Baishe Srabon
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Baishe Srabon is a 2011 Bengali
musical
thriller directed by director Srijit Mukherji
. The cast of the movie consists of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee
, Raima Sen
, Abir Chatterjee
and reputed actor Gautam Ghosh who made a come back after 29 years. The movie is based on two journalist
s and two cops (one suspended) chasing a psycho killer who is taking his revenge in Kolkata
, leaving behind couplets of famous Bengali poets as a hint.
. A serial killer
is believed to be responsible. The modus operandi
being that the killer always carries out the murder according to verses in Bengali poetry. He leaves behind the verses next to the victims. The police are baffled, with their lead detective struggling to solve the case. This leads to his superiors deciding to bring back an ex-cop to help solve the case. The ex-cop, who was earlier suspended for orchestrating a fake encounter, is also well known for his ill temperament. Now the ex-cop and the lead detective must work together to catch the serial killer before another innocent loses his life .
. Soundtrack got released on 27 August, 2011.
movement of 1960s has been co-opted into mainstream film by Srijit Mukherji in his film Baishe Srabon
wherein famous film director Gautam Ghosh has portrayed the role of a Hungryalist poet. However, the film has deviated from the actual history of the movement.
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
thriller directed by director Srijit Mukherji
Srijit Mukherji
Srijit Mukherji is an erstwhile economist, actor, director, lyricist, and theatrician from the Indian movie industry of West Bengal, Kolkata.-Early life:...
. The cast of the movie consists of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee
Parambrata Chatterjee
Parambrata Chatterjee is a Bengali Indian male actor and director of television and films.-Career:His directorial debut feature film is [Jiyo Kaka] starred by Rituparna Sengupta and Rudranil Ghosh....
, Raima Sen
Raima Sen
-Early life:She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Her sister, Riya Sen, is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch...
, Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee is a popular Bengali film and television actor.He is the son of noted theater personalities Phalguni and Rumki Chatterjee. His father was one of the founders to noted theater group LOKKRISHTI...
and reputed actor Gautam Ghosh who made a come back after 29 years. The movie is based on two journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
s and two cops (one suspended) chasing a psycho killer who is taking his revenge in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, leaving behind couplets of famous Bengali poets as a hint.
Plot
Several murders have taken place throughout the city of KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. A serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
is believed to be responsible. The modus operandi
Modus operandi
Modus operandi is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "mode of operation". The term is used to describe someone's habits or manner of working, their method of operating or functioning...
being that the killer always carries out the murder according to verses in Bengali poetry. He leaves behind the verses next to the victims. The police are baffled, with their lead detective struggling to solve the case. This leads to his superiors deciding to bring back an ex-cop to help solve the case. The ex-cop, who was earlier suspended for orchestrating a fake encounter, is also well known for his ill temperament. Now the ex-cop and the lead detective must work together to catch the serial killer before another innocent loses his life .
Cast
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Prabir Roy Chowdhury
- Parambrata ChatterjeeParambrata ChatterjeeParambrata Chatterjee is a Bengali Indian male actor and director of television and films.-Career:His directorial debut feature film is [Jiyo Kaka] starred by Rituparna Sengupta and Rudranil Ghosh....
as Abhijit Pakrashi - Raima SenRaima Sen-Early life:She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Her sister, Riya Sen, is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch...
as Amrita Mukherjee - Abir ChatterjeeAbir ChatterjeeAbir Chatterjee is a popular Bengali film and television actor.He is the son of noted theater personalities Phalguni and Rumki Chatterjee. His father was one of the founders to noted theater group LOKKRISHTI...
as Surjo Sinha - Gautam Ghosh as Nibaron Chakraborty
Soundtrack
Baishe Srabon soundtrack is composed and the lyrics penned by Anupam RoyAnupam Roy
Anupam Roy is an Indian, Bengali lyricist, composer and singer who is best known for his song Amake amar moto thakte dao from Autograph . Anupam has written and composed more than 150 Bengali songs.-Early life:Born and brought up in Calcutta, Anupam completed his schooling from St...
. Soundtrack got released on 27 August, 2011.
Co-opting Avant Garde Literature
For the first time Bengali avant garde literature i.e. Hungry generationHungry generation
The Hungry Generation was a literary movement in the Bengali language launched by what is known today as the Hungryalist quartet i.e. Shakti Chattopadhyay, Malay Roy Choudhury, Samir Roychoudhury and Debi Roy alias Haradhon Dhara, during the 1960s in Kolkata, India...
movement of 1960s has been co-opted into mainstream film by Srijit Mukherji in his film Baishe Srabon
Baishe Srabon
Baishe Srabon is a 2011 Bengali musical thriller directed by director Srijit Mukherji. The cast of the movie consists of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Abir Chatterjee and reputed actor Gautam Ghosh who made a come back after 29 years...
wherein famous film director Gautam Ghosh has portrayed the role of a Hungryalist poet. However, the film has deviated from the actual history of the movement.