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musical
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film directed by
Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five F ...
. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Dev,
Rittika Sen Rittika Sen is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She was featured in the ''Calcutta Times'' list of ''Most Desirable Women 2015''. Career Rittika Sen kicked off the journey in the showbiz industry in 2012 with the movie '' 100% ...
,
Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Ujjwal Sengupta (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter. who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV series, '' Mahaprabhu'' where he portray ...
,
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 ...
,
Waheeda Rehman Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress and dancer. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's finest actresses, Rehman's accolades include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. Rehman was honoured with the Padma Shri by G ...
, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee,
Roopa Ganguly Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series '' Mahabharat''. Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, s ...
,
Jaya Seal Ghosh Jaya Seal Ghosh the renowned actress and dancer started learning Bharatanatyam from a very early age under Guru Indira P. P. Bora for five years. Simultaneously she was also acting in Assamese television and did plays with noted Assamese thea ...
. The screenplay is an adaptation of
Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...
's '' Romeo and Juliet''. The trailer of the film was released on 25 November 2015.


Cast

* Dev as Ranajit Mitra *
Rittika Sen Rittika Sen is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She was featured in the ''Calcutta Times'' list of ''Most Desirable Women 2015''. Career Rittika Sen kicked off the journey in the showbiz industry in 2012 with the movie '' 100% ...
as Julekha Khan *
Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Ujjwal Sengupta (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter. who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV series, '' Mahaprabhu'' where he portray ...
as Tayyab *
Roopa Ganguly Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series '' Mahabharat''. Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, s ...
as Tayyab's Mother *
Waheeda Rehman Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress and dancer. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's finest actresses, Rehman's accolades include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. Rehman was honoured with the Padma Shri by G ...
as Dadijaan Ji * Kamaleshwar Mukherjee as Khan Sahab *
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 ...
as Sabir Khan *
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 S ...
as Biswanath Mitra *
Subhashish Mukherjee Subhasish Mukherjee ( bn, শুভাশীষ মুখার্জি) is an Indian Bengali actor. He is a well-known actor in Bengali cinema. He generally appears in comedy and in supporting roles. Some of his well-known films where he acted ...
as Purohit *
Shantilal Mukherjee Shantilal Mukherjee is an Indian actor associated with Bengali-language theatre and films. Biography Mukherjee was born in Kolkata. He lost his father in an early age. He was admitted in Sarsuna High School from where he passed Madhyamik e ...
as minister *
Jaya Seal Ghosh Jaya Seal Ghosh the renowned actress and dancer started learning Bharatanatyam from a very early age under Guru Indira P. P. Bora for five years. Simultaneously she was also acting in Assamese television and did plays with noted Assamese thea ...
as Madhu Mitra *
Aparajita Adhya Aparajita Auddy is an Indian actress who works primarily in Bengali film and television industry. Filmography Television References External links * * https://celebhub.in/bengali-news/in-bengali-serial-lokhi-kakima-superstars-lead- ...
as Najma * Swagata Mukherjee as Fahtima *
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* Anindya Banerjee *
Anirban Bhattacharya Anirban Bhattacharya (born 7 October 1986) is an Indian actor, theatre actor, singer and director. His first successful theatre production was ''Debi Sarpamasta'', written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. His other notable work ...
as Monty *
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in a special appearance * Trina Saha as special appearance *
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as Mrs. Gupta (Herself) * Shataf Figar (cameo appearance)


Production


Development

The film was announced to be a modern-day take on
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's romantic-tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The film would have land mafia as its background, as told by
Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five F ...
. Dev's character is based on
Romeo Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...
and Rittika Sen's character to be based on Juliet. Dev would essay the role of a member of a band named, Garage Band. Rittika Sen, who made her debut in '' Borbaad'', was selected as the lead heroine because
Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five F ...
wanted someone who would look ten years younger than the lead actor, so Sen zeroed on her. Yesteryear
legend A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess ...
,
Waheeda Rehman Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress and dancer. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's finest actresses, Rehman's accolades include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. Rehman was honoured with the Padma Shri by G ...
, who worked with
Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five F ...
in 15 Park Avenue, was selected to essay the role of Rittika's grandmother. Theatre actor Anirban Bhattacharya was initially roped to portray the main antagonist but then
Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Ujjwal Sengupta (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter. who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV series, '' Mahaprabhu'' where he portray ...
was selected to play the flamboyant negative character etched out on the lines of
Tybalt Tybalt () is a character in William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet''. He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert / Tybalt ''"th ...
, making his debut as a full-fledged antagonist.
Anirban Bhattacharya Anirban Bhattacharya (born 7 October 1986) is an Indian actor, theatre actor, singer and director. His first successful theatre production was ''Debi Sarpamasta'', written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. His other notable work ...
was later on signed to play a supporting role. Apparently,
Roopa Ganguly Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series '' Mahabharat''. Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, s ...
and
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 ...
had been cast as son and daughter of Waheeda Rahman, respectively. Actress
Jaya Seal Ghosh Jaya Seal Ghosh the renowned actress and dancer started learning Bharatanatyam from a very early age under Guru Indira P. P. Bora for five years. Simultaneously she was also acting in Assamese television and did plays with noted Assamese thea ...
and filmmaker Kamaleswar Mukherjee are also part of the film. While Jaya would play Dev's mother, Kamaleswar will be seen as Salim Saab, Rittika's music teacher.
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 S ...
would enact the role of Dev's father, while
Shantilal Mukherjee Shantilal Mukherjee is an Indian actor associated with Bengali-language theatre and films. Biography Mukherjee was born in Kolkata. He lost his father in an early age. He was admitted in Sarsuna High School from where he passed Madhyamik e ...
would essay the role of a corrupt politician.


Filming

The
muhurat shot In the Indian film industry, the muhurat shot or muhurtam shot is the first shot (or take) of a film marking the commencement of the principal photography. It is preceded by a pooja (religious rites). Muhurtam is a word from the Rig Veda and m ...
was held on 27 January 2015, whose pictures were posted by the makers on
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. Dev and Anindya Banerjee started shooting for Aparna Sen's Arshinagar at a city studio on 7 February 2015.
Waheeda Rehman Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress and dancer. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's finest actresses, Rehman's accolades include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. Rehman was honoured with the Padma Shri by G ...
joined the shooting on 21 and 22 March. Kamaleshwar Mukherjee started shooting on 17 February 2015. Some scenes were filmed at the
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Rajbari in
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on Sunday afternoon. Besides
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, shooting locations include
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of Malda,
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and
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.


Box office report

Arshinagar Movie's total budget was 2.3 Crores and Movie Box office collects total 1.97 crores between 10 Days only. Movie first day Collection was 38 lakhs and opening week collection was 87 lakhs.


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{{Romeo and Juliet film adaptations Films scored by Debojyoti Mishra Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films 2015 films 2015 romantic drama films Films based on Romeo and Juliet Indian romantic drama films Films shot in West Bengal Films directed by Aparna Sen