Dui Prithibi (2010 film)
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Dui Prithibi is a 2010 Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

 film directed by Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...

. It is a Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

 remake of the 2008 film Sharwanand-Allari Naresh
Allari Naresh
Allari Naresh is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer EVV Satyanarayana. He got the tag Allari before his name after the success of his first film. But his debut film in Tamil, Kurumbu which was a remake of Allari.-Film...

 starring Gamyam
Gamyam
Gamyam is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from the film Easy Rider and the book The Motorcycle Diaries...

, a Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 film. It was a hit at the box-office.

Plot

Rahul Roy, (Jeet
Jeet
Jeet is a Hindi term meaning "victory" or "win". It may refer to:* Jeet , Indian* Jeet , Bengali actor* Jeet , a Hindi film by Raj Kanwar...

) as called by his friends and family, is the son of a multi-millionaire called Arup Roy (B.D.Mukherjee). He is born and brought up in comfort and luxury and for him life is just a game and he is accustomed to lavish lifestyle. He is portrayed to be a happy go lucky character and quite popular with the female kind. He comes across Nandini (Koel Mullick), a young & charming doctor. Rahul challenges his friends that he would make her fall in love within few days. Rahul invites Nandini for coffee after a dance programme and proposes to her.

Nandini, being an orphan, is very kind towards the poor people and is a good Samaritan. She mingles with poor people and provides succor to them. But, being a rich boy, Rahul hates those people. However, Nandini's free-spirited nature takes him very near to her and he develops an intimate friendship. At the same time, Nandini keeps maintaining some distance and does not express her love. Though she likes him, she can't love him for he's not sensitive to the people and things around him. A privileged upbringing makes him myopic to the hard realities of life. By the time, she wants to express her love, she learns that Rahul has challenged his friends about his love and decides to keep herself off.

While dropping her at her hostel on his car after a party, Rahul tries to convince her that he is really in love with her but she does not listen to him. In the process, Rahul has an accident, where a woman dies and her son is orphaned. Nandini survives the accident, while Rahul wakes up from injuries in hospital. After gaining consciousness, Rahul cannot find Nandini and he decides to go in search of her on his bike.

In the process, he happens to meet a motorbike thief called Shibu, brilliantly played by Dev
Dev
Dev may refer to:People:* Dev Anand, a Indian Hindi movie actor* Dev, an Indian* Dev , Indian Bengali actor* Dev Patel, British actor, star of Slumdog Millionaire and Skins...

. Though Shibu is a vehicle thief, he is good at heart. The journey Rahul takes changes his life drastically: as he is exposed to the hard realities of rural life and yet its simple joys. The landscapes and the people he meets takes him through an emotional journey that alters his perceptions forever. Be it a teacher (Manoj Mitra) who supports orphan kids, a disillusioned ex-militant (Debranjan Nag), a prostitute who craves for love (Barkha), or his own companion Shibu, they all aid in his journey to self-discovery.

Music

The music is composed by Jeet Gannguli and Samidh-Rishi. The first 2 songs of the following are by Samidh-Rishi, while the rest are by Jeet:
  • "Its Only Pyar" - Kunal Ganjawala
    Kunal Ganjawala
    Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit...

    , Monali Thakur
    Monali Thakur
    Monali Thakur is an Indian playback singer who sings mainly in Bollywood movies.-Biography:Thakur comes from a musical family, as her father is Bengali singer and actor Shakti Thakur and her sister Mehuli Thakur Goswami is also a professional playback singer...

  • "Pyarelal" - Richa Sharma, Anand Raj Anand
    Anand Raj Anand
    Anand Raj Anand is an Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry.-Early life:Anand was born in Delhi to a family of jewellers...

  • "O Yaara Ve" - Kunal Ganjawala
    Kunal Ganjawala
    Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit...

