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| name          = Arundhati
| name          = Arundhati
| image          = Arundhati - 2014 Movie Poster.jpg
| image          = Arundhati - 2014 Movie Poster.jpg
| caption        =  
| caption        = Arundhati Movie Poster
| director      = [[Sujit Mondal]]
| director      = [[Sujit Mondal]]
| producer      = [[Shrikant Mohta]] <br> [[Nishpal Singh]]
| producer      = [[Shrikant Mohta]] <br> [[Nispal Singh]]
| starring      = [[Koel Mallick]]<br/>[[Indraneil Sengupta]] <br> [[Swagata Mukherjee]] <br> [[Debshankar Haldar]] <br> [[Bharat Kaul]]
| screenplay    = [[N. K. Salil]]
| music          = [[Jeet Gannguli]]<br/>[[Saluri Koteswara Rao|Koti]]
| starring      = [[Koel Mallick|Koel]]<br/>[[Indraneil Sengupta]]
| music          = [[Jeet Gannguli]]<br/>[[Koti (composer)|Koti]]
| cinematography = Kumud Verma
| cinematography = Kumud Verma
| editing        = Raviranjan Maitra
| editing        = Raviranjan Maitra
| studio        =  
| studio        = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] <br /> [[Surinder Films]]
| distributor    = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] <br /> [[Surinder Films]]
| distributor    = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] <br /> [[Surinder Films]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|05|30}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|05|30}}
| runtime        = 137 Minutes
| runtime        = 137 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
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'''''Arundhati''''' is a 2014 [[India]]n [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] [[horror thriller film]] directed by [[Sujit Mondal]] and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars [[Koel Mallick]] as a warrior queen. It is the remake of the 2009 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movie ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|of the same name]]''.
'''''Arundhati''''' is a [[List of Indian Bengali films of 2014|2014]] Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]]-language [[Supernatural horror film|supernatural horror]] [[fantasy action film]] directed by [[Sujit Mondal]] and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars [[Koel Mallick|Koel]] as a warrior queen. It is the remake of the 2009 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movie ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|of the same name]]''.


== Development ==
== Development ==


The film is jointly produced by Rajib Tandoon, under the banner of their production houses. It is the remake of the 2009 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]'', starring actors [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonu Sood]].<ref name="BongRocks2013">{{cite web |last=Bong Rocks |title=Arundhati: New Kolkata Bangla Movie Preview; Another South remake to hit Tollywood soon |url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/blog/2013/11/12/arundhati-2014-new-kolkata-bangla-movie-preview-another-south-remake-to-hit-tollywood-soon/ |date=12 November 2013 |website=Sholoana Bangaliana |accessdate=30 December 2014}}</ref> The film is to be made around a budget of 6-7 crores INR.<ref name="Ranang Dehi"/>
The film was jointly produced by Rajib Tandoon, under the banner of their production houses. It is the remake of the 2009 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]'', starring actors [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonu Sood]].<ref name="BongRocks2013">{{cite web |last=Bong Rocks |title=Arundhati: New Kolkata Bangla Movie Preview; Another South remake to hit Tollywood soon |url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/blog/2013/11/12/arundhati-2014-new-kolkata-bangla-movie-preview-another-south-remake-to-hit-tollywood-soon/ |date=12 November 2013 |website=Sholoana Bangaliana |accessdate=30 December 2014}}</ref> The film was around a budget of 6-7 crores INR.<ref name="Ranang Dehi"/>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Koel Mallick]] as Rani Arundhati aka Moni Maa/ Arundhati aka Mishti
* [[Koel Mallick|Koel]] as Rani Arundhati a.k.a. Moni Maa/ Arundhati a.k.a. Mishti
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as Kal Rudra
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as Rudra a.k.a. Kal Rudra
* Aishi Bhattacharya as young Rani Arundhati
* Aishi Bhattacharya as young Rani Arundhati
* Priyanka Rati Pal as Iraboti, Arundhati's elder sister and wife of Rudra
* [[Debshankar Haldar]] as Fakir Baba
* [[Debshankar Haldar]] as Fakir Baba
* Soma Chakraborty as Annada ma
* [[Soma Banerjee]] as Annada Maa, Chief Maid and friend of Moni Maa and the eldest member of Dhulibari
* Sujoy as Mishti's would be husband Sid
* Sujoy as Siddhartha a.k.a. Sid, Mishti's fiance
* Chandicharan as Mishti's grandfather and Arundhati's son
* Swarnava Sanyal as young Arundhati's son
* Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Aghori Tantrik
* Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Aghori Tantrik
* [[Bharat Kaul]] as Raja Krishna Kishore Bhatta
* [[Bharat Kaul]] as Raja Krishna Kishore Bhatta, father of Iraboti and Arundhati
* Kaushik Chakraborty as Agnidev Bhatta
* [[Kaushik Chakraborty]] as Agnidev Bhatta
* Chandraniv Mukherjee as Shomu
* Chandraneev Mukherjee as Shomu
* [[Mousumi Saha]] as Mishti's mother
* [[Mousumi Saha]] as Mishti's mother
* [[Dulal Lahiri]] as priest
* [[Dulal Lahiri]] as priest
* Basudeb Mukherjee as Gurudeb
* Swagata Mukherjee as Maya (Rudra's mother)
* Moyna Mukherjee


