''Shesher Golpo'' ( bn, শেষের গল্প) is an Indian
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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romantic drama
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
film directed by Jiit Chakraborty. The film stars
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 'Amit Ray' and
Mamata Shankar
Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has acted in films by directors including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh. In ...
as 'Labanya', in the lead roles. The music of Shesher Golpo is composed by
Joy Sarkar
Sourav Sarkar, popularly known as Joy Sarkar, is a Kolkata based Indian Bengali film music composer. Sarkar mainly works in Bengali cinema and albums. He composed soundtracks for ''Jodi Ekdin'' (2010), ''Accident'' (2012), ''Muktodhara'' (201 ...
. The film is an extension of ''
Shesher Kabita
''Shesher Kabita'' (Bengali: শেষের কবিতা) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The novel was serialised in 1928, from Bhadra to Choitro in the magazine ''Probashi'', and was published in book form the following year. It has been t ...
'', the famous 1929 novel by
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
.
Plot
The film is an imaginary dialogue between elderly Amit Ray and Labanya of the novel ''
Shesher Kabita
''Shesher Kabita'' (Bengali: শেষের কবিতা) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The novel was serialised in 1928, from Bhadra to Choitro in the magazine ''Probashi'', and was published in book form the following year. It has been t ...
'' by
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
. Many years after the separation, 'Amit Ray' (
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 ...
) now runs an old age home near Kolkata with his friend Narendra. One fine morning Labanya Dutta (
Mamata Shankar
Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has acted in films by directors including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh. In ...
), a retired professor of the Oxford University reached there and the long lost chapter of love reviewed with a parallel storyline of a young couple, Akash & Kuhu.
Cast
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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 Amit Ray
*
Mamata Shankar
Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has acted in films by directors including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh. In ...
as Labanya
*
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, ...
as Nabakrishna
* Durga Santra as Kuhu
* Arna Mukhopadhatay as Akash
* Krishna Kishor Mukhopadhay as Narendra
*
Pallavi Chatterjee
Pallavi Chatterjee (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her works in Bollywood and Bengali Film Industry. She is best known for her role as Brinda in Rituparno Ghosh's ''Dosar'' (2006). She is the recipient o ...
as Amit's sister Shomita (“CiCi”)
* Kalyan Chottopadhay as Indra Chandra
* Pradip Chakraborty as Mr. Sen
* Pradip Bhattacharya as Batuk
* Reshi Bhattacharya as Jogomaya
* Pradip Chakraborty as Mr. Sen
Release
It was theatrically released on 19 July 2019.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is composed by
Joy Sarkar
Sourav Sarkar, popularly known as Joy Sarkar, is a Kolkata based Indian Bengali film music composer. Sarkar mainly works in Bengali cinema and albums. He composed soundtracks for ''Jodi Ekdin'' (2010), ''Accident'' (2012), ''Muktodhara'' (201 ...
on lyrics by Rajib Chakraborty
References
External links
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Official website Bengali-language Indian films
2010s Bengali-language films
2019 romantic drama films
Indian romantic drama films
Memorials to Rabindranath Tagore
Films set in West Bengal
2019 films