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{{Short description|2008 Indian Bengali romantic drama film by Ravi Kinnagi}}
 
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| caption        = Theatrical poster
| director      = [[Ravi Kinagi]]
| director      = [[Ravi Kinagi]]
| producer      = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
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| writer        = [[Yograj Bhat]]
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| starring      = [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]<br />[[Koyel Mullick]]
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| music          = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
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| story          = Keshav Prasad Mishra<br />Ravi Kinnagi<br />N. K. Salil
| producer      = [[Shrikant Mohta]]
| screenplay    = [[N. K. Salil]]<br />Ravi Kinnagi
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    | data1 = N. K. Salil
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| starring      = [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]<br />[[Koel Mallick]]<br />[[Ranjit Mallick]]
| music          = '''Songs:'''<br />[[Jeet Gannguli]]<br />'''Background Score:'''<br />Jeet gannguli<br />[[S. P. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| editing        = [[Ravi Kinagi]]
| editing        = [[Ravi Kinnagi]]
| distributor    = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| studio        = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| released      = {{Film date|2008|04|11}}(Worldwide){{Film date|2009|01|25}}([[Bangladesh]])
| distributor    = Shree Venkatesh Films
| runtime        = 150 minutes
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|04|11}}
| country        = [[India]]
| runtime        = 157 minutes
| country        = India
| language      = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| language      = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
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| gross          = ₹ 7 crore
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'''''Premer Kahini''''' (translation: ''Story of Love'') is a 2008 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[musical film|musical]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[drama film]] by [[Ravi Kinagi]] and the cinematography was done by [[Chota K. Naidu]]. The movie features [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], [[Koyel Mullick]], [[Jisshu Sengupta]] and [[Ranjit Mallick]]. This movie was the third film of Bengali actor [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], after the films ''[[Agnishapath]]'' and ''[[I Love You (2007 Bengali film)|I Love You]]''.This movie is an official remake of [[Kannada]] blockbuster film [[Mungaru Male]] with a different climax.


==Plot==
'''''Premer Kahini''''' ({{Translation|'''''Tale of Love'''''}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[drama film]] co-written, edited and directed by [[Ravi Kinagi|Ravi Kinnagi]]. Produced by [[Shrikant Mohta]] under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]], it stars [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], [[Koel Mallick]] and her real-life father [[Ranjit Mallick]] in lead roles, with a special appearance by [[Jisshu Sengupta]]. The film celebrates Bengali wedding traditions by means of a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families; a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. The movie is a remake of 2006 [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] film ''[[Mungaru Male]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/articleshow/75161463.cms | title=From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=17 November 2022 | archive-date=1 December 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201070045/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/articleshow/75161463.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
Akash ([[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]) and Barsha ([[Koyel Mullick]]) met just by mere accident at Metropolish Fame Mall. Akash fell in love with Barsha instantly. However, he lost contact with Barsha and could not track her address by any means. He was visiting a marriage ceremony of the daughter of his mom's friend and to his surprise, he found the bride was Barsha herself.
 
The film was officially announced in September 2007 in [[Kolkata]], and the [[principal photography]] began in November 2007. The film was shot in Kolkata, [[Jalpaiguri]] and [[Purulia]], while a song was shot in [[London]]. Music of the film was composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]], with lyrics  penned by Priyo Chattopadhyay and Gautam Sushmit, while [[S. P. Venkatesh]] provided the background score, along with Gannguli. The screenplay and dialogues of the film were written by [[N. K. Salil]] and cinematography was handled by [[Chota K. Naidu]]. It is the third film of Dev as an actor, second collaboration between Dev and Kinnagi, and first film of Dev and Koel Mallick together.