==Production==
==Production==


=== Casting ===
=== Casting ===
[[Koel Mallick]] will be seen as a warrior queen for the first time in this film. Regarding her role, she said, "Till the time you don’t experiment or take risks, you don’t know to what level you can go. Playing these larger-than-life characters isn't easy, specially because I have never done it. I needed to first believe in the subject. I believe in reincarnation and life after death. After saying yes, I had to really work very hard on getting Arundhati's body language right."<ref name="Canter queen">{{cite news|title=Canter queen|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/canter-queen/cid/239951#.UpDUodLPWaw|date=7 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|location=Calcutta|accessdate=22 March 2019}}</ref>
[[Koel Mallick|Koel]] will be seen as a warrior queen for the first time in this film. Regarding her role, she said, "Till the time you don’t experiment or take risks, you don’t know to what level you can go. Playing these larger-than-life characters isn't easy, specially because I have never done it. I needed to first believe in the subject. I believe in reincarnation and life after death. After saying yes, I had to really work very hard on getting Arundhati's body language right."<ref name="Canter queen">{{cite news|title=Canter queen|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/canter-queen/cid/239951#.UpDUodLPWaw|date=7 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|location=Calcutta|accessdate=22 March 2019}}</ref>


=== Filming ===
=== Filming ===
Filming of ''Arundhati '' started on 24 October 2013.<ref name="Ranang Dehi"/>  Mallick was reported to have a very busy schedule during the filming of ''Arundhati''. She had to learn [[Equestrianism|horse-riding]] and [[Swordsmanship|sword-fighting]] for portraying her character in this film. Her horse-riding classes were taken by expert Vikram Rathore, at the [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Kolkata Maidan]] during the early hours of the day. Shooting locations include [[Bolpur]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref name="Ranang Dehi">{{cite news |last=Dehi |first=Ranang |title='অরুন্ধতী'-র ফার্স্ট লুক |trans-title=First look at 'Arundhati' |url=http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1131021/21ananda-plus1.html |date=21 October 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232055/http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1131021/21ananda-plus1.html |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead |newspaper=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |language=Bengali |accessdate=18 June 2018}}</ref> Her sword-fighting sequences are based on the martial art [[Kalaripayattu]].<ref name="Canter queen"/>
Filming of ''Arundhati '' started on 24 October 2013.<ref name="Ranang Dehi"/>  Mallick was reported to have a very busy schedule during the filming of ''Arundhati''. She had to learn [[Equestrianism|horse-riding]] and [[Swordsmanship|sword-fighting]] for portraying her character in this film. Her horse-riding classes were taken by expert Vikram Rathore, at the [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Kolkata Maidan]] during the early hours of the day. Shooting locations included [[Bolpur]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref name="Ranang Dehi">{{cite news |last=Dehi |first=Ranang |title='অরুন্ধতী'-র ফার্স্ট লুক |trans-title=First look at 'Arundhati' |url=http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1131021/21ananda-plus1.html |date=21 October 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232055/http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1131021/21ananda-plus1.html |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead |newspaper=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |language=Bengali |accessdate=18 June 2018}}</ref> Her sword-fighting sequences are based on the martial art [[Kalaripayattu]].<ref name="Canter queen"/>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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| name         = Arundhati
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[[Jeet Gannguli]] and [[Koti (composer)|Koti]] composed the music for  Arundhati.
[[Jeet Gannguli]] and [[Saluri Koteswara Rao|Koti]] composed the music for  Arundhati.
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! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration (min:sec) !! Music !! Lyricist
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration (min:sec) !! Music !! Lyricist
|-
|-
| 1 || "He Naropishach" || [[Monali Thakur]] || 3:46 || Jeet Gannguli and Koti || [[Chandrani Gannguli]]
| 1 || "He Naropishach" || [[Monali Thakur]] || 3:46 || Jeet Gannguli and Koti || Chandrani Gannguli
|-
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| 2 || "Borondala Saaja" || Madhuraa Bhattacharya and Chorus || 4:09 || Jeet Gannguli || Chandrani Gannguli
| 2 || "Borondala Saaja" || Madhuraa Bhattacharya and Chorus || 4:09 || Jeet Gannguli || Chandrani Gannguli
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| 3 || "Joy Joy Ma" || [[Kailash Kher]] || 4:29 || Jeet Gannguli and Koti || Chandrani Gannguli
| 3 || "Joy Joy Ma" || [[Kailash Kher]] || 4:29 || Jeet Gannguli and Koti || Chandrani Gannguli
|}
|}
==Awards==
* Star Jalsha Award for Best Actress for Arundhati (2014 film) in 2014


