Belashuru
| Belashuru | |
|---|---|
 Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
| Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Swatilekha Sengupta Rituparna Sengupta Aparajita Auddy Monami Ghosh Indrani Dutta Kharaj Mukherjee Anindya Chatterjee Sankar Chakraborty Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee Sayak Chakraborty Kaushik Sen |
| Cinematography | Subhankar Bhar |
| Edited by | Moloy Laha |
| Music by | Anupam Roy Anindya Chatterjee |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Box office | ₹7.3 crore (US$870,000)[2] |
Belashuru (transl. Start of the day) is a 2022 Bengali-language family drama film directed and produced by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. According to the directors, this is not a prequel or sequel to their previous film Bela Seshe. Original photography of the film began on 30 November 2018 in Bolpur.[3][4][5][6][7]
The film was released on 20 May 2022 after the deaths of its lead actors, Soumitra Chatterjee (died on 15 November 2020) & Swatilekha Sengupta (died on 16 June 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Plot
The story takes place 5 years after the events of
Parallel to Biswanath & Arati's story, the film shows the story of their children & their spouses. Barin (who was his father's assistant in his publishing house in
Bijon & Malasree haven't produced children in spite of being apparently happily married for many years. Malasree is pressured by her family to consult a doctor, but refuses. Later she reveals to Biswanath that Bijon is gay, was forced by his family to marry her for the sake of appearance. Biswanath urges Malasree to divorce Bijon, but she retorts that Biswanath himself has proved by his dedication to the now intellectually-disabled Arati that married life isn't centred exclusively around children. She states that both she & Bijon had tried to end the marriage by indulging in extra-marital affairs but failed to do so because they found solace in each other's companionship. Malasree believes that their friendship transcends physical desire, and Bijon would prove to be as faithful and devoted as Biswanath if she ever became like Arati.[b]
Palash has abandoned his position as a director in
Cast
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Biswanath Sarkar
- Swatilekha Sengupta as Arati Sarkar
- Rudraprasad Sengupta as Atindra
- Aparajita Auddy as Kaberi/Buri, Biswanath and Arati's eldest daughter
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Jyotirmay, Kaberi's husband
- Rituparna Sengupta as Malashree/Mili, Biswanath and Arati's second daughter
- Shankar Chakraborty as Barin, Biswanath and Arati's only son
- Indrani Dutta as Sarmistha, Biswanath and Arati's daughter-in-law
- Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee as Bijon, Malasree's husband
- Arunima Halder as Jyotirmoy & Kaberi's eldest daughter
- Tanika Basu as Barin & Sarmistha's daughter
- Sohini Banerjee as Jyotirmoy & Kaberi's second daughter
- Debosmita Bonik as Buri and Jyotirmay's daughter
- Monami Ghosh as Piu, Biswanath and Arati's youngest daughter
- Rupsha Bhaduri as Buri and Jyotirmoy's daughter
- Anindya Chatterjee as Palash, Piu's husband
- Pradip Bhattacharya as Gansha- Sarkar's servant at Santiniketan
- Sayak Chakraborty as Arka, fiancé of Jyotirmoy's eldest daughter
- geriatric psychiatristwho treats Arati
Critical reception
Tilottama Majumdar of Anandabazar Patrika reviews, 'The success of the name 'Belashuru' lies in the fact that the movie gives this important message - there exists no pre-determined time to realise the dimensions of a relationship.'[8]
Jaya Bishwas of The Times of India reviews, "Belashuru talks about our frustrations and regrets — the pain we inflict on each other unknowingly at times. But then, it is our love that ultimately helps us heal, find redemption in our relationships. We see Biswanath regretting the fact that he could not be there for his wife for most of their lives. And now, when he really wants to spend some quality time with her, Arati can’t recognise him anymore. It becomes all the more important for him to take care of her. The story may not be exceptional. The editing could have been tighter. But you will forget these niggles, as the emotional quotient sweeps you away."[9]
Rituparna Roy of India Today criticised the near-idealistic storyline & lack of depth in the portrayal of dementia patients in the film & stated that Sraboner Dhara (another film which starred Soumitra Chatterjee) was far better in depicting challenges faced while handling patients of Alzheimer's.[10]
Box office
On May 21, it is known that the film has earned 35 lakh Indian rupees in one day.[1] Till 12 June, the film earned total Rs 1.41 cr.[11]
Soundtrack
| Belashuru | |
|---|---|
Film soundtrack | |
| Length | 21:02 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Label | Times Music Bangla |
The soundtrack album is composed And Written by
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shohage Adore" | Anindya Chattopadhyay , Prashmita Paul, Prabuddha Banerjee | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 21:02 | ||
Notes
- Faridpur and they had to migrate from East Bengal to escape religious persecution
- Belaseshe, Malasree did not at first consider Bijon, an unemployed man but rich heir & esraj-player by passion to be smart enough for her. But she pulled out of her affair when she realised that that Bijon was aware of her dalliances but didn't stop her because he believed that no one could take care of her as well as he could
References
- ^ a b "মুক্তি পেলো সৌমিত্রের 'বেলাশুরু', প্রথম দিনে আয় কত?". Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Belashuru Box Office".
- ^ "Picture Perfect: 'Bela Shuru' team having a gala time in Bolpur - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "TEAM BELA SHURU GOES BACK TO THE BEGINNING IN SANTINIKETAN TEAM BELA SHURU GOES BACK TO THE BEGINNING IN SANTINIKETAN". epaper.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.[dead link]
- ^ Correspondent, Our. "Shiboprasad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy's Windows Production announce their line-up for 2019". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "'Bela Shuru' starts rolling in Bolpur - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Desk, Bangla (7 December 2018). "কেমন চলছে 'বেলা শুরু' শ্যুটিং, দেখে নিন". Kolkata24x7 | Read Latest Bengali News, Breaking News in Bangla from West Bengal's Leading online Newspaper. Retrieved 13 September 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "ভাঙা সম্পর্ক জুড়তে বসে রক্ষণশীলতার শ্যাওলা সৌধ গড়েনি 'বেলাশুরু', সার্থকতা সেখানেই". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Belashuru Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Belashuru Movie Review:Soumitra Chatterjee is the only takeaway from the film". www.indiatoday.in. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Belashuru box office collection: রেকর্ড ব্যবসা! শুরুর তিন দিনে কত টাকা আয় করল সৌমিত্র-স্বাতীলেখার 'বেলাশুরু'?". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Belashuru – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
12.'টাপা টিনি'র তালে মাতলেন নব্যা নভেলি, প্রশংসায় অভিষেক-শ্বেতা, উচ্ছ্বসিত টিম 'বেলাশুরু'
External links
- Belashuru at IMDb
