''Nirbhoya'' is a 2018 Bengali film directed by Milan Bhowmik and produced by Sanjib Samaddar under the banner of Sambit Media and Productions. The film is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape case. Apart from

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, the film will also be released in other states like

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and

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. Another version of the film, dubbed in

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script editing in Hindi done by Sudeshu Shivam will also be released.

Cast

Meghali Meghali Meenakshi is an Indian people, Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil cinema . She made her Tamil debut in Pa. Vijay's film ''Aaruthra''. The lyricist-cum-actor directed and acted in this venture. Career In April 2017, she signed t ...

as Nirbhaya *

Raaj Bhowmik Raaj may refer to: * Romit Raj, an Indian actor * ''Raaj the Showman'', a 2009 Kannada film * ''Raaj'' (film), a 2011 Telugu film See also * Raj (disambiguation) * Raaz (disambiguation) ''Raaz'' may refer to: Films * ''Raaz'' (1967 film), an In ...

as Nirbhaya's friend * Jaysree * Amrapali * Riya *

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...

as the Chief Minister *

Sreelekha Mitra Sreelekha Mitra (Bengali language, Bengali: শ্রীলেখা মিত্র) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. Winner of a Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, BFJA Award a ...

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* Mrinal Mukherjee *

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 ...

as a police officer * Rajesh Sharma *

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* Ramen Roychowdhury * Gouri Shankar Panda *

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* Kalyan Chatterjee

Production

Making

In an interview,

said that the director of ''Nirbhoya'' was inspired to make this film after he read a report of a rape and mutilation of a victim of

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soon after the Delhi incident. The victim of the rape was a 23-year-old trainee

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whose real name was Jyoti Singh, but she came to be known as Nirbhaya, meaning "fearless". However, during a press meet at the Press Club Kolkata, director Milan Bhowmik said that the film is not based on the Delhi rape case, but actually on the present scenario of our society. He added that the film will create a sense of responsibility among his viewers. The mahurat of ''Nirbhoya'' was held at the Floatel Hotel in Kolkata on 11 February 2013. According to the director, the aim of the film is to make the people aware that anti-rape laws or street protests alone cannot prevent the repetition of such a dangerous event. Though the incident was set in

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, the characters of the film would be based in

. The film is also the first project of the

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, Sambit Media and Productions.

Filming

Filming of ''Nirbhoya'' started on 5 February 2013 and was completed by April 2013. There will be sequences in the film where the bus will be passing through various streets of

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and police checkpoints. There will be various sub-plots depicting diverse types of sexual crimes. Some action sequences are also in the film, shot with the assistance and supervision of fight director Judo Ramu.

Casting

The film will introduce many newcomers, including Raaj,

, Jaysree, Amrapali and Riya, who will play important roles representing the awakening of the younger generation. Every female character in the film will be the victim of various dangerous incidents.

Soundtrack

Arunava Chakrabarty composed the film score for ''Nirbhoya''. The playback singers include

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and Shaan. It was reported that the soundtrack will consists of around three songs.

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also reported that will not be much songs in the film.

References

External links

*{{IMDB title, tt8983136 Films about women in India 2018 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films