Maacher Jhol (2017 feature film)

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Maacher Jhol
File:Maacher Jhol poster.jpg
Film Poster
Directed byPratim D. Gupta
Produced bySony Pictures Networks & Joy Ganguly
Written byPratim D. Gupta
Screenplay byPratim D. Gupta
Story byPratim D. Gupta
StarringRitwick Chakraborty
Paoli Dam
Mamata Shankar
Arjun Chakrabarty
Mithu Chakrabarty
Music byAnupam Roy
Avijit Kundu
CinematographySubhankar Bhar
Release date
  • 18 August 2017 (2017-08-18)
Running time
108 min
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Maacher Jhol is an Indian Bengali film directed by Pratim D. Gupta and stars Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam and Mamata Shankar in the lead roles. It is the first Bengali food film that revolves around a Paris-based chef who comes back to Kolkata after 13 years. Gautam Mitra played the role of a doctor.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Dev D (Devdatto) is a renowned chef who quit his job as an engineer in Kolkata and moved to France train at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. In doing so, he left behind his wife Sreela and his parents. When his mother falls ill, he returns to Kolkata after 13, he must come to terms with his past.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

Pratim D. Gupta revealed that the idea of the film came during his trip to Italy where he was surprised to find local restaurants serving the recipes of mothers and grandmothers.[1]

He also said that it was his eagerness to work with Ritwick Chakraborty again after Shaheb Bibi Golaam resulted in conceiving a character for him - Chef Dev D.

Casting[edit | edit source]

While Pratim and Ritwick have worked together in Shaheb Bibi Golaam, the film marks the first collaboration between the director and Paoli Dam. Mamata Shankar, known to be choosy about her roles, agreed to do the film immediately after reading the script.[1]

Filming[edit | edit source]

Shooting for the film started from March 2017.[1]

Music[edit | edit source]

The music for Maacher Jhol is composed by Anupam Roy and the lyrics have been penned by Anupam himself. One of the songs has been written by Rabindranath Tagore with a French section written and sung by Anupam. The music rights have been acquired by Zee Music.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chatterjee, Arindam (1 April 2017). "Pratim D. Gupta rustles up a slice of Bangaliana in his third film Maacher Jhol". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 1 April 2017.

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