Bidipta Chakraborty
Set against the backdrop of the turbulent 1970’s, ‘Hoawa Bondook’ is a tale of love and longing.
Borunbabu is an irritable, old man whose wife is bedridden and the only people he talks to are his childhood friend and his grandson. Isolated from the rest of his family, he lives a lonely life but one day something happens that changes it all. All of sudden, Borunbabur finds himself at the center of all attention.
This thriller drama revolves around a group of NRI Bengalis, both from India and Bangladesh, who come together to organize and celebrate Durga Puja. However, a terrorist group plans to disrupt the event. Who will win in this battle of the good vs evil?
Saurav finds out that Diya is pregnant and the couple must turn to Saurav's mother for help. Saurav and Pablo try to figure out how to get Saurav back in to his house. In the meantime Diya gets hit by a nervous break down. Or is it something more ? Diya's parents pay a visit to Saurav and his family. Elsewhere Pablo trips on LSD for the first time. Guess what happens next ?
An aged Byomkesh Bakshi and a tale of his family. After 2 years of exile, one night 'Khoka' A.K.A Abhimanyu Bakshi surrenders in a police station declaring a murder. His son Satyaki initially accepts that fact but after his grandfather's suggestions he tries to uncover the truth and uncovers a grand conspiracy. Will he be able to find the 'satya' (truth) in time?
Based in the backdrop of 19th century Bengal, Rosogolla is a story of a young man with a romantic heart and brilliant mind — Nabin Chandra Das, who had set his heart on making the most delicious sweet of all time for his wife, Khirodmoni. Rosogolla is a story of the many trial and tribulations in his journey of making something unique, of innocent love, struggle and human aspiration for novelty.
Parimal is a woman trapped in a man’s body. Unable to cope with the trauma of being ‘betrayed’ by his teacher Subhash-da, Parimal runs away from home and joins a ghetto of eunuchs as Puti and sings at traffic signals to earn money. There he falls in love with Madhu, a delivery boy with a Chinese restaurant who moonlights as a flautist in kirtans. The love blossoms even as Puti dreams of raising the money required for the sex reassigned surgery. But will society support their dreams?
Naamkaran is a hindi word and it means The Naming and used in context of naming a child. Naamkaran tells the story of two sisters – one a pickpocket and the other a teacher by profession. Shot in Kolkata in winter, it follows the journey of the two sisters as their worlds collide to make ends meet. The teacher is looking for a good name for her son. She rejects names suggested by her pickpocket sister and ill father. It is interesting to see how she finalizes the name of her kid. Sen Sharma handles the quirky subject with a degree of authority, choosing not to dwell on drama and allowing events to narrate the story.
