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{{Short description|2010 film by Rituparno Ghosh}}
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'''''Abohomaan''''' ({{lang-en|The Eternal}}) is a 2010 Bengali-language film by [[Rituparno Ghosh]], which explores the nuances of relationships through a married film director who falls in love with an actress who is the same age as his son.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/rituparno-ghoshs-abohomaan-to-release-jan-22-64370-2010-01-05|title=Rituparno Ghosh's Abohomaan to release Jan 22|work=[[India Today]]|agency=PTI|date=5 January 2010|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> The film stars [[Deepankar De]], [[Mamata Shankar]], [[Ananya Chatterjee]], [[Jisshu Sengupta]], [[Riya Sen]] and is produced by Mahesh Ramanathan, [[Reliance Big Pictures]]. Rituparno Ghosh, Arghyakamal Mitra, Mahesh Ramanathan and Ananya Chatterjee won [[National Film Awards]] in 2010 for [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Director]], [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editor]] [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Bengali Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywood.com/rituparno-happy-not-celebrating-abohoman-success|title=Rituparno happy, but not celebrating 'Abohoman' success|website=Bollywood.com|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> The film was screened in the [[Marché du Film]] section of the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Premankur Biswas|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cannes-bound/453327/|title=Cannes Bound|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1 May 2009|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>
'''''Abohomaan''''' ({{langx|en|The Eternal}}) is a 2010 Bengali-language [[romantic drama]] film by [[Rituparno Ghosh]], which explores the nuances of relationships through a married film director who falls in love with an actress who is the same age as his son.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/rituparno-ghoshs-abohomaan-to-release-jan-22-64370-2010-01-05|title=Rituparno Ghosh's Abohomaan to release Jan 22|work=[[India Today]]|agency=PTI|date=5 January 2010|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> The film stars [[Deepankar De]], [[Mamata Shankar]], [[Ananya Chatterjee]], [[Jisshu Sengupta]], [[Riya Sen]] and is produced by Mahesh Ramanathan, [[Reliance Big Pictures]]. Rituparno Ghosh, Arghyakamal Mitra, Mahesh Ramanathan and Ananya Chatterjee won [[National Film Awards]] in 2010 for [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Director]], [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editor]], [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Bengali Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywood.com/rituparno-happy-not-celebrating-abohoman-success|title=Rituparno happy, but not celebrating 'Abohoman' success|website=Bollywood.com|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> The film was screened in the [[Marché du Film]] section of the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Premankur Biswas|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cannes-bound/453327/|title=Cannes Bound|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1 May 2009|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>


Earlier, Rituparno Ghosh had planned to make the film in Hindi as ''Kya Haseen Sitam'', with [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Shabana Azmi]] and [[Vidya Balan]], later decided to make it in Bengali, as ''Abahoman''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rituparno-ghosh-does-his-own-take-on-kaagaz-ke-phool_1161777|title=Rituparno Ghosh does his own take on 'Kaagaz Ke Phool'|date=28 April 2008|work=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]]|publisher=[[Essel Group]]|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>
Earlier, Rituparno Ghosh had planned to make the film in Hindi as ''Kya Haseen Sitam'', with [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Shabana Azmi]] and [[Vidya Balan]], later decided to make it in Bengali, as ''Abahoman''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rituparno-ghosh-does-his-own-take-on-kaagaz-ke-phool_1161777|title=Rituparno Ghosh does his own take on 'Kaagaz Ke Phool'|date=28 April 2008|work=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]]|publisher=[[Essel Group]]|accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>
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Aniket ([[Deepankar De]]) is one of the finest filmmakers of Bengal, Deepti ([[Mamata Shankar]]) is an actress, with whom he had fallen in love while casting in one of his films, who had sacrificed her career for love and marriage. Apratim ([[Jisshu Sengupta]]) is their only son. They had been a perfect family.
Aniket ([[Deepankar De]]) is one of the finest filmmakers of Bengal, Deepti ([[Mamata Shankar]]) is an actress, with whom he had fallen in love while casting in one of his films, who had sacrificed her career for love and marriage. Apratim ([[Jisshu Sengupta]]) is their only son. They had been a perfect family.


The plot thickens when Aniket auditions a young actress, Shikha ([[Ananya Chatterjee]]), who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife when she was younger. Deepti enthusiastically begins to coach Shikha for her husband's film &mdash; so much so that Shikha becomes even more like the young woman Deepti used to be and, as a result, the aging Aniket falls in love with Shikha, a woman as young as his son, despite the sadness and trouble it brings to his family. However, although portrayed as an apparent love between Aniket and Shikha, Shikha was a [[Muse]] for Aniket. Her acting skills and her spontaneity mesmerized him. To him, she was Sreemoti, the name which he had first given to Deepti. Deepti later gave this name to Shikha. Even when Sikha became popular in the acting world by the name Sreemoti, Aniket always referred to her as Sikha. For him, Deepti - his wife was the real Sreemoti. This is revealed towards the end of the movie, when a dying Aniket desires to see Sreemoti, because he has to take a shot, and Deepti comes in front of him. This leaves a lot to be explained but the storyline suggests that Aniket was in love with Sreemoti, more than Deepti or Shikha.
The plot thickens when Aniket auditions a young actress, Shikha ([[Ananya Chatterjee]]), who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife when she was younger. Deepti enthusiastically begins to coach Shikha for her husband's film &mdash; so much so that Shikha becomes even more like the young woman Deepti once was and, as a result, the aging Aniket falls in love with Shikha, a woman as young as his son, despite the sadness and trouble it brings to his family. However, although portrayed as an apparent love between Aniket and Shikha, Shikha was a [[Muse]] for Aniket. Her acting skills and her spontaneity mesmerized him. To him, she was Sreemoti, the name which he had first given to Deepti. Deepti later gave this name to Shikha. Even when Sikha became popular in the acting world by the name Sreemoti, Aniket always referred to her as Sikha. For him, Deepti - his wife was the real Sreemoti. This is revealed towards the end of the movie, when a dying Aniket desires to see Sreemoti, because he has to take a shot, and Deepti comes in front of him. This leaves a lot to be explained but the storyline suggests that Aniket was in love with Sreemoti, more than Deepti or Shikha.


