Nishijapon
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Nishijapon (2005) is a Bengali film directed by Sandip Ray
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) is visited by his family and his friend in his Darjeeling house. Anita, his elder son Nirmal's wife, takes good care of them, spending most of her time in the kitchen. Brojen, the managing director of a tea estate and Bimal's friend, irritates everyone, especially Nirmal (Sabyasachi Chakraborty
), with his stories of his guru's miracles and his over enthusiasm for food. Anita also keeps on trying to convince Shyamol, her brother-in-law
and Sunita (Raima Sen
), to see each other. Shyamol and Sunita grow to like each other and Anita enthusiastically declares the alliance to Bimal. Meanwhile, torrential rain makes it impossible for Ram, the servant, to get much food from the nearly closed market. That night the rain stops. Suddenly, all the inmates of the house are jolted out of their sleeps by a terrible earthquake. Power is cut off and most of the things inside the house is broken. Nirmal goes out to discover that Ram's house and orchard has been destroyed in a landslide. The next morning they discovered that the wooden bridge which connected them to the world was lying broken. Soon, there is serious shortage of food. Tempers flare as Nirmal and Brojen (Dipankar Dey) have a wild argument. Nirmal tries to climb down the mountain to get help, slips and injures himself but saved by Shyamol. Meanwhile Brojen starts to have optical illusions. He demand for more food which leaves Anita fasting. Nirmal is infuriated by the gesture of Brojen and insults him for being insensitive and an uninvited guest who is a burden to them in this hour of crisis. Anita (Rituparna Sengupta
) becomes weak and even faints. Shyamol tries to climb down the mountain alone but his nerves fail when he sees a dead body stuck in the rocks. He sees Anita drink the water washing a milk powder packet. Nirmal shouts at Brojen insulting him sorely. Anita and Shyamol (Parambrata Chatterjee
) try to control him but fail. Anita cries out in anger to reveal the truth behind their apparently happy marriage. Brojen, driven nearly insane by hunger, tries to walk out during the night. Shyamol has to knock him unconscious to bring him back to his room. Sunita feeds her share of rice to Anita who tells her not to trust anyone, Brojen on Shyamol. Bimal contemplates suicide
with sleeping pills. Everyone is shocked out of their respective stupors by the sounds of gun shots. Nirmal shoots birds in the hope of roasting them. When Shyamol tries to stop him, he points the gun at him saying that soon the only way out would be cannibalism. A shocked and desperate Shyamol begins to try to climb down the mountain again with the horrified Sunita watching. At this moment, relief comes making arrangements for the family's rescue, bringing hope to all.
Sandip Ray
Sandip Ray is a film director living in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the only son of the noted Bengali director Satyajit Ray, and Bijoya Ray.-Career:...
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Synopsis
Bimal (Soumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...
) is visited by his family and his friend in his Darjeeling house. Anita, his elder son Nirmal's wife, takes good care of them, spending most of her time in the kitchen. Brojen, the managing director of a tea estate and Bimal's friend, irritates everyone, especially Nirmal (Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Sabyasachi Chakraborty is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. Sabyasachi Chakraborty is one of the most talented and prolific actors of Bengal whose acting prowess is well known all over India.-Early life:...
), with his stories of his guru's miracles and his over enthusiasm for food. Anita also keeps on trying to convince Shyamol, her brother-in-law
Brother-in-law
A brother-in-law is the brother of one's spouse, the husband of one's sibling, or the husband of one's spouse's sibling.-See also:*Affinity *Sister-in-law*Brothers in Law , a 1955 British comedy novel...
and Sunita (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...
), to see each other. Shyamol and Sunita grow to like each other and Anita enthusiastically declares the alliance to Bimal. Meanwhile, torrential rain makes it impossible for Ram, the servant, to get much food from the nearly closed market. That night the rain stops. Suddenly, all the inmates of the house are jolted out of their sleeps by a terrible earthquake. Power is cut off and most of the things inside the house is broken. Nirmal goes out to discover that Ram's house and orchard has been destroyed in a landslide. The next morning they discovered that the wooden bridge which connected them to the world was lying broken. Soon, there is serious shortage of food. Tempers flare as Nirmal and Brojen (Dipankar Dey) have a wild argument. Nirmal tries to climb down the mountain to get help, slips and injures himself but saved by Shyamol. Meanwhile Brojen starts to have optical illusions. He demand for more food which leaves Anita fasting. Nirmal is infuriated by the gesture of Brojen and insults him for being insensitive and an uninvited guest who is a burden to them in this hour of crisis. Anita (Rituparna Sengupta
Rituparna Sengupta
Rituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Hindi Cinema.- Early life and education :...
) becomes weak and even faints. Shyamol tries to climb down the mountain alone but his nerves fail when he sees a dead body stuck in the rocks. He sees Anita drink the water washing a milk powder packet. Nirmal shouts at Brojen insulting him sorely. Anita and Shyamol (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....
) try to control him but fail. Anita cries out in anger to reveal the truth behind their apparently happy marriage. Brojen, driven nearly insane by hunger, tries to walk out during the night. Shyamol has to knock him unconscious to bring him back to his room. Sunita feeds her share of rice to Anita who tells her not to trust anyone, Brojen on Shyamol. Bimal contemplates suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
with sleeping pills. Everyone is shocked out of their respective stupors by the sounds of gun shots. Nirmal shoots birds in the hope of roasting them. When Shyamol tries to stop him, he points the gun at him saying that soon the only way out would be cannibalism. A shocked and desperate Shyamol begins to try to climb down the mountain again with the horrified Sunita watching. At this moment, relief comes making arrangements for the family's rescue, bringing hope to all.
Cast
- Sabyasachi ChakrabortySabyasachi ChakrabortySabyasachi Chakraborty is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. Sabyasachi Chakraborty is one of the most talented and prolific actors of Bengal whose acting prowess is well known all over India.-Early life:...
- Nirmal Das - Soumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...
- Bimal Das - Dipankar Dey - Brojen Lahiri
- Rituparna SenguptaRituparna SenguptaRituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Hindi Cinema.- Early life and education :...
- Anita Das - 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...
- Sunita - 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....
- Shyamol Das
Awards
- BFJA Awards (2006)
- Best Screenplay-Sandip RaySandip RaySandip Ray is a film director living in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the only son of the noted Bengali director Satyajit Ray, and Bijoya Ray.-Career:...
- BFJA - Most Promising Actor Award- Parambrato Chattopadhyay
- BFJA - Most Promising Actress Award- 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...