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'''''Dhuusar''''' ({{lit|Grey}}) is a 2020 Indian drama film directed by Soumi Saha and Snehashish Mondal, which features [[Ritwik Bhowmik]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-13|title=Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to make digital debut with 'Bandish Bandits', a musical romance|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shankar-ehsaan-loy-to-make-digital-debut-with-bandish-bandits-a-musical-romance/article32066566.ece|access-date=2020-09-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-20|title=Bandish Bandits trailer: When musical opposites attract|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/bandish-bandits-trailer-6514620/|access-date=2020-09-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-13|title=Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/amazon-prime-announces-new-indian-original-series-bandish-bandits-featuring-soundtrack-by-shankar-ehsaan-loy/story-A7RbtIs49McKk4mBVCRdNM.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> It premiered at the 20th Lucania Film Festival, Italy, where it won the Best Screenplay and Best Actor award for Saha who is the writer, co-director, co-producer, production designer, costume designer, actor and editor of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Selezione Ufficiale / Official selection 2019|url=https://www.lucaniafilmfestival.it/official-selection-lff-2019-2-2/|website=21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners 2019|url=https://www.lucaniafilmfestival.it/winners-2019/|website=21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> It had its Indian premiere in Mumbai, at the [[Jagran Film Festival|10th Jagran Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhuusar - Grey|url=https://jff.co.in/events/dhuusar-grey/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir by Rohena Gera premieres in India at the 10th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai this September, finally. Are you going?|url=https://filmtribe.in/newsreel/sir-by-rohena-gera-premieres-in-india-at-the-10th-jagran-film-festival-in-mumbai-this-september-finally-are-you-going|website=filmtribe.in|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-01|title=The 10th Jagran Film Festival concludes in Mumbai on a high note|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-10th-jagran-film-festival-concludes-in-mumbai-on-a-high-note/21831185|access-date=2020-09-28|website=mid-day|language=en}}</ref> before travelling to several international film festivals including Winchester Film Festival, United Kingdom,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Selection 2019|url=http://winchesterfilmfestival.com/?page_id=1187|date=2018-10-02|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> Barcelona International Film Festival, Spain, South Europe International Film Festival, Spain,<ref>{{Cite web|title=29. Best Foreign Language Feature Film|url=https://fusionfilmfestivals.com/nomination/29-best-foreign-language-feature-film/|last=Stephen|website=Fusion International Film Festivals|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> and the Queen Palm International Film Festival, United States, where it won the Gold award for Best Feature & Best Editor (Soumi Saha), Silver award for Best Actor (Ritwik Bhowmik), Bronze award for Best Producer, and an Honorable Mention for Best Costume Design.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Gold Winners Main Category|url=https://www.queenpalmfilmfest.org/2020-gold-main-category-winners-1st|website=Queen Palm Film Fest|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
'''''Dhuusar''''' ({{lit|Grey}}) is a 2019 Indian drama film directed by Soumi Saha and Snehashish Mondal, which features [[Ritwik Bhowmik]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-13|title=Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to make digital debut with 'Bandish Bandits', a musical romance|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shankar-ehsaan-loy-to-make-digital-debut-with-bandish-bandits-a-musical-romance/article32066566.ece|access-date=2020-09-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-20|title=Bandish Bandits trailer: When musical opposites attract|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/bandish-bandits-trailer-6514620/|access-date=2020-09-28|website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-13|title=Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/amazon-prime-announces-new-indian-original-series-bandish-bandits-featuring-soundtrack-by-shankar-ehsaan-loy/story-A7RbtIs49McKk4mBVCRdNM.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>  


''Dhuusar'' is inspired by a real life incident of [[Sajal Barui]], who was a convicted criminal of Kolkata, India for the murder of his family at the age of 16.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five teenagers enact a most grisly murder scene in Calcutta|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19940115-five-teenagers-enact-a-most-grisly-murder-scene-in-calcutta-808692-1994-01-15|date=January 15, 1994|first=Ruben|last=Banerjee|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> The film is also a semi-autobiographical account of Saha's childhood and adolescence, depicting her relationship with a former lover and her mother.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What drives juvenile delinquency? This is the question at the heart of the film, Dhuusar- Entertainment News, Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/what-drives-juvenile-delinquency-this-is-the-question-at-the-heart-of-the-film-dhuusar-3362194.html|date=2017-04-02|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhuusar - An Epic Biographical Journey Of A Juvenile Convict Brings Out The Best Of Humanity|url=https://www.voxspace.in/2017/05/09/dhuusar-epic-biography/|date=2017-05-09|website=VoxSpace|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
==Synopsis==
 