The storyline connects the relationship between Aniket and Shikha to that between the noted theater director ([[Girish Chandra Ghosh]]) and the noted actress ([[Binodini Dasi]]). Later on when Apratim lies to his wife the same way as his father lied to his wife while spending time with Shikha, it is suggested that this relationship is "Abohomaan" meaning carried over.
The storyline connects the relationship between Aniket and Shikha to that between the noted theater director ([[Girish Chandra Ghosh]]) and the noted actress ([[Binodini Dasi]]). Later on when Apratim lies to his wife the same way as his father lied to his wife while spending time with Shikha, it is suggested that this relationship is "Abohomaan" meaning carried over.
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*'''Won''' - Golden Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Director]] - [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
*'''Won''' - Golden Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Director]] - [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
*'''Won''' - Silver Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] - [[Ananya Chatterjee]]
*'''Won''' - Silver Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] - [[Ananya Chatterjee]]
*'''Won''' - Silver Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] - Arghyakamal Mitra
*'''Won''' - Silver Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] - [[Arghyakamal Mitra]]
*'''Won''' - Silver Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]] - Mahesh Ramanathan
*'''Won''' - Silver Lotus Award - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]] - Mahesh Ramanathan


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Abohomaan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRituparno Ghosh
Produced byMahesh Ramanathan, Big Pictures, Jay Dev Banerjee
Written byRituparno Ghosh
StarringDipankar De
Jisshu Sengupta
Mamata Shankar
Riya Sen
Ananya Chatterjee
Music by21 Grams
CinematographyAvik Mukhopadhyay
Edited byArghyakamal Mitra
Distributed byReliance BIG Pictures
Release date
  • 22 January 2010 (2010-01-22)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Abohomaan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 2010 Bengali-language romantic drama film by Rituparno Ghosh, which explores the nuances of relationships through a married film director who falls in love with an actress who is the same age as his son.[1] The film stars Deepankar De, Mamata Shankar, Ananya Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Riya Sen and is produced by Mahesh Ramanathan, Reliance Big Pictures. Rituparno Ghosh, Arghyakamal Mitra, Mahesh Ramanathan and Ananya Chatterjee won National Film Awards in 2010 for Best Director, Best Editor, Best Bengali Film and Best Actress respectively.[2] The film was screened in the Marché du Film section of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

Earlier, Rituparno Ghosh had planned to make the film in Hindi as Kya Haseen Sitam, with Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Vidya Balan, later decided to make it in Bengali, as Abahoman.[4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Aniket (Deepankar De) is one of the finest filmmakers of Bengal, Deepti (Mamata Shankar) is an actress, with whom he had fallen in love while casting in one of his films, who had sacrificed her career for love and marriage. Apratim (Jisshu Sengupta) is their only son. They had been a perfect family.

The plot thickens when Aniket auditions a young actress, Shikha (Ananya Chatterjee), who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife when she was younger. Deepti enthusiastically begins to coach Shikha for her husband's film — so much so that Shikha becomes even more like the young woman Deepti once was and, as a result, the aging Aniket falls in love with Shikha, a woman as young as his son, despite the sadness and trouble it brings to his family. However, although portrayed as an apparent love between Aniket and Shikha, Shikha was a Muse for Aniket. Her acting skills and her spontaneity mesmerized him. To him, she was Sreemoti, the name which he had first given to Deepti. Deepti later gave this name to Shikha. Even when Sikha became popular in the acting world by the name Sreemoti, Aniket always referred to her as Sikha. For him, Deepti - his wife was the real Sreemoti. This is revealed towards the end of the movie, when a dying Aniket desires to see Sreemoti, because he has to take a shot, and Deepti comes in front of him. This leaves a lot to be explained but the storyline suggests that Aniket was in love with Sreemoti, more than Deepti or Shikha.

The storyline connects the relationship between Aniket and Shikha to that between the noted theater director (Girish Chandra Ghosh) and the noted actress (Binodini Dasi). Later on when Apratim lies to his wife the same way as his father lied to his wife while spending time with Shikha, it is suggested that this relationship is "Abohomaan" meaning carried over.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Awards[edit | edit source]

The film has won the following awards since its release:

National Film Awards (India)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Rituparno Ghosh's Abohomaan to release Jan 22". India Today. PTI. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Rituparno happy, but not celebrating 'Abohoman' success". Bollywood.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. Premankur Biswas (1 May 2009). "Cannes Bound". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. "Rituparno Ghosh does his own take on 'Kaagaz Ke Phool'". DNA. Essel Group. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

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