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. The friendship between the two couples, Rahul and Nandita and Amit and Preeti, paves the way for a deeper bond between Rahul and Preeti. Towards the end of the movie, this ''"anuranan"'' between the two is misunderstood by society, including Amit. This misunderstanding intensifies when Rahul suddenly dies, leaving Nandita lonely. The fact that the love between Rahul and Nandita was pure does not prevent Nandita from falling prey to the rumors as well. All the four main characters are depicted as lost and lonely.

Awards and prizes

*2008 – 54th (Indian)

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

, Winner ( Best Feature Film in Bengali) *2008 – Santa Cruz Film Festival, Emerging Filmmaker Award (Aniruddha Roy-Choudhury)

Cast

Rahul Bose Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, and social activist. Bose has appeared in Bengali films such as ''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'', '' Kalpurush'', ''Anuranan'', ''Antaheen'', ''Laptop'' and ''The Japanese Wife''. ...

as Rahul *

Rituparna Sengupta Rituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She won ...

as Nandita *

Raima Sen Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Hindi and Bengali films. Early life Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma a ...

as Preeti *

Rajat Kapoor Rajat Kapoor (born 11 February 1961) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and playwright who works in Hindi cinema. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 2013 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later mov ...

as Amit *

Haradhan Bandopadhyay Haradhan Bandopadhyay (6 November 1926 – 5 January 2013) was a Bengali Indian male actor of television and films. He made his debut in the 1948 Bengali film ''Devdut'', directed by Atanu Bandopadhyay. He worked with some of the most prominent ...

as Nandita's Father * Dolly Basu as Preeti's mother *

Mithu Chakraborty Mithu Chakrabarty is an Indian television actress and theater personality. She is the wife of veteran Bengali actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. Filmography * Tenida and Co. (upcoming) * Mini (2022) * Bornoporichoy (2019) * Anurup/Mirror Image (S ...

as Nandita's sister *

Barun Chanda Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Ray's ''Seemabaddha''. Biography Chanda was born in Dhaka in present day Bangladesh, b ...

as Mr Guha * Jacqui Dawson as Roda * Laura Price as Victoria * Peter Wear as Rahul's boss in London

Production

The film was shot on location in India and the UK. Director Aniruddha Roy-Chowdhury describes the scenery of the hill station in the mountains as making the

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"the third character" in the movie.

Songs

The film features music composed by tabla player

Tanmoy Bose Tanmoy Bose ( bn, তন্ময় বোস; born 23 August 1963), whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit (Master), is an India percussionist and tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer. He has collaborated with Pa ...

. #"Yeh Gagin" – Rituparna Sengupta, Rahul Bose,

Rashid Khan Rashid Khan Arman ( ps, ; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and a former captain of the national team. In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers in Austra ...

, Anushua Chowdhurry #"Bahi Bahikisi" – Rajarshi Chatterjee #"Mere Pritam" – Kartik Das Baul

References

External links

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Telegraph India Interview with Rajat Kapoor
Bengali-language Indian films 2006 films Films set in Kolkata Films shot in Sikkim Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners 2000s Bengali-language films 2006 directorial debut films Films directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury {{2000s-Bengali-film-stub