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{{short description|2021 Bengali film}}
{{short description|2021 Bengali film by Avijit Sen}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| location = India
| name          = Tonic
| name          = Tonic
| image          = Tonic (2020 film) poster.jpg
| image          = Tonic (2020 film) poster.jpg
| caption        = Tonic latest poster
| caption        = Tonic latest poster
| director      = Avijit Sen
| director      = Avijit Sen
| producer      = Atanu Roychoudhury, Pranab Kumar Guha
| producer      = {{ubl|Atanu Raychaudhuri|Pranab Kumar Guha}}
| studio        = Bengal Talkies & [[Dev Entertainment Ventures]]
| distributor    = Bengal Talkies
| distributor    = Bengal Talkies
| starring      =  
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]|[[Paran Bandopadhyay]]|[[Shakuntala Barua]]}}
| music          = [[Jeet Ganguly]]
| music          = [[Raja Narayan Deb]]
| cinematography = Supriyo Dutta
| cinematography = Supriyo Dutta
| editing        = Sujay Dutta Ray
| editing        = Sujay Datta Ray
| released      =  
| released      = {{Film date|2021|12|24|ref1=<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Priyanka |title=Clash of premieres marks Tollywood 'bounce-back' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/clash-of-premieres-marks-tollywood-bounce-back/articleshow/88037868.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>|df=y}}
| runtime        = 135 min
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Bengali
| language      = Bengali
| budget        = <!-- Must be sourced to reliable sources [[WP:RS]] -->
| gross          = {{INR}}8.95 Cr aprox<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-28 |title=মিলছে না টিকিট! 'সব রেকর্ড ভেঙে দিয়েছে টনিক', মঙ্গলবার সকালে সগর্বে ঘোষণা দেবের |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/dev-express-his-happiness-on-social-media-as-tonic-breaking-all-record-as-a-post-pandemic-movie-31640673356920.html |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Tonic''''' is an upcoming [[Bengali language|Bengali]] family [[drama film]] directed by Abhijit Sen and produced by Atanu Roychoudhury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/swatilekha-sengupta-stepped-down-from-upcoming-bengali-movie-tonic-1.1066334|title=‘টনিক’-এর চরিত্রে অদলবদল|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/devs-new-film-tonic-shooting-start-160789/|title=কালিম্পঙে দেবের ‘টনিক’|date=2019-11-16|website=Indian Express Bangla|language=bn-IN|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> This film has been scheduled to be released on Durga Puja 2021 under the banner of Bengal Talkies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/kolkata/movies/tonic/ET00126545?utm_source=FBLIKE&fbrefresh=1|title=Tonic Movie (2020) {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Kolkata|last=BookMyShow|website=BookMyShow|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/bengali/actor-dev-starts-shooting-for-upcoming-bengali-film-tonic-from-today-in-north-bengal-2132887|title=‘টনিক‘ হাতে কাকে ‘স্বাগত’ জানাতে সকাল সকাল কালিম্পঙে দেব?|website=NDTVMovies.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
 
'''''Tonic''''' is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language [[Drama Film|family drama]] film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri and distributed by Bengal Talkies. The film revolves around an elderly couple, played by [[Paran Bandopadhyay]] and [[Shakuntala Barua]], who get to enjoy a fresh lease of life through their tourist guide, Tonic ([[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]).
 
Tonic marked the directorial debut of ''Avijit Sen'', who had previously worked as an [[assistant director]] to [[Rajkumar Hirani]]. He also wrote the story of the film, which he completed in a year by taking cues from his own life. Supriyo Dutta is the [[cinematographer]] for the film, while Sujay Datta Ray is the [[Film editing|editor]]. It was jointly distributed by Bengal Talkies and [[Dev Entertainment Ventures]].
 
Upon its premiere on 2 December 2021, ''Tonic'' opened to positive reviews and became a huge commercial success, eventually becoming the [[List of Indian Bengali films of 2021|highest-grossing Bengali film of 2021]]. The chemistry between Dev and Paran Bandopadhyay won appraisals besides the plot and other elements. At the [[5th Filmfare Awards Bangla]], the film received six leading nominations and won three, including Best Film, Best Actor (Bandopadhyay) and Best Debut Director (Sen).


