''Bony'' is a 2021 Indian

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directed by

Parambrata Chatterjee Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director. Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. He made his ...

, starring

Koel Mullick Koel Mallick (born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut in ''Nater Guru'' (2003). Early life and education ...

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, and Chatterjee. The film is a screen adaptation of the eponymous novel written by

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novelist

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relativel ...

and is produced by Nishpal Singh under the banner of

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. The film was shot in

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Synopsis

The story of the film revolves around a Bengali couple, settled in

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. Their newborn son Bony has some special powers. An America-born Bangladeshi on the run scientist, framed by the government with suspected links to terrorism, is looking for the couple and their newborn. He thinks they have answers to his questions.

Cast

as Bony's father, Sabyasachi *

Koel Mallick Koel Mallick (born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut in ''Nater Guru'' (2003). Early life and education ...

as Bony's mother, Pratibha *

as Saukat Osman, a scientist * Marco Brinzi as Spia italiana * Zachary Coffin as Petrov * Giada Benedetti as Doctor * Deepak Halder *

Kanchan Mallick Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like ''Mahakaal'' and ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali theatr ...

as Rammohan

Soundtrack

Release

The film released theatrically on 10 October 2021 coinciding the Puja holidays.

References

External links

* 2021 films Bengali-language Indian films Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indian science fiction thriller films Films based on Indian novels Films shot in Italy Films shot in Tuscany 2020s Bengali-language films Films shot in Kolkata Films based on works by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Films scored by Anupam Roy {{2020s-Bengali-film-stub