''Tasher Desh'' (English: The Land of Cards) is a 2012

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directed by Q. The film has been described as a "trippy adaptation" of the 1933 Rabindrath Tagore play by Indian media. It begins with a nihilist playwright searching where the play, 'Tasher Desh' by Rabindranath Tagore is being played. He goes to major play theatres in Kolkata like The Academy of Fine Arts but no one has a show of Tasher Desh in the near time. He finally writes his own adapted script of the play by Tagore and completely immerses himself into it. Most of the dialogues and all the songs in the film are from the original play by Tagore while director Q is picturising himself as the playwright. It features Soumyak Kanti De Biswas,

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, Rii, Joyraj Bhattacharjee, Tinu Verghese, and Immaduddin Shah in the lead roles. Tasher Desh made its international premiere on 11 November 2012 at the 7th

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. The film had its release in India on 23 August 2013.http://tollywoodhamaka.com/news/qs-tasher-desh-aims-an-august-release.html

Plot

The story of a prince who escapes his destiny, the prison of his mind. He lands on a fascist island and incites women to revolt. A psychedelic fantasy about destiny and humanity, social control and Utopian revolution.

Cast

as Queen *

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as Ruiton *

as Friend *

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as Horotoni / Widow * Maya Tideman as Tekkani * Soumyak Kanti De Biswas as Prince * Joyraj Bhattacharjee as Storyteller / Tash King * Tinu Verghese as Oracle

Soundtrack

*"Ami Phul Tulite Elem" -

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*"Amar Mon Bole Chai" - Qaushiq Mukherjee *"Amra Nuton Jouboneri" - Neel Adhikari *"Bnadh Bhenge Dao" - Qaushiq Mukherjee, Tanaji, Neel, Damini, Kamalika *"Bolo Shokhi Bolo" -

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*"Cholo Niyom Mote" - Qaushiq Mukherjee, Tanaji, Neel, Damini, Kamalika *"Elem Notun Deshe" - Qaushiq Mukherjee *"Ghorete Bhromor Elo" -

*"Gopono Kothati" - Susheela Raman, Qaushiq Mukherjee *"Hey Nobina" - Qaushiq Mukherjee *"Ichhe Ichhe" - Qaushiq Mukherjee, Neel, Damini, Kamalika *"Jaboi" - Qaushiq Mukherjee *"Khara Bayu Boye Bege" - Qaushiq Mukherjee, Neel, Damini, Kamalika *"Ogo Shanto" - Qaushiq Mukherjee *"Tash Anthem" - Qaushiq Mukherjee, Tanaji, Neel, Damini, Kamalika *"Tolon Namon" - Qaushiq Mukherjee, Tanaji, Neel, Damini, Kamalika *"Tomar Payer Tolaye" - Qaushiq Mukherjee *"Utol Hawa" -

References

External links

* * http://www.filmscoop.it/cgi-bin/recensioni/ilregnodellecarte.asp {{authority control 2012 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films 2012 fantasy films Films shot in Sri Lanka Films shot in India Films based on works by Rabindranath Tagore Indian films based on plays Indian fantasy films Films directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee