Alo (film)

Alo
Alo
Directed by	Tarun Majumder
Screenplay by	Tarun Majumder
Based on	Kinnordol; by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Starring	Rituparna Sengupta; Abhishek Chatterjee; Soumili Biswas; Bhaswar Chatterjee; Bharati Devi; Gyanesh Mukherjee
Music by	Arundhati Holme Chowdhury; Shibaji Chatterjee
Release date	28 November 2003 (India);
Country	India
Language	Bengali

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Alo (transl. The Light) is a 2003 Bengali family drama film directed by Tarun Majumder and starring Rituparna Sengupta.^[1] The story is based on a short story Kinnardal by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.^[2] It was shown in Bengal cinemas for eight months and broke several box office records.^[3]

The film was nominated for a National Award in the category "Best Film Providing Wholesome Family Entertainment".^[4]

Plot[edit]

Alo is an educated Kolkata based woman come to her husband's ancestral village after marriage. Her husband Shuvo is a teacher works in Kolkata. Alo starts living with the poverty stricken villagers. Alo enlightens their lifestyle, morally as well as culturally. She becomes an idol of adoration. She dies while giving birth to her daughter but literally stands up to the meaning of her name Alo, means light or ray of hope.^[5]

Cast[edit]

Rituparna Sengupta as Alo Chowdhury
Kunal Mitra as Shubhankar Chatterjee aka Subho (Professor)
Bhaswar Chatterjee as Himu (Subho's younger brother)
Abhishek Chatterjee as Binod Gupta aka Binu da (Alo's brother-in-law)
Nayana Das as Meera aka Ranga di (Alo's elder sister/Binu's wife)
Soumili Biswas as Roma (Alo's sister)
Basanti Chatterjee as No-khurima
Manasi Sinha
Bharati Devi
Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Sodu
Pushpita Mukherjee as Renu
Maitryee Mitra as Shantilata aka Shanti

References[edit]

↑ "Tarun Majumdar returns to direction after a gap of eight years". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Narrative of Tagore's songs used in Tarun Majumdar's Alo (2003)". Silhouette Magazine. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "America to bestow Tarun". Screen India. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Alo aims for National Award". The Times of India. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
↑ "'Alo' (2003) - Bengali movies that broke our hearts with their tragic endings". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links[edit]

Alo on IMDb

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[1] "Tarun Majumdar returns to direction after a gap of eight years". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[2] "Narrative of Tagore's songs used in Tarun Majumdar's Alo (2003)". Silhouette Magazine. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[3] "America to bestow Tarun". Screen India. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Alo aims for National Award". The Times of India. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.

[5] "'Alo' (2003) - Bengali movies that broke our hearts with their tragic endings". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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