''Dosar'' ( bn, দোসর; ) is a 2006

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Indian drama film. It was produced by Arindam Chaudhuri (Planman Motion Pictures) and directed by

Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his ...

, the

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film won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for the lead role portrayal by

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor Bis ...

. The movie additionally stars

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, who for her part won the Best Actress Award at the New York Film Festival in 2007. The film was premiered in the 60th

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in the Les Cinema Du Monde section. The film was a

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at the box office.

Synopsis

The story revolves around Kaushik (

) and Kaberi (

), a happy couple until a car accident takes away Mita, Kaushik's mistress, and leaves Kaushik injured and grieving. Mita, the mother of a little boy and living with her husband, was Kaushik's colleague. This revelation leaves Kaberi shattered. Kaushik successfully moves on with life leaving Mita behind and tries his best to repair the severely wounded relationship with his wife. Another couple in the film, Brinda (

Pallavi Chatterjee Pallavi Chatterjee (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her works in Bollywood and Bengali Film Industry. She is best known for her role as Brinda in Rituparno Ghosh's ''Dosar'' (2006). She is the recipient ...

) and Bobby (

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 ...

), are also engaged in an extramarital relation. While Bobby is a bachelor, Brinda, quite older than Bobby, is unhappily married. They and Kaberi do group theatre together. Brinda-Bobby comes to a crossroads when Brinda becomes pregnant and Bobby is not sure whether the child is his or her husband's. However, he does not turn back and stands by Brinda in sorting out her issues. Kaberi often threatens divorce but ultimately is overpowered by the wife in her and cannot resist fulfilling her duties towards her husband at the time of crisis. On the other hand, Kaushik is also caught in his own predicament. He has to not only come to terms with the loss of a loved one but is faced with the daunting task of winning back his wife's trust.

Cast

as Kaushik Chatterjee *

as Kaberi Chatterjee *

Chandrayee Ghosh Chandrayee Ghosh (sometimes spelled Chandreye Ghosh or Chandreyi Ghosh) is an Indian actress, who appears in Bengali film and television series. Career Ghosh made her film debut in Sekhar Das's '' Mohulbanir Sereng'', followed by ''Tista'' ...

as Mita Ray *

Shankar Chakraborty Shankar Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actor who has done several tele serials and has appeared in pivotal roles in numerous Bengali films. Personal life Shankar Chakraborty was born to a Bengali Hindu family. He married actress S ...

as Mita Ray's husband *

as Brinda *

as Bobby *

Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor of television and films based in Kolkata. Born to actor Subhendu Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee began his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majum ...

as Kaushik's younger brother *

Tota Roy Chowdhury Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor and martial artist based in Kolkata. He predominantly appears in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His notable roles include Feluda in the web TV series Feluda Pherot based on Satyajit Ray's Feluda series. He ma ...

as Kaushik's colleague * Pushpita Mukherjee as Nurse Khusi

Awards

* 2007 : Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards: Best Actor Award for ''

'' * 2007: Mahindra

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(MIAAC) Film Festival : Best Actress for ''

''. * 2007, Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival : Best Director for ''

''. * 2007: National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for ''

References

Tidbits

Director Rituparno Ghosh says no connection should be made between the content and black-and-white theme. It was just his fascination to do a black-and-white film. In his own words at the inauguration of the Tel-Aviv Indian film festival in 2007:

"Don't try to relate the subject to the chromatic value. Because I thought I want to do a black and white film and that is the ultimate logic. Because often we see as tech advances a newer format comes into being, the older format is thrown, banished from our life. It does not remain as a creative choice anymore....."

External links

*Official Site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dosar 2006 films 2000s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Films set in Kolkata Films based on works by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Films directed by Rituparno Ghosh