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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Kalpurush | |||
| name = | |||
| image = Kalpurush1.jpg | | image = Kalpurush1.jpg | ||
| caption = Poster of | | caption = Poster of Kalpurush | ||
| director = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]] | | director = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]] | ||
| producer = Sanjay Routray<br />[[Jhamu Sughand]]<ref name=toi2008>{{cite web | title = Lagaan producer Jhamu Sughand passes away | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lagaan-producer-Jhamu-Sughand-passes-away/articleshow/3076751.cms |date=May 27, 2008| access-date = 2016-01-02 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> | | producer = Sanjay Routray<br />[[Jhamu Sughand]]<ref name=toi2008>{{cite web | title = Lagaan producer Jhamu Sughand passes away | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lagaan-producer-Jhamu-Sughand-passes-away/articleshow/3076751.cms |date=May 27, 2008| access-date = 2016-01-02 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> | ||
| writer = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]] | | writer = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]] | ||
| starring = [[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Rahul Bose]]<br />[[Sameera Reddy]]<br /> | | starring = [[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Rahul Bose]]<br />[[Sameera Reddy]]<br />Shraman Mukherjee | ||
| music = | | music = Biswadep Dasgupta | ||
| cinematography = [[Sudeep Chatterjee]] | | cinematography = [[Sudeep Chatterjee]] | ||
| editing = Sanjib Datta | | editing = Sanjib Datta | ||
| distributor = | | studio = [[Matchbox Shots|Matchbox Pictures]] | ||
| distributor = | |||
| released = {{Film date|2005|07|24|New Delhi Festival of Asian Cinema|2008|04|25|India|df=yes}} | | released = {{Film date|2005|07|24|New Delhi Festival of Asian Cinema|2008|04|25|India|df=yes}} | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | | language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = | | gross = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Kaalpurush''''' or '''''Kalpurush''''' (English name: Memories in the Mist) is a 2005 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] [[drama film]] directed and written by [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]]. The film stars [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Rahul Bose]] in lead roles. | '''''Kaalpurush''''' or '''''Kalpurush''''' (English name: Memories in the Mist) is a 2005 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] [[drama film]] directed and written by [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]]. The film stars [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Rahul Bose]] in lead roles. | ||
The 120 minute version of the film screened at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. Although the film was completed in 2005, it was released in India in 2008. The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] in 2006 and Mithun being nominated for best actor category.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021025638/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-07/india/27963535_1_nargis-dutt-award-53rd-national-film-awards-feature-film 53rd National Film Awards] [[The Times of India]], 7 August 2007.</ref><ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=19 March 2012|pages=10–11}}</ref> | The 120 minute version of the film screened at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. Although the film was completed in 2005, it was released in India in 2008. The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] in 2006 and Mithun being nominated for best [[actor]] category.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021025638/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-07/india/27963535_1_nargis-dutt-award-53rd-national-film-awards-feature-film 53rd National Film Awards] [[The Times of India]], 7 August 2007.</ref><ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=19 March 2012|pages=10–11}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The film tells the story in a non-linear fashion, with two timelines being depicted simultaneously. [[Rahul Bose]] has a dysfunctional marriage with [[Sameera Reddy]] who has an extra-marital affair. Rahul tries to reconnect with his long-lost father (played by [[Mithun Chakraborty]]), while Sameera dreams of breaking free of her stifling domestic life. Rahul is considered as a failure both in professional and personal lives. However, an honest and simple man, he clings to simple joys of life and memories of his childhood. The back-and-forth movement of the story between two timelines (the present day and Rahul's childhood) and the arrangement of the sequences make Mithun a mystery man—he could be dead, alive, or, just a figment of Rahul's imagination. | The film tells the story in a non-linear fashion, with two timelines being depicted simultaneously. [[Rahul Bose]] has a dysfunctional marriage with [[Sameera Reddy]] who has an extra-marital affair. Rahul tries to reconnect with his long-lost father (played by [[Mithun Chakraborty]]), while Sameera dreams of breaking free of her stifling domestic life. Rahul is considered as a failure both in professional and personal lives. However, an honest and simple man, he clings to simple joys of life and memories of his childhood. The back-and-forth movement of the story between two timelines (the present day and Rahul's childhood) and the arrangement of the sequences make Mithun a mystery man—he could be dead, alive, or, just a figment of Rahul's imagination. | ||
[[File:Kaalpurush.jpg|thumb|left|260px|[[Laboni Sarkar]], portraying the character of Mithun's wife in the film]] | [[File:Kaalpurush.jpg|thumb|left|260px|[[Laboni Sarkar]], portraying the character of Mithun's wife in the film]] | ||
The film begins as Mithun follows Rahul as the | The film begins as Mithun follows Rahul as the latter returns home from a day's work. Rahul is shown to be a doting father, but a failed husband. Mithun then starts to tell his own story. He had a happy family with wife ([[Laboni Sarkar]]) and the adolescent son Sumanata. A past flame of Mithun, played by [[Sudipta Chakraborty]], incidentally arrives in the village (as a part of a masked dance troupe) and meets Mithun. At one unrestrained moment, she tries to seduce Mithun. Mithun tries to resist. However, Mithun's wife, Laboni, sees a glimpse of them in a compromising situation. Laboni, pained by the betrayal, decides to leave Mithun, with their son in tow. While a devastated Mithun becomes a footloose traveller, their son bears the scar for the rest of his life. Back to the present, father and son come face to face to heal old wounds. | ||
