Bishorjan

Not to be confused with Bisarjan, 2012 film directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.

Bishorjan
Directed by	Kaushik Ganguly
Produced by	Opera Movies
Screenplay by	Kaushik Ganguly
Story by	Kaushik Ganguly
Starring	Abir Chatterjee Jaya Ahsan Kaushik Ganguly
Music by	Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya
Cinematography	Souvik Basu
Edited by	Subhajit Singha
Release date	April 2017 (2017-04)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Bishorjan (transl. Immersion) is a 2017 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly, starring Abir Chatterjee, and Bangladesh actress Jaya Ahsan in lead roles. The film was produced by Opera Productions, and won Best Feature Film in Bengali at the 64th National Film Awards.

Plot

The film opens with a young Hindu woman refusing to see Durga Bishorjon with her son. Bishorjon takes place with huge celebrations as the two Bengals immerse their Durga idols in the river Ichamati separating them. The young mother recalls memories of a Bishorjon in her past.

After the partition of India, Bengal was divided to East Pakistan (later becoming Bangladesh) and West Bengal, a state of India. As border tensions rise, the people from either side begin drifting apart. A Hindu widow, Padma, lives in a village on the Bangladeshi side with her aging father-in-law. One day she saves a West Bengali Muslim man, Naseer, and takes care of him, who had nearly drowned in the Ichamati river during Durga Bishorjon. Naseer's presence in Bangladesh is illegal. To suppress any suspicion of his citizenship, they claim he is her cousin. Ganesh, the middle-aged jamidar of Padma's village and in love with her, grows suspicious of Naseer. Padma and Naseer wonder how a river divided people of the same ethnicity and created many differences between them, be it dialect or lifestyles.

Padma tries to find a way for Naseer to return to India. He reminds her of her husband, who died from excessive drinking. When Padma hears about Naseers's girlfriend, Ayesha, she is heartbroken. The two lonely souls start falling for each other. Ganesh learns of Naseer's real identity and decides to keep a watch on him. Naseer confesses to Padma that he lied about drowning during Durga Bishorjon. He reveals he has connections to the black market. Padma's father-in-law dies. Naseer worries about Padma's safety as a young widow alone in the village with Ganesh's prying eyes on her. Padma tells him not to worry and to prepare to return to West Bengal. Ganesh makes a heartfelt confession of love to Padma. He promises to wait forever for her. Padma arranges Naseers's return to India but needs help. She accepts Ganesh's marriage proposal in exchange for him helping her smuggle Naseer back to West Bengal.

The night before Naseer leaves, Padma gets drunk and bares her pain to Naseer. Distraught that Padma has to marry Ganesh because of him, he breaks down. Unable to control their feelings anymore, the two make love. The next day, Padma bids a tearful goodbye to Naseer and sends him away with a gift for Ayesha. Naseer promises to end his business in the black market. Ganesh takes Padma away to his house as Naseer leaves in a boat to the other Bengal. In the present day, Padma is now married to Ganesh, and it's Bijoya Doshomi. She refuses to go to see Bishorjon in Ichamati; her little son leaves with Ganesh without her. The big reveal at the end shows the son is Naseers's, as both carry the same birthmark.

Cast

• Jaya Ahsan as Padma
• Abir Chatterjee as Nasir
• Kaushik Ganguly as Ganesh Mandal
• Lama as Lau

Awards

64th National Film Awards

• Best Feature Film in Bengali

• Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival for Best Film,Best Director,Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

Sequel

Ganguly directed Bijoya, a sequel to Bishorjan, which released on 4 January 2019. Jaya Ahsan and Abir Chatterjee played the lead roles.

External links

• Bishorjan on IMDb