''Dhuusar'' is inspired by a real-life incident of [[Sajal Barui]], who was a convicted criminal of [[Kolkata]], India, for the murder of his family at the age of 16.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five teenagers enact a most grisly murder scene in Calcutta|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19940115-five-teenagers-enact-a-most-grisly-murder-scene-in-calcutta-808692-1994-01-15|date=January 15, 1994|first=Ruben|last=Banerjee|website=India Today|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> The film is also a semi-autobiographical account of Saha's childhood and adolescence, depicting her relationship with a former lover and her mother.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What drives juvenile delinquency? This is the question at the heart of the film, Dhuusar|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/what-drives-juvenile-delinquency-this-is-the-question-at-the-heart-of-the-film-dhuusar-3362194.html|date=2017-04-02|website=Firstpost|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhuusar - An Epic Biographical Journey Of A Juvenile Convict Brings Out The Best Of Humanity|url=https://www.voxspace.in/2017/05/09/dhuusar-epic-biography/|date=2017-05-09|website=VoxSpace|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
''Dhuusar'' is currently screening at the [[Nehru Centre, London]].


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Arya Mallick]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arya Mallick - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11jpwqyzdc&hl=en-IN&q=Arya+Mallick&kgs=08516dbca5923d59&shndl=17&source=sh/x/kp/osrp/2&entrypoint=sh/x/kp/osrp |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.google.com}}</ref> – Kid Shila
{{Cast listing|
* [[Arya Mallick]] – Kid Shila
** Doab Mukherjee – Teen Shila
* [[Vinay Pathak]] – Supt. Avinash Gautam
* [[Vinay Pathak]] – Supt. Avinash Gautam
* [[Subrat Dutta]] – Prashanta Guha
* [[Subrat Dutta]] – Prashanta Guha
* [[Ritwik Bhowmik]] – Shiladitya Guha
* [[Ritwik Bhowmik]] – Shiladitya Guha
* Senjuti Mukherjee <ref>{{Cite web|last=বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়|first=স্রবন্তী|title=সেঁজুতির মুম্বই যাত্রা|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/sejuti-mukhopadhyay-moving-to-mumbai-to-work-in-a-film-1.589151|access-date=2020-09-28|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn}}</ref> – Paromita Guha
* Senjuti Mukherjee <ref>{{Cite web|last=বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়|first=স্রবন্তী|title=সেঁজুতির মুম্বই যাত্রা|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/sejuti-mukhopadhyay-moving-to-mumbai-to-work-in-a-film-1.589151|access-date=2020-09-28|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn}}</ref> – Paromita Guha
*
* Arpita Banerjee – Shuto
* Arpita Banerjee – Shuto
* Soumi Saha – Purva Sharma
* Soumi Saha – Purva Sharma
* Doab Mukherjee – Teen Shila
* Yashraj Jadhav - Kaka
* Yashraj Jadhav - Kaka
}}
==Production==
Soumi Saha is the writer, co-director, co-producer, production designer, costume designer, actor and editor of the film.<ref name=lucania/>
==Release and awards==
''Dhuusar'' premiered at the 20th Lucania Film Festival, Italy, where it won the Best Screenplay and Best Actor award for Saha.<ref name=lucania>{{Cite web|title=Selezione Ufficiale / Official selection 2019|url=https://www.lucaniafilmfestival.it/official-selection-lff-2019-2-2/|website=21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners 2019|url=https://www.lucaniafilmfestival.it/winners-2019/|website=21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
It had its Indian premiere in [[Mumbai]], at the [[Jagran Film Festival|10th Jagran Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhuusar - Grey|url=https://jff.co.in/events/dhuusar-grey/|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir by Rohena Gera premieres in India at the 10th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai this September, finally. Are you going?|url=https://filmtribe.in/newsreel/sir-by-rohena-gera-premieres-in-india-at-the-10th-jagran-film-festival-in-mumbai-this-september-finally-are-you-going|website=filmtribe.in|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-01|title=The 10th Jagran Film Festival concludes in Mumbai on a high note|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-10th-jagran-film-festival-concludes-in-mumbai-on-a-high-note/21831185|access-date=2020-09-28|website=mid-day}}</ref> before travelling to several international film festivals including Winchester Film Festival, United Kingdom;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Selection 2019|url=http://winchesterfilmfestival.com/?page_id=1187|date=2018-10-02|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> [[Barcelona International Film Festival]], Spain; South Europe International Film Festival, Spain;<ref>{{Cite web|title=29. Best Foreign Language Feature Film|url=https://fusionfilmfestivals.com/nomination/29-best-foreign-language-feature-film/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727165545/https://fusionfilmfestivals.com/nomination/29-best-foreign-language-feature-film/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 July 2020|last=Stephen|website=Fusion International Film Festivals|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> and the Queen Palm International Film Festival, United States, where it won the Gold award for Best Feature & Best Editor (Saha), Silver award for Best Actor (Ritwik Bhowmik), Bronze award for Best Producer, and an Honorable Mention for Best Costume Design.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Gold Winners Main Category|url=https://www.queenpalmfilmfest.org/2020-gold-main-category-winners-1st|website=Queen Palm Film Fest|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 2 March 2026

