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| starring = [[Rituparna Sengupta]]<br />[[Abhishek Chatterjee]]<br />[[Soumili Biswas]]<br>Bhaswar Chatterjee<br>Bharati Devi<br>[[Gyanesh Mukherjee]] | | starring = [[Rituparna Sengupta]]<br />[[Abhishek Chatterjee]]<br />[[Soumili Biswas]]<br>Bhaswar Chatterjee<br>Bharati Devi<br>[[Gyanesh Mukherjee]] | ||
| music = Arundhati | | music = [[Arundhati Holme Chowdhury]]<br>[[Shibaji Chatterjee]] | ||
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'''''Alo''''' ({{trans|Light}}) is a 2003 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] family drama film directed by [[Tarun Majumder]] and starring [[Rituparna Sengupta]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-20|title=Tarun Majumdar returns to direction after a gap of eight years|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tarun-majumdar-returns-to-direction-after-a-gap-of-eight-years/story-C8LAbdDRzUbPUgQEgfiIkL.html|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The story is based on a short story ''Kinnardal'' by [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-12-29|title=Narrative of Tagore’s songs used in Tarun Majumdar’s Alo (2003)|url=https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/narrative-tagores-songs-used-tarun-majumdars-alo-2003/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Silhouette Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> It was shown in Bengal cinemas for eight months and broke several box office records.<ref>{{cite news |title=America to bestow Tarun |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=8426 |work=[[Screen India]] |date=25 June 2004 |accessdate=4 March 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | '''''Alo''''' ({{trans|The Light}}) is a 2003 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] family [[drama film]] directed by [[Tarun Majumder]] and starring [[Rituparna Sengupta]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-20|title=Tarun Majumdar returns to direction after a gap of eight years|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tarun-majumdar-returns-to-direction-after-a-gap-of-eight-years/story-C8LAbdDRzUbPUgQEgfiIkL.html|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The story is based on a short story ''Kinnardal'' by [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-12-29|title=Narrative of Tagore’s songs used in Tarun Majumdar’s Alo (2003)|url=https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/narrative-tagores-songs-used-tarun-majumdars-alo-2003/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Silhouette Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> It was shown in Bengal cinemas for eight months and broke several box office records.<ref>{{cite news |title=America to bestow Tarun |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=8426 |work=[[Screen India]] |date=25 June 2004 |accessdate=4 March 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | ||
The film was nominated for a [[National Film Awards|National Award]] in the category "Best Film Providing Wholesome Family Entertainment".<ref>{{cite news |title=Alo aims for National Award |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13021554_ITM |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 July 2004 |accessdate=4 March 2010 }}</ref> | The film was nominated for a [[National Film Awards|National Award]] in the category "Best Film Providing Wholesome Family Entertainment".<ref>{{cite news |title=Alo aims for National Award |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13021554_ITM |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 July 2004 |accessdate=4 March 2010 }}</ref> | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Rituparna Sengupta]] as Alo | * [[Rituparna Sengupta]] as Alo Chowdhury | ||
* [[Abhishek Chatterjee]] | * | ||
* [[Soumili Biswas]] | * | ||
* [[Kunal Mitra]] as Shubhankar Chatterjee aka Subho (Professor) | |||
* [[Bhaswar Chatterjee]] as Himu (Subho's younger brother) | |||
* [[Abhishek Chatterjee]] as Binod Gupta aka Binu da (Alo's brother-in-law) | |||
* Nayana Das as Meera aka Ranga di (Alo's elder sister/Binu's wife) | |||
* | |||
* [[Soumili Biswas]] as Roma (Alo's sister) | |||
* Basanti Chatterjee as No-khurima | |||
* [[Manasi Sinha]] | * [[Manasi Sinha]] | ||
* [[Bharati Devi]] | * [[Bharati Devi]] | ||
* [[Rita Dutta Chakraborty]] | * [[Rita Dutta Chakraborty]] as Sodu | ||
* | * Pushpita Mukherjee as Renu | ||
* | * Maitryee Mitra as Shantilata aka Shanti | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* IMDb title|0390831}} | * {{IMDb title|0390831}} | ||
[[Category:2000s Bengali-language films]] | [[Category:2000s Bengali-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali-language films]] | [[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Tarun Majumdar]] | [[Category:Films directed by Tarun Majumdar]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | [[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on works by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]] | |||
[[Category:Indian drama films]] | |||
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| Alo | |
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| Directed by | Tarun Majumder |
| Screenplay by | Tarun Majumder |
| Based on | Kinnordol by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay |
| Starring | Rituparna Sengupta Abhishek Chatterjee Soumili Biswas Bhaswar Chatterjee Bharati Devi Gyanesh Mukherjee |
| Music by | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury Shibaji Chatterjee |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Alo (transl. The Light) is a 2003 Bengali family drama film directed by Tarun Majumder and starring Rituparna Sengupta.[1] The story is based on a short story Kinnardal by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.[2] It was shown in Bengal cinemas for eight months and broke several box office records.[3]
The film was nominated for a National Award in the category "Best Film Providing Wholesome Family Entertainment".[4]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Alo is an educated Kolkata based woman come to her husband's ancestral village after marriage. Her husband Shuvo is a teacher works in Kolkata. Alo starts living with the poverty stricken villagers. Alo enlightens their lifestyle, morally as well as culturally. She becomes an idol of adoration. She dies while giving birth to her daughter but literally stands up to the meaning of her name Alo, means light or ray of hope.[5]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Rituparna Sengupta as Alo Chowdhury
- Kunal Mitra as Shubhankar Chatterjee aka Subho (Professor)
- Bhaswar Chatterjee as Himu (Subho's younger brother)
- Abhishek Chatterjee as Binod Gupta aka Binu da (Alo's brother-in-law)
- Nayana Das as Meera aka Ranga di (Alo's elder sister/Binu's wife)
- Soumili Biswas as Roma (Alo's sister)
- Basanti Chatterjee as No-khurima
- Manasi Sinha
- Bharati Devi
- Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Sodu
- Pushpita Mukherjee as Renu
- Maitryee Mitra as Shantilata aka Shanti
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tarun Majumdar returns to direction after a gap of eight years". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ "Narrative of Tagore's songs used in Tarun Majumdar's Alo (2003)". Silhouette Magazine. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ "America to bestow Tarun". Screen India. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alo aims for National Award". The Times of India. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ↑ "'Alo' (2003) - Bengali movies that broke our hearts with their tragic endings". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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