''Bansuri: The Flute'' is a 2021 Indian
Hindi-language
drama film written and directed by
Hari Viswanath. Produced by Mou Roychowdhury, the film stars
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France a ...
,
Rituparna Sengupta and
Upendra Limaye in major roles.
The film began
principal photography on 25 May 2019 and the first look poster was launched by Kashyap on his Instagram page. The film was released theatrically on 16 April 2021 in India.
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Summary
The film is based on a boy, who discovers what is running in his blood, after playing a violin, gets inspired and tries to excel like his father.[
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Cast
*Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France a ...
as Sadashiv
* Rituparna Sengupta as Sapna
* Upendra Limaye as Maan Singh
* Danish Husain as Albert Rozario
*Masood Akhtar as Heeralal Mishra
*Meher Mistry as Mala
*Master Ankan Mallick as Madan
*Master Deepro Sen as David Rozario
Production
After the award-winning fllm '' Radiopetti'',[ director Hari Viswanath decided to make his second feature film after he had several casual talk with few members who were a part of 2015 Indian Panorama section of IFFI, Goa. Rituparna Sengupta was chosen to play the protagonist, a single mother. A meeting with Anurag Kashyap led to his casting as the leading man along with National award-winning actor Upendra Limaye. Actors Masood Akhtar and Danish Hussain were also signed to play other important roles.][
Official filming started by the end of May 2019 and continued till end of June 2019. The film was shot entirely in dooars area of West Bengal like Aibheel, Chalsa, Jalpaiguri and Mateli with support from Goodricke tea estate. Veteran ]Sreekar Prasad
Akkineni Sreekar Prasad is an Indian film editor. He works predominantly in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi language films. In a career spanning more than 35 years, he has edited over 600 films. He is a recipient of nine National Film Awards ...
and Tapas Nayak joined the film as editor and sound designer respectively. Debojyoti Mishra
See also
* Bansuri
A bansuri is an ancient side blown flute originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal like material used in Hindustani classical music. It is referred to as ''nadi'' and ''tunava'' in the ''Ri ...
, an ancient side-blown bamboo flute
References
External links
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Hindi-language drama films
Indian drama films
Films shot in West Bengal
Indian family films