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3705672}}
{{Shree Venkatesh Films}}


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Latest revision as of 05:58, 4 March 2026

Arundhati
Arundhati Movie Poster
Directed bySujit Mondal
Produced byShrikant Mohta
Nispal Singh
Screenplay byN. K. Salil
StarringKoel
Indraneil Sengupta
Music byJeet Gannguli
Koti
CinematographyKumud Verma
Edited byRaviranjan Maitra
Production
company
Distributed byShree Venkatesh Films
Surinder Films
Release date
  • 30 May 2014 (2014-05-30)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Arundhati is a 2014 Indian Bengali-language supernatural horror fantasy action film directed by Sujit Mondal and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars Koel as a warrior queen. It is the remake of the 2009 Telugu movie of the same name.

Development[edit | edit source]

The film was jointly produced by Rajib Tandoon, under the banner of their production houses. It is the remake of the 2009 Telugu film Arundhati, starring actors Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood.[1] The film was around a budget of 6-7 crores INR.[2]

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Koel as Rani Arundhati a.k.a. Moni Maa/ Arundhati a.k.a. Mishti
  • Indraneil Sengupta as Rudra a.k.a. Kal Rudra
  • Aishi Bhattacharya as young Rani Arundhati
  • Priyanka Rati Pal as Iraboti, Arundhati's elder sister and wife of Rudra
  • Debshankar Haldar as Fakir Baba
  • Soma Banerjee as Annada Maa, Chief Maid and friend of Moni Maa and the eldest member of Dhulibari
  • Sujoy as Siddhartha a.k.a. Sid, Mishti's fiance
  • Chandicharan as Mishti's grandfather and Arundhati's son
  • Swarnava Sanyal as young Arundhati's son
  • Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Aghori Tantrik
  • Bharat Kaul as Raja Krishna Kishore Bhatta, father of Iraboti and Arundhati
  • Kaushik Chakraborty as Agnidev Bhatta
  • Chandraneev Mukherjee as Shomu
  • Mousumi Saha as Mishti's mother
  • Dulal Lahiri as priest
  • Basudeb Mukherjee as Gurudeb
  • Swagata Mukherjee as Maya (Rudra's mother)
  • Moyna Mukherjee

Production[edit | edit source]

Casting[edit | edit source]

Koel will be seen as a warrior queen for the first time in this film. Regarding her role, she said, "Till the time you don’t experiment or take risks, you don’t know to what level you can go. Playing these larger-than-life characters isn't easy, specially because I have never done it. I needed to first believe in the subject. I believe in reincarnation and life after death. After saying yes, I had to really work very hard on getting Arundhati's body language right."[3]

Filming[edit | edit source]

Filming of Arundhati started on 24 October 2013.[2] Mallick was reported to have a very busy schedule during the filming of Arundhati. She had to learn horse-riding and sword-fighting for portraying her character in this film. Her horse-riding classes were taken by expert Vikram Rathore, at the Kolkata Maidan during the early hours of the day. Shooting locations included Bolpur and Kolkata.[2] Her sword-fighting sequences are based on the martial art Kalaripayattu.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Arundhati
Soundtrack album by
Jeet Gannguli
Released30 May 2014
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
LabelSurinder Films
ProducerShree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2
(2014) 		Arundhati
(2014) 		Game
(2014)
Singles from Arundhati
  1. "He Naropishach"
    Released: 2 Dec 2018
  2. "Barondala Saaja"
    Released: 2 Dec 2018
  3. "Joy Joy Maa"
    Released: 3 Dec 2018

Jeet Gannguli and Koti composed the music for Arundhati.

Track Song Singer(s) Duration (min:sec) Music Lyricist
1 "He Naropishach" Monali Thakur 3:46 Jeet Gannguli and Koti Chandrani Gannguli
2 "Borondala Saaja" Madhuraa Bhattacharya and Chorus 4:09 Jeet Gannguli Chandrani Gannguli
3 "Joy Joy Ma" Kailash Kher 4:29 Jeet Gannguli and Koti Chandrani Gannguli

Awards[edit | edit source]

  • Star Jalsha Award for Best Actress for Arundhati (2014 film) in 2014

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Bong Rocks (12 November 2013). "Arundhati: New Kolkata Bangla Movie Preview; Another South remake to hit Tollywood soon". Sholoana Bangaliana. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dehi, Ranang (21 October 2013). "'অরুন্ধতী'-র ফার্স্ট লুক" [First look at 'Arundhati']. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Canter queen". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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