Janala
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| Directed by | Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
| Cinematography | Sunny Joseph |
| Music by | Biswadeb Dasgupta |
Production company | Reliance Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Janala (transl. The window) is a 2009
Plot
The film attempts to touch the nostalgia of childhood. The story of the film revolves around an urban couple Bimal and Meera and a broken window of Bimal's school's classroom. Bimal plans to visit his school where he spent many years of his childhood. When he visits the school, he finds the building in a very ill condition. He specially notices one broken window of a classroom corner where he used to sit daily and look outside through the window. Though Bimal has little money, he wants to donate something to school authority to repair that window. Since Bimal does not have sufficient money, he uses the money from his fiancée Meera's savings without informing her. When Bimal presents the window to the school authority, they reject it. Conditions get worse when Meera learns about it and she breaks relation with Bimal.[1][4]
Cast
- Indraneil Sengupta as Bimal
- Swastika Mukherjee as Meera
- Tapas Paul
- Shankar Chakraborty
Release and festivals
The film premiered in the Masters of World Cinema section at Toronto International Film Festival and has been invited in various other film festivals like– Telluride Film Festival, USA, London Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, International Film Festival of India, Mahindra Indo – American Arts Council Film Festival, New York, Dubai International Film Festival etc.[1] The film released in India on 25 February 2011.[4]
Awards
The film received best film's title in the 54th Asia Pacific festival in 2009.[2][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Janala review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Janala receives best film award at Asia Pacific Film Festival". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Cannes Bound".
- ^ a b "'Janala' about simple dreams, says Buddhadeb Dasgupta". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Bengali film Janala receives best film award at Asia Pacific Film Festival". DNA India. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
External links
- Janala at IMDb