Although this movie is an official frame to frame remake of [[Kannada]] blockbuster film [[Mungaru Male]] this movie has a different climax. Where the original had a tragic ending, this movie shows Akash ([[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]) marrying his love Barsha ([[Koyel Mullick]]) in the end indicating a happily ever after result of their love story.
''Premer Kahini'' was theatrically released on 11 April 2008, with highly positive reviews. Running for over 140 days in theatres, it was a blockbuster at the box office. Made on a budget of {{INR convert|2|c}}, it grossed {{INR convert|7|c}} at the box office and emerged as the [[List of Indian Bengali films of 2008|third highest grossing Bengali film of 2008]]. All the songs of the film were chartbuster upon its release, especially "''Rimjhim E Dharate''" sung by [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]] topped the music charts.
 
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=February 2025}}
Akash and Barsha met by accident at Metropolish Fame Mall. Akash fell in love with Barsha instantly. However, he lost contact with her and could not track her address by any means. As he was visiting a marriage ceremony of the daughter of his mom's friend, to his surprise, he found the bride was Barsha herself. In the end, Akash marries Barsha indicating a happily ever after result of their love story.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] as Akash
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] as Akash
* [[Koel Mallick]]  as Barsha
* [[Koel Mallick]]  as Barsha
* [[Ranjit Mallick]] as Barsha's Father
* [[Ranjit Mallick]] as Colonel Sinha, Barsha's Father
* [[Moushumi Saha]] as Akash's Mother
* [[Moushumi Saha]] as Sunanda Roy, Akash's Mother
* [[Kalyani Mandal]] as Barsha's Mother
* Kalyani Mandal as Indrani Sinha, Barsha's Mother
* [[Diganta Bagchi]] as cameo
* Diganta Bagchi as Bobby, Barsha's one sided lover
* Shyamal Dutta as Akash's Father
* Shyamal Dutta as Akash's Father
* [[Jisshu Sengupta]] as Major Gautam (Barsha's Fiancé)
* [[Rajanya Mitra]]
* [[Jisshu Sengupta]] as Major Gautam, Barsha's Fiancé (Cameo Appearance)


==Music==
==Soundtrack==
The music of ''Premer Kahini'', composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]] and Lyrics Written by [[Priyo Chattopadhyay]], [[Gautam Sushmit]] was released in [[India]] on 15 August 2008. Media partner of ''Premer Kahini'' is Bengali Music Channel [[Sangeet Bangla]]. The soundtrack 'Tumi chara' is a Bengali version of the song 'Quit playing games with my heart' by American boy band Backstreet Boys.
The music of ''Premer Kahini'' is composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]] and the lyrics are written by Priyo Chattopadhyay and Gautam Sushmit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengali cinema's love affair with monsoon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/bengali-cinemas-love-affair-with-monsoon/photostory/70261500.cms |access-date=27 February 2025 |work=[[Times of India]] |date=17 July 2019}}</ref> The soundtrack was released in [[India]] on 15 August 2008. Media partner of ''Premer Kahini'' is Bengali Music Channel [[Sangeet Bangla]]. The soundtrack 'Tumi Chara' is a Bengali version of the song 'Quit Playing Games With My Heart' by American boy band [[Backstreet Boys]].


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| Priyo Chattopadhyay
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| "O My Love" (ও মাই লাভ)
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| [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| Gautam Sushmit
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| 3
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| Priyo Chattopadhyay
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
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| 6
| 6
| "Shongshar Sukher Hoi" (সংসার সুখের হয়)
| "Shongshar Sukher Hoi"
| Shreya Ghoshal, Babul Supriyo
| Shreya Ghoshal, Babul Supriyo
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
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| "Tumi Chara" (তুমি ছাড়া)
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| Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal
| Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
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| Shaan
| Shaan
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The ''[[DDLJ]]'' sameness does not end there. The lovebirds romance on the terrace, night after night, like Raj and Simran did. They sing and dance in the rain, around trees and on mountains sporting trendy jackets and chiffon saris. Dev is a show stealer from the start. He woos Koel — and also the viewers — with his easy charm. Koel keeps up the coy lady act. Jisshu's chocolatey looks manage to draw many "oohs" and "aahs" from the college-going crowd at the evening show in Bharati.<ref>{{Cite web
[[The Telegraph (India)|''The Telegraph'']] wrote that "Just as you had desperately wanted Raj to end up with Simran in ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'', you almost will best man Akash on to win Barsha's hand in ''Premer Kahini''. Though it has several flashes of the Shah Rukh-Kajol-starrer, director Ravi Kinnagi adds novelty to the script and makes ''Premer Kahini'' an engaging watch".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kushali |first=Nag |date=15 April 2008 |title=DDLJ revisited |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080415/jsp/entertainment/story_9142302.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802183305/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080415/jsp/entertainment/story_9142302.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2009 |accessdate=2008-11-04 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>
|url=http://www.ilovekolkata.in/index.php/Movies/Review-Premer-Kahini.html
|title=Review : Premer Kahini
|publisher=www.ilovekolkata.in
|accessdate=2008-11-04
|date=2008-04-22
|last=Nag
|first=Kushali
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802211539/http://www.ilovekolkata.in/index.php/Movies/Review-Premer-Kahini.html
|archive-date=2 August 2009
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
 
Just as you had desperately wanted Raj to end up with Simran in ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'', you almost will best man Akash on to win Barsha's hand in ''Premer Kahini''. Though it has several flashes of the Shah Rukh-Kajol-starrer, director Ravi Kinnagi adds novelty to the script and makes ''Premer Kahini'' an engaging watch.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080415/jsp/entertainment/story_9142302.jsp
|title=DDLJ revisited
|publisher=www.telegraphindia.com
|accessdate=2008-11-04
|date=15 April 2008
|last=NAG
|first=KUSHALI
}}</ref>
 
Ravi Kinnagi is an intelligent young man. He writes, directs and edits his films himself and even writes the screenplay. He has the guts to pack in newcomers and Jeet made his strikingly successful debut in Saathi directed by harnatha chakrobarty. He puts in a lot of action and fight scenes, song and dance numbers ‘inspired’ by popular Hindi masala and generally has a storyline that makes for a wonderful recipe of a ‘family drama’ the Kinnagi way. Kinnagi is also a metaphor for the widening of the geographical canvas of Bengali cinema because he belongs to Orissa though he has now made Kolkata is home. Other stalwarts and newcomers from the Orissa film industry and actors from Bengal are happily changing places between cinema of the two states, making for a stable marriage between the otherwise unfriendly but similar cultures.
Shot on an astounding budget of Rs.2.5 crores, the best thing about the film is that a major portion of the film has been shot against picturesque backdrops of beautiful locations of [[Bangalore]], [[Sakaleshpura]], [[Melukote]] and [[Jog Falls]].<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.upperstall.com/films/2008/premer-kahini
|title=Premer Kahini
|publisher=www.upperstall.com
|accessdate=2008-11-04
|last=
|first=
}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}{{Rabi Kinagi}}
 
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081112074201/http://www.screenindia.com/news/Premer-Kahini/303194/ www.screenindia.com review]
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080126/jsp/entertainment/story_8826781.jsp www.telegraphindia.com  review]
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080403/jsp/entertainment/story_9091416.jsp www.telegraphindia.com  review]
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080415/jsp/entertainment/story_9142302.jsp www.telegraphindia.com  review]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 4 March 2026



Premer kahini
Theatrical poster
Directed byRavi Kinagi
Produced byShrikant Mohta
Screenplay byN. K. Salil
Ravi Kinnagi
Dialogues byN. K. Salil
Story byKeshav Prasad Mishra
Ravi Kinnagi
N. K. Salil
StarringDev
Koel Mallick
Ranjit Mallick
Music bySongs:
Jeet Gannguli
Background Score:
Jeet gannguli
S. P. Venkatesh
CinematographyChota K. Naidu
Edited byRavi Kinnagi
Production
company
Distributed byShree Venkatesh Films
Release date
  • 11 April 2008 (2008-04-11)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget₹ 2 crore
Box office₹ 7 crore

Premer Kahini (transl.Tale of Love) is a 2008 Indian Bengali-language musical romantic drama film co-written, edited and directed by Ravi Kinnagi. Produced by Shrikant Mohta under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, it stars Dev, Koel Mallick and her real-life father Ranjit Mallick in lead roles, with a special appearance by Jisshu Sengupta. The film celebrates Bengali wedding traditions by means of a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families; a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. The movie is a remake of 2006 Kannada film Mungaru Male.[1]

The film was officially announced in September 2007 in Kolkata, and the principal photography began in November 2007. The film was shot in Kolkata, Jalpaiguri and Purulia, while a song was shot in London. Music of the film was composed by Jeet Gannguli, with lyrics penned by Priyo Chattopadhyay and Gautam Sushmit, while S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score, along with Gannguli. The screenplay and dialogues of the film were written by N. K. Salil and cinematography was handled by Chota K. Naidu. It is the third film of Dev as an actor, second collaboration between Dev and Kinnagi, and first film of Dev and Koel Mallick together.

Premer Kahini was theatrically released on 11 April 2008, with highly positive reviews. Running for over 140 days in theatres, it was a blockbuster at the box office. Made on a budget of 2 crore (US$280,000), it grossed 7 crore (US$980,000) at the box office and emerged as the third highest grossing Bengali film of 2008. All the songs of the film were chartbuster upon its release, especially "Rimjhim E Dharate" sung by Shaan and Shreya Ghoshal topped the music charts.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Akash and Barsha met by accident at Metropolish Fame Mall. Akash fell in love with Barsha instantly. However, he lost contact with her and could not track her address by any means. As he was visiting a marriage ceremony of the daughter of his mom's friend, to his surprise, he found the bride was Barsha herself. In the end, Akash marries Barsha indicating a happily ever after result of their love story.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music of Premer Kahini is composed by Jeet Gannguli and the lyrics are written by Priyo Chattopadhyay and Gautam Sushmit.[2] The soundtrack was released in India on 15 August 2008. Media partner of Premer Kahini is Bengali Music Channel Sangeet Bangla. The soundtrack 'Tumi Chara' is a Bengali version of the song 'Quit Playing Games With My Heart' by American boy band Backstreet Boys.

Premer Kahini
Studio album by
Released
15 August 2008 (CD release)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Label
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Lal Kalo
(2008)
Premer Kahini
(2008)
Love
(2008)
Singles from Premer Kahini
  1. "Rimjhim E Dhara Te"
    Released: 21 Jun 2014
  2. "Tumi Chara"
    Released: 15 Feb 2016
  3. "O My Love"
    Released: 16 Feb 2016
  4. "Rimjhim A Dharatey Sad Version"
    Released: 17 Feb 2016
  5. "Aaj Swapno Sukher"
    Released: 22 May 2016
  6. "Sanai Baje"
    Released: 24 Dec 2018
No Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
1 "Aaj Swopno Sukher" Babul Supriyo, Mahalaxmi Iyer Priyo Chattopadhyay 4:16
2 "O My Love" Shaan Gautam Sushmit 4:10
3 "Premer Kahini" Shaan
4 "Premer Kahini" Shreya Ghoshal
5 "Sanai Baje" Shreya Ghoshal Priyo Chattopadhyay 4:30
6 "Shongshar Sukher Hoi" Shreya Ghoshal, Babul Supriyo Priyo Chattopadhyay 4:45
7 "Tumi Chara" Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal Priyo Chattopadhyay 3:28
8 "Rimjhim E Dhara Te" Shaan Priyo Chattopadhyay 4:55
9 "Rimjhim A Dharatey" (Sad Version) Shreya Ghoshal Priyo Chattopadhyay 2:30

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

The Telegraph wrote that "Just as you had desperately wanted Raj to end up with Simran in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, you almost will best man Akash on to win Barsha's hand in Premer Kahini. Though it has several flashes of the Shah Rukh-Kajol-starrer, director Ravi Kinnagi adds novelty to the script and makes Premer Kahini an engaging watch".[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. "Bengali cinema's love affair with monsoon". Times of India. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. Kushali, Nag (15 April 2008). "DDLJ revisited". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2008.