''Neel Rajar Deshe'' ( bn, নীল রাজার দেশে "In the Land of the Blue King") (2008) is a Bengali film Directed by

Riingo Banerjee Riingo Banerjee ( bn, রিঙ্গো ব্যানার্জী) is a noted Indian Bengali film director and score composer. Riingo worked in the advertising industry for 14 years before entering the world of cinema working as a film wr ...

Plot

This "adventure story for kids" actually revolves around a naughty and adolescent kid, Raja’s (

Aryann Bhowmik Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992) is a Bengali film actor who is best known for his work in the 2011 Bengali film ''Chalo Paltai''. His acting has made a mark in the Tollywood arena. Apart from films, Aryann has also made appearances in television and ...

) adventures during his holidays spent in his home in the picturesque backdrop of North Bengal at the foothills of the mountains. Once, while he is playing with his bunch of friends and kid sister Chhoti (

Tathoi Deb Tathoi Deb (born Sharanya Deb) is an Indian actress, dancer and television presenter. She is one of the most popular former child actresses in Bengali cinema. Biography Tathoi was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Late Lala Biswajit Deb and Jam ...

), near the forests, he discovers a child, his body covered with festering wounds from rat bites and mice bites, hidden in a big hole in the ground. He finds out from a television news channel that Neel, the son of wealthy parents, has been kidnapped and kept hidden in the hole for a ransom. The chief kidnapper, a sinister character named Pandey is hiding in Raja’s house as Raja’s father, a taxi-driver, is involved in the kidnapping. In a moment of greed, he helped deliver the kidnapped child in his taxi. Pandey panics when he realises that Raja has chanced upon the truth and holds Raja’s family captive in their own house.

Cast

Indrani Haldar Indrani Haldar is an Indian actress who is mostly known for her work in Bengali cinema. She was conferred with a National Award, three BFJA Awards and two Anandalok Awards. Halder made her debut in 1986 with the Bengali TV series ''Tero Parbo ...

Ashish Vidyarthi Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received t ...

* Rajesh Sharma *

*Rishav *Nirban *Bobby *Aishwarya *Bumba

Crew

* Producer(s): Rajeev Mehra * Director:

* Story:

* Production Design: Ashish Adhikary * Dialogue: Riingo Banerjee * Lyrics: Sugata Guha * Editing: Riingo Banerjee * Cinematography: Riingo Banerjee * Screenplay: Riingo Banerjee, Padmanava Dasgupta * Music:

Bickram Ghosh Bickram Ghosh is an Indian classical tabla player. Early life He started learning tabla from his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, who had played with Ali Akbar Khan. Career Ghosh has performed with Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ghos ...

, Som Rishi Samik

Music

The music was composed by Bickram Ghosh. The tracks from the film include:

Critical reception

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 1422708, Neel Rajar Deshe
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2008 films 2000s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Indian children's films Films directed by Riingo Banerjee Films scored by Bickram Ghosh