Shankhachil

Shankhachil
Shankhachil
	File:Shankhachil.jpg Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by	Gautam Ghosh
Produced by	Prasenjit Chatterjee; Faridur Reza Sagar; Mou Raychowdhury; Habibur Rahman Khan;
Written by	Sayantani Putatunda
Screenplay by	Gautam Ghosh; Timir Baran;
Starring	Prosenjit; Kusum Sikder; Shajbati;
Music by	Gautam Ghosh; Sadif Rayhan; Hasin Mahtab;
Cinematography	Sunirmal Majumder
Edited by	Baishali Dasgupta; Bhowmick; Niladri Roy;
Production; company	Ashirbad Cholochitro; Impress Telefilm Limited; NIdeas Creations & Productions;
Distributed by	V3G Films Private Limited; Priya Entertainments Pvt. Ltd;
Release date	15 April 2016;
Running time	135 minutes
Country	Bangladesh ; India
Language	Bengali

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Shankhachil (Brahminy kite, Bengali: শঙ্খচিল) is a 2016 India-Bangladesh joint venture Bengali-language historical Drama film, written by Sayantani Putatunda, starring Prosenjit, Kusum Sikder, Shajbati and directed by Goutam Ghose. This film is named after the bird Brahminy kite which is used by many Bengali poets like Jibanananda Das.

Shankhachil was well received by Upam Buzarbaruah, writing in The Times of India.^[1] It won the Best Feature Film in Bengali award at 63rd National Film Awards. It was also selected for the Montreal World Film Festival.

Plot[edit]

It is a story of a simple village couple from Bangladesh who come to Taki for the treatment of their ailing daughter named Rupsha. Their life and struggle are portrayed in the film.

Cast[edit]

Prosenjit Chatterjee as Muntasir Chowdhury Badal
Kusum Sikder as Laila
Shajbati as Rupsha
Shahed Ali
Ushasie Chakraborty
Priyanshu Chatterjee as BSF officer Ravi Verma (cameo)
Deepankar De
Prabir Mitra
Mamunur Rashid
Rajesh Shinde
Rosey Siddiqui
Arindam Sil
Nakul Vaid

Awards and nominations[edit]


Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
63rd National Film Awards	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali	Shankhachil	Won
Filmfare Awards East	Filmfare Award for Best Film - Bengali	Shankhachil	Nominated
	Filmfare Award for Best Director - Bengali	Goutam Ghose	Nominated
	Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Bengali	Prosenjit Chatterjee	Won
	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Bengali	Shajbati	Nominated
	Filmfare Award for Best Production Design - Bengali	Indranil Ghosh Uttam Guha	Nominated
	Filmfare Award for Best Background Score - Bengali	Goutam Ghose	Nominated
	Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography - Bengali	Ishaan Ghosh	Nominated
	Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design - Bengali	Anirban Sengupta	Won
Bangladesh National Film Awards 2016	Best Actress	Kusum Sikder	Won
	Best Child Artist	Anum Rahman Khan (Sajbati)	Won
	Best Art Direction	Uttam Guho	Won

References[edit]

↑ Buzarbaruah, Upam (20 April 2016). "Shankhachil Movie Review". The Times of India.

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[1] Buzarbaruah, Upam (20 April 2016). "Shankhachil Movie Review". The Times of India.

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