    , Bony Chakrovorty, June Banerjee, Monali Thakur
    Monali Thakur
    Monali Thakur is an Indian playback singer who sings mainly in Bollywood movies.-Biography:Thakur comes from a musical family, as her father is Bengali singer and actor Shakti Thakur and her sister Mehuli Thakur Goswami is also a professional playback singer...

  • "Bol Na Ar" - Shaan
    Shaan (singer)
    Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...

    , Monali Thakur
    Monali Thakur
    Monali Thakur is an Indian playback singer who sings mainly in Bollywood movies.-Biography:Thakur comes from a musical family, as her father is Bengali singer and actor Shakti Thakur and her sister Mehuli Thakur Goswami is also a professional playback singer...

  • "Dui Prithibi" - Timir, Rana Majumdar

Ratings & Reviews

The film's overall critical response was positive. Roshni Mukherji, from "The Times of India", gave it a rating of '****'. "Hindustan Times" gave it '***1/2'. The leading bengali daily, "Anandabazar Patrika" gave it 6.5/10. "The Statesman" gave it '**1/2', but described it to be 'fulfilling expectations'. "Bengal Post" rated it as 'average'. Veteran film-critic, Shoma A. Chatterji gave the film 5/10 on "Upperstall"; but on "Calcuttatube", she increased it to 6/10. All other leading newspapers and journals; like "The Telegraph", "Sangbad Pratidin", "Aajkaal", "Bartaman", "Ganashakti", "Anandalok", etc. mostly praised the film and gave it a thumbs-up.

Box Office Verdict

The film was almost unanimously accepted to be a success by all the newspapers and web-portals. Kushali Nag, from "The Telegraph", hailed the film as a 'hit' on numerous occassions; such as on the editions dated: 3.11.10, 16.12.10, 30.12.10, 12.5.11 and 27.5.11. Indranil Roy, from "Anandabazar Patrika", called it a 'hit' on its edition dated 6.2.11. "Hindustan Times" quoted the film 'did well' on its X-mas day edition.

Running Period

The film released in an unprecedented 209 theaters across West Bengal on a Thursday during 'Saptami' of the 'Durga Puja'. It ran for 5 weeks in the city, after which it had to make space for another big release "Mon Je Kore Uru Uru"; though according to "The Telegraph", the film managed to complete a 6 week run in the city. The film had its longest multiplex run of 4 weeks at 'Bioscope', Axis Mall in Rajarhat and 'Inox Burdwan'. "Dui Prithibi" completed an extraordinary run of 50 weeks at the distant rural theaters of 'Basanti' at Dantan and 'Haraparbati' at Jhatipahari. It is understood, that the producers, 'SVF' deliberately withdrew the film from the city for "MJKUU" since they share extremely friendly relations with their producers, 'Surinder Films'. They in turn returned the favour to 'SVF' by withdrawing "MJKUU" from city-halls within 5 weeks to make room for the next 'SVF' offering, "Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo". Without this friendly gesture from the producers, "Dui Prithibi" could have been expected to continue its successful city-run for a longer period of time.

Box Office

"Dui Prithibi" was one of the highest grossers of 2010. The film had the highest ever opening week collection for a Bengali film. It grossed almost Rs.5 crores in its 1st week, while the producers raked in almost Rs.2 crores. The film continued a steady run in the city till the 3rd week. The rural collections though witnessed a fall from the 2nd week itself. Ultimately, after the less-than-expected 5 week city-run, the producers earned an impressive Rs.6.5 crores, as reported in 'The Gulf Times'. Considering the budget (it was the most expensive Bengali film at that time) and the massive cast & crew of the film, nothing less than a 'blockbuster' was expected. The overall collections would have been good enough to merit a 'superhit' status for any other film, but the film's huge budget of Rs.5 crore, proved a determining factor. "Dui Prithibi" fell short of delivering a 'superhit/blockbuster'; but the collections were good enough to adjudge the film a 'hit' and a considerable success.
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