Battling the brunts of a society that defines success too materialistically, Rahul also continues to relive his childhood memories. His wife, Sameera, meanwhile flies to the United States to spend an extended holiday with her brother's family settled there. She writes several travelogues. Rahul suddenly meets his father one day in a [[Calcutta]] street. He spends a memorable day with his father, reliving their memories, as well as discussing many aspects of life. Suddenly, Mithun disappears. | Battling the brunts of a society that defines success too materialistically, Rahul also continues to relive his childhood memories. His wife, Sameera, meanwhile flies to the United States to spend an extended holiday with her brother's family settled there. She writes several travelogues. Rahul suddenly meets his father one day in a [[Calcutta]] street. He spends a memorable day with his father, reliving their memories, as well as discussing many aspects of life. Suddenly, Mithun disappears. | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Father | *[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Father | ||
*[[Rahul Bose]] as | *[[Rahul Bose]] as Son | ||
*[[Sameera Reddy]] as | *[[Sameera Reddy]] as Supriya | ||
*Sudipta Chakraborty | *[[Sudipta Chakraborty]] | ||
*[[Laboni Sarkar]] | *[[Laboni Sarkar]] | ||
*[[Meenakshi Goswami]] | *[[Meenakshi Goswami]] | ||
* | *Shraman Mukherjee as Rahul Bose's childhood | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:2005 films]] | [[Category:2005 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2005 Bengali-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]] | |||
[[Category:Bengali-language films]] | |||
[[Category:Films directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] | [[Category:Films directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Films set in Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]] | [[Category:Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]] | ||
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 Poster of Kalpurush | |
| Directed by | Buddhadev Dasgupta |
| Produced by | Sanjay Routray Jhamu Sughand[1] |
| Written by | Buddhadev Dasgupta |
| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Rahul Bose Sameera Reddy Shraman Mukherjee |
| Music by | Biswadep Dasgupta |
| Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee |
| Edited by | Sanjib Datta |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Kaalpurush or Kalpurush (English name: Memories in the Mist) is a 2005 Indian Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Rahul Bose in lead roles.
The 120 minute version of the film screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. Although the film was completed in 2005, it was released in India in 2008. The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2006 and Mithun being nominated for best actor category.[2][3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film tells the story in a non-linear fashion, with two timelines being depicted simultaneously. Rahul Bose has a dysfunctional marriage with Sameera Reddy who has an extra-marital affair. Rahul tries to reconnect with his long-lost father (played by Mithun Chakraborty), while Sameera dreams of breaking free of her stifling domestic life. Rahul is considered as a failure both in professional and personal lives. However, an honest and simple man, he clings to simple joys of life and memories of his childhood. The back-and-forth movement of the story between two timelines (the present day and Rahul's childhood) and the arrangement of the sequences make Mithun a mystery man—he could be dead, alive, or, just a figment of Rahul's imagination.
The film begins as Mithun follows Rahul as the latter returns home from a day's work. Rahul is shown to be a doting father, but a failed husband. Mithun then starts to tell his own story. He had a happy family with wife (Laboni Sarkar) and the adolescent son Sumanata. A past flame of Mithun, played by Sudipta Chakraborty, incidentally arrives in the village (as a part of a masked dance troupe) and meets Mithun. At one unrestrained moment, she tries to seduce Mithun. Mithun tries to resist. However, Mithun's wife, Laboni, sees a glimpse of them in a compromising situation. Laboni, pained by the betrayal, decides to leave Mithun, with their son in tow. While a devastated Mithun becomes a footloose traveller, their son bears the scar for the rest of his life. Back to the present, father and son come face to face to heal old wounds.
Battling the brunts of a society that defines success too materialistically, Rahul also continues to relive his childhood memories. His wife, Sameera, meanwhile flies to the United States to spend an extended holiday with her brother's family settled there. She writes several travelogues. Rahul suddenly meets his father one day in a Calcutta street. He spends a memorable day with his father, reliving their memories, as well as discussing many aspects of life. Suddenly, Mithun disappears.
Rahul's wife returns from USA, and tells him that she has been in an extra-marital relationship for long, and their children are actually not fathered by Rahul. Rahul says that he knows everything, and still loves their children. Soon, Sameera leaves Rahul. Rahul continues to live with their children.
Towards the end of the film, Rahul again has a talk with his father, Mithun. Mithun tells him that many things in life remain unsaid, untouched. Mithun goes on to tell that after Mithun's wife, Laboni, left him, he wandered off to many places, finally one day, committing suicide. So, at the end, viewers understand that their suspicion was true that Mithun and all the talks between Rahul and Mithun were nothing but the imagination of Rahul's sensitive mind. Rahul continues to be a doting father.
The film has several fantasy-like characters appearing several times. The old flute-seller, Idrish, and his son, Abdul, are such a pair of characters. Rahul once met them in his childhood. However, the duo appears several times in the film, especially in the moments when there is a voice-over of Mithun, or when Rahul is reliving some old memories. Masked troupes of village dancers also make several appearances.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mithun Chakraborty as Father
- Rahul Bose as Son
- Sameera Reddy as Supriya
- Sudipta Chakraborty
- Laboni Sarkar
- Meenakshi Goswami
- Shraman Mukherjee as Rahul Bose's childhood
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Lagaan producer Jhamu Sughand passes away". The Times of India. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ 53rd National Film Awards The Times of India, 7 August 2007.
- ↑ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 19 March 2012.