Chaar

Chaar
Chaar
	File:Chaar official poster.jpg Chaar movie poster
Directed by	Sandip Ray
Produced by	Shrikant Mohta ; Mahendra Soni; Nispal Singh
Written by	Sandip Ray
Based on	Bateswarer Abodan by Parasuram; Porikkha by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay; Kagtarua and Dui Bondhu by Satyajit Ray
Starring	Saswata Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Koel Mallick, Paran Bandopadhyay, Sreelekha Mitra, Sudipta Chakraborty, Pijush Ganguly
Music by	Sandip Ray
Edited by	Subrata Roy
Production; company	Shree Venkatesh Films ; Surinder Films
Release date	13 June 2014;
Running time	1h 21min
Country	India
Language	Bengali

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Chaar (English: Four) is an Indian Bengali anthology film, directed by Sandip Ray and produced by Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni and Nispal Singh under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. It based on four stories by different writers- Bateswarer Abodan by Parasuram, Porikkha by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Kagtarua and Dui Bondhu (The Promise) by Satyajit Ray. The film features Saswata Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Koel Mallick, Paran Bandopadhyay in the lead roles, and Sreelekha Mitra, Sudipta Chakraborty, Pijush Ganguly in the supporting roles.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is available in Amazon Prime Video.

Plot[edit]

Bateshwarer Abodan[edit]

A famous writer Boteswar Sikhder is writing a serialized novel, "K Thake K Jai". He had decided to make this novel a tragedy and to kill off Aloka, the heroine of his novel. He is visited by many readers who object to this decision and beg him to save Aloka. They convince him to change his mind. At last Bateswar will decides to not kill Aloka. The story ends with all of the previous "visitors" coming to meet the author to together to reveal their true motivation. They are the family of a woman named Aloka who began to believe that her fate while she was sick was entwined with that of the character, and so they needed him to rethink the ending of his novel.

Dui Bondhu[edit]

Mahim and Pratul were childhood friends. One day, they got separated as Mahim's father got transferred. Before separating they promise each other to meet each other after twenty-five years on that date in front of a cinema hall in Kolkata. After twenty-five years, Mahim Chatterjee is now a noted author. On that very date he comes to that cinema hall hoping Pratul would also come. Unfortunately, Pratul doesn't come but sends a letter to Mahim which says he will meet him on the next Day. On the next day, to Mahim's surprise, he discovers that his friend Pratul has become a popular actor who has come to meet Mahim for keeping his promise.

Kagtarua[edit]

Mriganka is a popular singer. One day, while returning to Kolkata from Birbhum, his car's petrol finishes. His driver goes to bring petrol. Mriganka, while waiting for the driver, watches a scarecrow. He suddenly saw the scarecrow to turn into a human. He realized it is ghost of Abhiram, his servant whom he once had fired for allegedly stealing his watch. Abhiram tells Mriganka that he was not the thief and to search that watch under their almira. Mriganka believes him and realizes his mistake.

Synopsis[edit]

Chaar film contains four short stories by different writers: Bateswarer Abodan by Parasuram, Porikkha by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Kagtarua and Dui Bondhu (The Promise) by Satyajit Ray

Cast[edit]

Story 1: Bateshwarer Abodan (English: The Contribution of Bateshwar)

Saswata Chatterjee as Dr. Sanjib Chatterjee
Paran Bandopadhyay as Bateshwar Sikdar
Subhrajit Dutta as Priyabrata
Sreelekha Mitra as Anita / Kadambanila "Kadu" Chatterjee

Story 2: Dui Bondhu (English: The Two Friends)

Pijush Ganguly as Mahim Chatterjee
Rajatava Dutta as Kishorilal/ Pratul
Sudipta Chakraborty as Mahim's Wife

Story 3: Kagtarua (English: The Scarecrow)

Saswata Chatterjee as Mriganka Shekhar Mukherjee
Nemai Ghosh (actor) as Abhiram
Shoumo Banerjee as Sukamal Tarafdar (Guest Appearance)
Swaralipi Chatterjee as Manjula Tarafdar (Guest Appearance)

Story 4: Porikkha (English: The Test)

Abir Chatterjee as Binayak Bose
Koel Mallick as Monica Nandi

Plot

References[edit]

↑ Chaar in Bhalobasa.in Archived 2 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Filmymobi". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

External links[edit]

Chaar on Facebook
Chaar on IMDb

[1] Chaar in Bhalobasa.in Archived 2 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Filmymobi". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

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