''Sangabora'' is a 2016

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-language adventure film written and directed by Bulan Bhattacharjee. Starring Soumitra Chatterjee,

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and

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, the film explores the adventures of a college-goer and his team as they find a mysterious stone which turns out to be a treasure map. ''Sangabora'' premiered at Priya Cinema, Kolkata and opened in limited release on 25 March 2016.

Plot

Following puzzling events involving the disappearance of two documentary filmmakers; Arka, a college-goer, comes across a village where an ancient stone was recently discovered. He finds a primeval inscription on the stone and decides to investigate further with the aid of his maternal uncle and Barsha, a linguist. After a strange turn of events which connects the stone to the missing filmmakers; they set out for a mission to find them, leading them to a remote village named Gorang. They soon realize that they are being hunted by a gang who were after the stone, since it was nothing but a treasure map.

Cast

* Soumitra Chatterjee *

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 ...

Kharaj Mukherjee Kharaj Mukherjee or Kharaj Mukhopadhyay (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian actor. He completed his early education from St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata He made his debut in Bengali film with the film ''Hulusthul'' in 1980. In the last 32 years, ...

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* Sampurna Lahiri

Production

Made with a limited budget ''Sangabora'' was filmed at

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for over 32 days and was completed by October 2015.

Release

A logo of the film was released on 18 February 2016, at the Kolkata Press Club. The poster was launched on 9 March 2016, at The Peerless Inn, Kolkata. The film had its theatrical release on 25 March 2016.

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Anusree Gupta of ''NEWSMEN'' wrote– "''Sangabora'' promised a mix of adventure and mystery: it had a strong plot and talented actors, but the execution has been very poor." Applauding

's acting, Gupta stated that ill-timed shots and forced romance sequences pulled the quality down. Chitra Home Chowdhury of ''Dekh News'' found Soumitra Chatterjee's performance "powerful" and wrote that the film was "beautifully picturized".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album for ''Sangabora'' was composed by

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, which includes three original songs and a theme song.

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, Timir Biswas, Kaushik Chakraborty and Arko Mukherjee contributed to the vocals.

References

External links

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