''Durga Sohay'' is a Bengali family

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cum

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directed by Arindam Sil and produced by Avishek Ghosh. This film was released on 28 April 2017. The music is released by

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Plot

The story revolves with the incidents of a ''Banedi'' jewellers family in the period between

Mahalaya Mahalaya is the last day of offering tribute to our departed forefathers, i. e pitripaksha and the beginning of the devipaksha. At the time of the cataclysm, when the earth became a great cause-sea, Lord Vishnu laid Anantanag on that sea and fell ...

and

Vijayadashami Vijayadashami ( sa, विजयदशमी, Vijayadaśamī, translit-std=IAST), also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hind ...

. Durga, an young lady enters into the house of wealthy Basak family in

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as a nurse to take care of the eldest person. She turns out to be a thief, caught by the compassionate lady Manasi. Manasi convinces others to give her a second chance. Gradually Durga takes all the member in confidence and become as good as a family member. Actually she joins in the house as a servant according to the plan of her husband Madhab who is a dacoit. Madhab and his goons plan to raid the house in the night of Dashami., but fail when Durga informs the police beforehand. After the decoit team is caught, police take in Durga as well. Because Durga is actually Chaina who was the informer of the said decoits and was guilty for three thefts. But Basak family, promises Durga to help her and welcome her back when she is free. The film ends with the departure of Maa Durga and Durga/Chaina, with the hope that both of them will come back to their homes when it is time.

Cast

* Sohini Sarkar as Durga/Chaina *

Kaushik Sen Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre based in Kolkata. He is the director of the well-acclaimed theatre group Swapnasandhani. He has won the BFJA awards for best supporting actor for his perform ...

as Dibyendu *

Tanusree Chakraborty Tanusree Chakraborty (born 6 August 1984) is an Indian model and actress in Bengali film and television. Along with films, she has also worked on various television shows. Recently she has been hosting a beauty and lifestyle show called ''Samp ...

as Manasi * Debjani Chattopadhyay as Smita * Sampurna Lahiri as Panni *

Indrasish Roy Indrasish Roy is an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Tintin in serial ''Gaaner Opare''. Later he played the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of serial ''Adwitiya''. He debuted in films with Kaushik ...

as Shuvo * Sumanta Mukherjee as Dadu, Head of family *

Rwitobroto Mukherjee ) is an Indian Bengali film and theatre actor. Early life Rwitobroto Mukherjee was a graduate of Jadavpur University (Department of Comparative Literature) . He studied B.A. Comparative Literature Honours from Jadavpur University (Batch of '' ...

as Bhrigu * Anusha Vishwanathan as Bhrigu's friend * Sean Banerjee as Hiranya *

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as Madhab/ Durga's husband in a Guest appearance

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Durga Sohay 2017 films Films set in Kolkata Films directed by Arindam Sil Films scored by Bickram Ghosh Indian drama films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films