''Bibaho Obhijaan'' () is an Indian

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-language

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directed by Birsa Dasgupta and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. The film stars

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and

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actress

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in lead roles, and

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, Rudranil Ghosh, Anirban Bhattacharya and

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in a supporting role. This film was released on 21 June 2019 under the banner of

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. The music direction of the movie was made by Jeet Gannguli. A

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named Abar Bibaho Obhijaan.

Plot

Two close friends Anupam and Rajat decide to marry. Rajat marries Maya who is always busy in performing religious rituals or watching trash tele serials whereas Anupam marries Rai, a women's activist and social worker. Later, they become frustrated with their married life. On the other side Ganesh Maity, a village boy, loves village girl Malati but cannot express his feelings. In an attempt to impress her, he turns into a dacoit named Bullet Singh and kidnaps Anupam and Rajat. The friend duos now realise the consequences of conjugal life which is like the quarreling of

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Cast

as Anupam Banerjee *

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as Rai * Rudranil Ghosh as Rajat *

as Maya * Anirban Bhattacharya as Ganesh Maity aka Gonsha aka Bullet Singh *

as Malati * Puja Banerjee as a

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song "Michhrir Dana" * Ambarish Bhattacharya as Police inspector * Sandy Saha as Sona * Rupsha Guha as Ranja * Manosi Sengupta * Nabanita Mazumder * Debapratim Dasgupta * Arijita Mukhopadhyay * Mallika Banerjee * Sanghasri Sinngha Mitra

Release

The film was theatrically released on 21 June 2019.

Reception

The film received mixed response from critics who praised the acting performance of Anirban Bhattacharya but criticised the direction and plot. In ''

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'', Srijoy Mukherjee wrote "''Bibaho Obhijaan'' is a fun and light-hearted romp", but also criticised it saying "the humour is shallow and picks on easy targets". In ''

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'', Bhaskar Chattopadhyay called this film "An irredeemable offering despite some rare laugh-out-loud moments", stating "Unfortunately, for most of its two-hour duration, Bibaho Obhijaan is simply not funny enough". But he also praised Anirban Bhattacharya's acting stating "There would not be an ounce of exaggeration to say that if he would not have been in the film, the film would have fared very, very poorly. The young actor single-handedly saves the film from sinking and is clearly its biggest star".

Soundtrack

Awards

* West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Anirban Bhattacharya (Won) for Bibaho Obhijaan *Kalkar Awards 2020 in a Best Actor (Male) Ankush Hazra for Bibaho Obhijaan * Films and Frames Digital Film Awards 2020 in a Best Actor (Comic Role)

for Bibaho Obhijaan

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibaho Obhijaan 2019 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Jeet Ganguly 2019 comedy-drama films Films directed by Birsa Dasgupta