''Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo'' () is an Indian

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- thriller film, directed by

Pratim D. Gupta Pratim D. Gupta is an Indian journalist, film critic, screenwriter and film director. He reviewed films for ''The Telegraph (Kolkata), The Telegraph'' newspaper and later for online platform Film Companion. His first film as writer-director is ' ...

. The film starred

Ritwick Chakraborty Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor who works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagol Premi in 2007. He plays different roles in different sorts of movies, so he is a versatile actor in Bengali Film Industry. Career Chakraborty wa ...

Paoli Dam Paoli Dam (born 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial ''Jibon Niye Khela'' (2003). She then worked in Bengali television serials such as ''Tithir Atithi'' and ''Sonar Harin''; the former ran for ...

and

Goutam Ghose Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, Actor, music director and cinematographer, who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy ...

in lead roles. This was released on 16 August 2019 under the banner of Platoon One Films.

Plot

Shantilal, a deadbeat weather reporter of a

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based newspaper, who is in his late 30s, still unmarried and lives with his mother. Glamorous actress Nandita now wants to venture into politics. While Shantilal is watching old porn film he finds body part of Nandita in a clipping of famous porn star of Padma Pictures, Miss Roshni. Being curious he starts investigation about the porn film production house, Padma Pictures in

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. Shantilal moves Kolkata to Chennai to

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to find Roshni. But no one want to speak about Padma Pictures.

Cast

as Shantilal *

as Nandita *

as editor of The Sentinel *

Akshay Kapoor Akshay Kapoor (born: Swapnil Gohil) (born 18 September 1980) is an Indian actor. Biography Akshay was born on 18 September 1980 in India and immigrated to the United States when he was 6 months old. He spent his childhood and teens in Pittsgro ...

as Hindol *

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as Praffula *

Ambarish Bhattacharya Ambarish Bhattacharya (born 13 March 1979) is a Bengali actor and comedian. He started his career through performing at Bengali theatre and stage. He made his television debut in the 2007 playing the character ''Gaja'' in Raja & Gaja. He has acte ...

as Rocket Ronjon *

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 ...

as Shantilal's friend * Alakananda Ray as Shantilal's mother * Chitrangada Chakraborty as Candy * Sanghasri Sinha Mitra as Roshni

Production

Development

The screenplay of the film was selected for the 2013 Indian edition of the prestigious Sundance Lab, organised by

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, where Pratim got to discuss and dissect his script with international writers and directors like

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, Bill Wheeler,

Joshua Marston Joshua Jacob Marston (born August 13, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for the film ''Maria Full of Grace''. Born in Los Angeles County, California, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School. Marston worked in ...

, Carlos Cuaron and

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. The film was titled Ink at that time. The script was subsequently read by actor

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who wished to direct the film for private television channel. Pratim declined Irrfan because he wished to make the film himself.

Casting

This is the fourth collaboration of Pratim and Ritwick after

Shaheb Bibi Golaam ''Shaheb Bibi Golaam'' is an Indian Bengali thriller film directed by Pratim D. Gupta and stars Anjan Dutt, Swastika Mukherjee and Ritwick Chakraborty in the lead roles. The film depicts the story of a contract killer, a housewife and a taxi d ...

Maacher Jhol ''Maacher Jhol'' is an Indian language Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali film produced by Sony Pictures Networks and Mojo Productions directed by Pratim D. Gupta, starring Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam and Mamata Shankar in the lead roles. It is ...

and

Ahare Mon ''Ahare Mon'' is a 2018 Indian Bengali film directed by Pratim D. Gupta and stars Adil Hussain, Anjan Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam, Parno Mittra and Chitrangada Chakraborty in the lead roles. Cast * Adil Hussain as P ...

. The film also marks the fourth collaboration between the director and

. They have previously worked together in

and the telefilm ''Mirchi Malini''.

Filming

Shooting for the film started in Kolkata in 2018 when the premiere of the film Guptodhoner Sandhane was used by Pratim to shoot a sequence for his film.

Release

The film was released theatrically on 16 August 2019.

Soundtrack

The songs for ''Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo'' have been composed by Arko and the lyrics have been penned by Arko, Ritam Sen and Pratim himself. The music rights have been acquired by

Zee Music Company Zee Music Co. (ZMC) is an Indian music company, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. It carries its business activities mainly from New Delhi. The company has captured a major chunk of market share in Bollywood music in a short ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10574498, Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films 2019 films Indian mystery thriller films