==Plot==
==Plot==
Tonic tells us the story of 75 yrs old retired Jaladhar Sen who lives with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Their relationship is hampered due to authoritative attitude and over possessiveness of son. The story spins around the old couple's trouble due to the family's behavior and intensifies, when son and daughter-in-law celebrate their marriage anniversary in a grand way but their 46th marriage anniversary celebration is planned to be just a small get-together. The old plans for a foreign trip and thus comes to a travel agent named Tonic who later turns out to be a miracle maker in life. The foreign trip is canceled and even the Darjeeling trip gets canceled due to Jaladhar's sudden illness but it is the blissful presence of Tonic that brings back the lost happiness and love in the Sen family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/know-the-story-of-devs-next-tonic/articleshow/72237411.cms|title=Know the story of Dev's next ‘Tonic’ - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
Tonic tells us the story of 75-year-old retired man, Jaladhar Sen who lives with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Their relationship has become sour because of the dominating attitude and over-possessiveness of their son. The story revolves around the old couple's problems as a result of their son's misbehaviour and the problems intensify when their son and daughter-in-law celebrate their own marriage anniversary in a grand way but the 46th marriage anniversary celebration of the old couple is planned to be just a small get-together. The old couple plans a foreign trip and comes across a travel agent named Tonic, who later turns out to be a miracle maker in life. However, the foreign trip is cancelled as the passport of Jaladhar's wife gets rejected because of non-availability of some important documents. Jaladhar rebukes Tonic for shattering all his dreams and taunts him for making false promises. But later, the old couple plans for a secret trip to Darjeeling with Tonic for company. They leave in the middle of the night leaving their son worried about them. Jaladhar and his wife have the time of their lives and enjoy themselves like never before. Jaladhar goes for a lot of adventure sports like rock-climbing, paragliding, river-rafting and other activities. He wins over his fears and relives his lost youth. Later, Tonic celebrates Jaladhar’s anniversary in a grand way and reveals to Jaladhar’s wife that his parents passed away when he was settled abroad. So, he decided to help all those old couples who wanted to live their lives to the fullest. Jaladhar suddenly falls sick and is admitted to the hospital. His son arrives soon and threatens to file a police complaint against Tonic. But he changes his mind when he learns how Tonic gave his parents new life. They all decide to take a trip to Paris at the end of the film. The refreshing presence of Tonic brings back happiness, peace and love in the Sen family. Tonic lives up to his name and heals Jaladhar's life. Jaladhar expresses how grateful he is to Tonic for it is because of him that he experienced what fun meant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/know-the-story-of-devs-next-tonic/articleshow/72237411.cms|title=Know the story of Dev's next 'Tonic' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]<ref name="cast1">{{cite news |last1=Sampita |first1=Das |title=পুজোয় দেবের ডবল ধামাকা |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/cinema/this-puja-dev-will-be-seen-in-two-big-film-golondaj-and-tonic/articleshow/84060371.cms |work=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|EI Samay]] |date=2 July 2021 |language=bn}}</ref> as Tonic
{{Cast listing|
* [[Paran Bandopadhyay]]<ref name="cast1"/> as Jaladhar Sen
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] as Tonic<ref name="cast1">{{cite news |last1=Sampita |first1=Das |title=পুজোয় দেবের ডবল ধামাকা |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/cinema/this-puja-dev-will-be-seen-in-two-big-film-golondaj-and-tonic/articleshow/84060371.cms |work=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|EI Samay]] |date=2 July 2021 |language=bn}}</ref>
* [[Shakuntala Barua]]<ref name="cast1"/> as Jaladhar's Wife
* [[Paran Bandopadhyay]] as Jaladhar Sen<ref name="cast1"/>
* [[Sujan Mukhopadhyay]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruman |first1=Ganguly |title=Sujan thrilled to play Paran Bandopadhyay’s son - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/sujan-thrilled-to-play-paran-bandopadhyays-son/articleshow/71839250.cms |work=The Times of India |date=31 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> as Jaladhar's Son
* [[Shakuntala Barua]] as Uma Sen: Jaladhar's wife<ref name="cast1"/>
* [[Rajatabha Dutta]]<ref name="cast2">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Dev Adhikari, Paran Bandopadhyay film Tonic to be released this Durga Puja |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/1/30241 |work=Cinestaan |date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
* [[Sujan Mukhopadhyay]] as Partha Sen: Jaladhar's son<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruman |first1=Ganguly |title=Sujan thrilled to play Paran Bandopadhyay's son - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/sujan-thrilled-to-play-paran-bandopadhyays-son/articleshow/71839250.cms |work=The Times of India |date=31 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Biswanath Basu]]<ref name="cast2"/>
* [[Rajatabha Dutta]]<ref name="cast2">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Dev Adhikari, Paran Bandopadhyay film Tonic to be released this Durga Puja |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/1/30241 |work=Cinestaan |date=1 July 2021}}</ref> as Police officer
* [[Biswajit Chakraborty]]<ref name="cast2"/>
* [[Biswanath Basu]] as Gourango: a caterer<ref name="cast2"/>
* [[Koneenica Banerjee]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/whats-koneenica-doing-on-her-third-anniversary/articleshow/73323516.cms|title=What’s Koneenica doing on her third anniversary?|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=14 June 2021|first=Ruman|last=Ganguly|date=17 January 2020}}</ref> as Daughter-in-law
* [[Biswajit Chakraborty]]<ref name="cast2"/> as Jaladhar's close friend
* [[Tanushree Chakraborty]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Tonic teaser: Enough similarities with Dev Adhikari's Sanjhbati character |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/mar/11/24873 |work=Cinestaan |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Koneenica Banerjee]] as Rani Sen: Jaladhar's daughter-in-law<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/whats-koneenica-doing-on-her-third-anniversary/articleshow/73323516.cms|title=What's Koneenica doing on her third anniversary?|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=14 June 2021|first=Ruman|last=Ganguly|date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[Tanushree Chakraborty]] as Ria: Jaladhar's Travel Expert<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Tonic teaser: Enough similarities with Dev Adhikari's Sanjhbati character |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/mar/11/24873 |work=Cinestaan |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Kanchan Mullick]]<ref name="cast3">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Tonic review: Paran Bandopadhyay's screen presence makes this film worth a watch |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/tonic-42425 |work=Cinestaan |date=25 December 2021}}</ref> as Kalimohan/Jalimohan: fake document creator
* [[Ambarish Bhattacharya]] as a local politician
* Tulika Basu as Rani's mother
* B.D Mukherjee as Tonic's late father
* Pinky Mullick as the Sen family's maid
* Sriparna Roy as Neha
* Subha Roy Chowdhury as Abhi: Neha's husband
* Roopkatha Kundu as Rumi: Jaladhar Sen's granddaughter
}}
 
== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name        = Tonic
| type        = soundtrack
| artist      = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| cover        =
| alt          =
| released    = 4 December 2021<ref name="jiosaavn">{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/83/5tWw6r3uou0_|title=Tonic – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=Jiosaavn}}</ref>
| recorded    =
| venue        =
| studio      = Playhead Studio
| genre        = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length      = 15:01
| language    = Bengali
| label        = [[Zee Music Company|Zee Music Bangla]]
| producer    =
| prev_title  = [[Baazi (2021 film)|Baazi]]
| prev_year    = 2021
| next_title  = [[Kolkatar Harry]]
| next_year    = 2022
| misc        =
}}
 
The soundtrack is composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]] and lyrics by Prosen, [[Srijato]] and [[Anindya Chatterjee]].
 
{{Track listing
| headline    = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_writing  =
| total_length = 15:01
| title1  = Tonic -Title Track
| lyrics1 = Prosen, [[Anindya Chatterjee]]
| extra1  = [[Anindya Chatterjee]], Snigdhajit Bhowmick, Gourab Sarkar, Satish Gajmer And Kinjal Chattopadhyay
| length1 = 3:24
| title2  = Aaynate
| lyrics2 = Prosen, Avijit Sen
| extra2  = [[Anupam Roy]]
| length2 = 2:51
|title3  = E Mon Eka(Female)
| lyrics3 = [[Srijato]]
| extra3  = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length3 = 4:23
|title4  = E Mon Eka(Male)
| lyrics4 = Srijato
| extra4  = [[Nachiketa Chakraborty]]
| length4 = 4:23
}}
 
==Awards==
[[File:The Director, Avijit Sen and Actor Dev of Indian Panorama Bengali Feature film ‘Tonic’ at the red carpet at 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Goa on November 26, 2022 (2).jpg|thumb|The Director, Avijit Sen and Actor Dev of Indian Panorama Bengali Feature film ‘Tonic’ at the red carpet at 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Goa on November 26, 2022.]]
It has been the official selection for Indian Panorama (Mainstream Cinema Section) in [[53rd International Film Festival of India]] in [[Goa]].


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Reflist}}
==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|11941700}}
* {{IMDb title|11941700}}


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Revision as of 22:29, 18 August 2023


Tonic
Tonic latest poster
Directed byAvijit Sen
Produced by
  • Atanu Raychaudhuri
  • Pranab Kumar Guha
Starring
Music byRaja Narayan Deb
CinematographySupriyo Dutta
Edited bySujay Datta Ray
Production
company
Bengal Talkies & Dev Entertainment Ventures
Distributed byBengal Talkies
Release date
  • 24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)[1]
Running time
135 min
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Box office₹8.95 Cr aprox[2]

Tonic is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri and distributed by Bengal Talkies. The film revolves around an elderly couple, played by Paran Bandopadhyay and Shakuntala Barua, who get to enjoy a fresh lease of life through their tourist guide, Tonic (Dev).