Dhuusar
Official Poster
Directed bySnehashish Mondal, Soumi Saha
Written bySoumi Saha
Produced bySnehashish Mondal, Soumi Saha, Rahul Singh
CinematographyArkodeb Mukherjee
Edited bySoumi Saha
Music byAnjo John
Release date
  • 2019 (2019)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi, Bengali

Dhuusar (lit. 'Grey') is a 2019 Indian drama film directed by Soumi Saha and Snehashish Mondal, which features Ritwik Bhowmik in the lead role.[1][2][3]

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

Dhuusar is inspired by a real-life incident of Sajal Barui, who was a convicted criminal of Kolkata, India, for the murder of his family at the age of 16.[4] The film is also a semi-autobiographical account of Saha's childhood and adolescence, depicting her relationship with a former lover and her mother.[5][6]

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Arya Mallick – Kid Shila
    • Doab Mukherjee – Teen Shila
  • Vinay Pathak – Supt. Avinash Gautam
  • Subrat Dutta – Prashanta Guha
  • Ritwik Bhowmik – Shiladitya Guha
  • Senjuti Mukherjee [7] – Paromita Guha
  • Arpita Banerjee – Shuto
  • Soumi Saha – Purva Sharma
  • Yashraj Jadhav - Kaka

Production[edit | edit source]

Soumi Saha is the writer, co-director, co-producer, production designer, costume designer, actor and editor of the film.[8]

Release and awards[edit | edit source]

Dhuusar premiered at the 20th Lucania Film Festival, Italy, where it won the Best Screenplay and Best Actor award for Saha.[8][9]

It had its Indian premiere in Mumbai, at the 10th Jagran Film Festival[10][11][12] before travelling to several international film festivals including Winchester Film Festival, United Kingdom;[13] Barcelona International Film Festival, Spain; South Europe International Film Festival, Spain;[14] and the Queen Palm International Film Festival, United States, where it won the Gold award for Best Feature & Best Editor (Saha), Silver award for Best Actor (Ritwik Bhowmik), Bronze award for Best Producer, and an Honorable Mention for Best Costume Design.[15]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to make digital debut with 'Bandish Bandits', a musical romance". The Hindu. 13 July 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bandish Bandits trailer: When musical opposites attract". The Indian Express. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Banerjee, Ruben (15 January 1994). "Five teenagers enact a most grisly murder scene in Calcutta". India Today. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "What drives juvenile delinquency? This is the question at the heart of the film, Dhuusar". Firstpost. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dhuusar - An Epic Biographical Journey Of A Juvenile Convict Brings Out The Best Of Humanity". VoxSpace. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. ↑ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, স্রবন্তী. "সেঁজুতির মুম্বই যাত্রা". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Selezione Ufficiale / Official selection 2019". 21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy (in italiano). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Winners 2019". 21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy (in italiano). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dhuusar - Grey". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Sir by Rohena Gera premieres in India at the 10th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai this September, finally. Are you going?". filmtribe.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "The 10th Jagran Film Festival concludes in Mumbai on a high note". mid-day. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Selection 2019". 2 October 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Stephen. "29. Best Foreign Language Feature Film". Fusion International Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "2020 Gold Winners Main Category". Queen Palm Film Fest. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

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