Tonic marked the directorial debut of Avijit Sen, who had previously worked as an assistant director to Rajkumar Hirani. He also wrote the story of the film, which he completed in a year by taking cues from his own life. Supriyo Dutta is the cinematographer for the film, while Sujay Datta Ray is the editor. It was jointly distributed by Bengal Talkies and Dev Entertainment Ventures.

Upon its premiere on 2 December 2021, Tonic opened to positive reviews and became a huge commercial success, eventually becoming the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2021. The chemistry between Dev and Paran Bandopadhyay won appraisals besides the plot and other elements. At the 5th Filmfare Awards Bangla, the film received six leading nominations and won three, including Best Film, Best Actor (Bandopadhyay) and Best Debut Director (Sen).

Plot

Tonic tells us the story of 75-year-old retired man, Jaladhar Sen who lives with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Their relationship has become sour because of the dominating attitude and over-possessiveness of their son. The story revolves around the old couple's problems as a result of their son's misbehaviour and the problems intensify when their son and daughter-in-law celebrate their own marriage anniversary in a grand way but the 46th marriage anniversary celebration of the old couple is planned to be just a small get-together. The old couple plans a foreign trip and comes across a travel agent named Tonic, who later turns out to be a miracle maker in life. However, the foreign trip is cancelled as the passport of Jaladhar's wife gets rejected because of non-availability of some important documents. Jaladhar rebukes Tonic for shattering all his dreams and taunts him for making false promises. But later, the old couple plans for a secret trip to Darjeeling with Tonic for company. They leave in the middle of the night leaving their son worried about them. Jaladhar and his wife have the time of their lives and enjoy themselves like never before. Jaladhar goes for a lot of adventure sports like rock-climbing, paragliding, river-rafting and other activities. He wins over his fears and relives his lost youth. Later, Tonic celebrates Jaladhar’s anniversary in a grand way and reveals to Jaladhar’s wife that his parents passed away when he was settled abroad. So, he decided to help all those old couples who wanted to live their lives to the fullest. Jaladhar suddenly falls sick and is admitted to the hospital. His son arrives soon and threatens to file a police complaint against Tonic. But he changes his mind when he learns how Tonic gave his parents new life. They all decide to take a trip to Paris at the end of the film. The refreshing presence of Tonic brings back happiness, peace and love in the Sen family. Tonic lives up to his name and heals Jaladhar's life. Jaladhar expresses how grateful he is to Tonic for it is because of him that he experienced what fun meant.[3]

Cast

Soundtrack

Tonic
Soundtrack album by
Jeet Gannguli
Released4 December 2021[10]
StudioPlayhead Studio
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length15:01
LanguageBengali
LabelZee Music Bangla
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Baazi
(2021) 		Tonic
(2021) 		Kolkatar Harry
(2022)

The soundtrack is composed by Jeet Gannguli and lyrics by Prosen, Srijato and Anindya Chatterjee.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Tonic -Title Track"Prosen, Anindya ChatterjeeAnindya Chatterjee, Snigdhajit Bhowmick, Gourab Sarkar, Satish Gajmer And Kinjal Chattopadhyay3:24
2."Aaynate"Prosen, Avijit SenAnupam Roy2:51
3."E Mon Eka(Female)"SrijatoShreya Ghoshal4:23
4."E Mon Eka(Male)"SrijatoNachiketa Chakraborty4:23
Total length:15:01

Awards

The Director, Avijit Sen and Actor Dev of Indian Panorama Bengali Feature film ‘Tonic’ at the red carpet at 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Goa on November 26, 2022.

It has been the official selection for Indian Panorama (Mainstream Cinema Section) in 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa.

References

  1. ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (2 December 2021). "Clash of premieres marks Tollywood 'bounce-back'". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "মিলছে না টিকিট! 'সব রেকর্ড ভেঙে দিয়েছে টনিক', মঙ্গলবার সকালে সগর্বে ঘোষণা দেবের". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 28 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Know the story of Dev's next 'Tonic' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sampita, Das (2 July 2021). "পুজোয় দেবের ডবল ধামাকা". EI Samay (in Bengali).
  5. ↑ Ruman, Ganguly (31 October 2019). "Sujan thrilled to play Paran Bandopadhyay's son - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sarkar, Roushni (1 July 2021). "Dev Adhikari, Paran Bandopadhyay film Tonic to be released this Durga Puja". Cinestaan.
  7. ↑ Ganguly, Ruman (17 January 2020). "What's Koneenica doing on her third anniversary?". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Sarkar, Roushni (11 March 2020). "Tonic teaser: Enough similarities with Dev Adhikari's Sanjhbati character". Cinestaan.
  9. ↑ Sarkar, Roushni (25 December 2021). "Tonic review: Paran Bandopadhyay's screen presence makes this film worth a watch". Cinestaan.
  10. ↑ "Tonic – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn.

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