| Accident | |
| Director: | Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
| Producer: | Kaustuv Ray |
| Starring: | Rudranil Ghosh Shiboprosad Mukherjee Sabyasachi Chakrabarty Sampurna Lahiri Kanchan Mullick Kharaj Mukherjee Debshankar Haldar |
| Music: | Joy Sarkar |
| Cinematography: | Anil Singh |
| Editing: | Malay Laha |
| Runtime: | 128 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
Accident is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The story of the film deals with road accident and its consequences in Kolkata.[1] The director duo got motivated by Keshtopur road incident in April 2008 where at least 20 people were killed and nearly 40 were injured.[2]
Arko, an aspiring bowler, wants to pursue his career in cricket. However, a torn ligament puts an end to his dreams. He tries his luck in various other jobs, but all in vain. Frustration and depression continue to take a toll on him. Then, suddenly, life starts looking up after the birth of his son, Babai. While Arko stays at home and takes care of Babai, his wife, Riya, goes out to work. On the other hand, Kartik Mondol is a poor bus driver, who lives in a slum with his mother and wife and drives the buses owned by Madan Patra. Then, there is Swapan Chakraborty, an honest insurance investigator, who lives with his daughter and specially abled father.One morning, while Babai is going to school, he meets with an accident. Kartik's bus runs over little Babai, killing him. Arko's life is shattered. Though Kartik is arrested, he is made a scapegoat for the greater negligence by bus owners, the testing centres, and the corporate giant, Axle Motors. Swapan, who takes up the case, finds that the bus itself is a defective model. After obtaining bail, Kartik teams up with Arko and Swapan. Their protest, overcoming all difficulties, constitutes the main plot of the movie.[3]
| Title | Singer | |
|---|---|---|
| Dharo Kono Katha Holo Na | Joy Sarkar | |
| Ek Dake Jara Ghar Chari | Nachiketa Chakraborty | |
| Eto Rakam Akash Venge | Timir Biswas | |
| Hawa Lege Venge Galo Ghar | Raghav | |
| Jaane Jaan | Anweshaa | |
| Mono Re Koto Lokho Janom Ghure Ghure | Anuseh Andil | |
| Uver Take | Silajit Majumder |
Nandita Roy is an Indian filmmaker, screenplay writer and producer. She has been working in the film industry for the past 30 years. She has worked in many television serials and National Award-winning films. Shiboprosad Mukherjee is an Indian filmmaker, actor and producer. He started his acting career by joining the Theatre in Education Project and was a regular theatre artiste at Nandikar. He learnt his art from celebrated thespians like Rudraprasad Sengupta and Ibrahim Alkazi. The director duo ventured into cinema in 2011, with their first film, Icche. From then on, they have co-directed films like Accident (2012), Muktodhara (2012), Alik Sukh (2013), Ramdhanu (2014), Belaseshe (2015), Praktan (2016) Posto (2017), Haami (2018), Konttho (2019), Gotro (2019), which have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Their films have been appreciated for their socially relevant content and entertaining narrative structure.
Accident ran successfully in theatres for 50 days. The film was selected for the Indian Cinema Now section of the 18th International Kerala Film Festival. Later in 2012, Joy Sarkar won the Best Singer award for the soundtrack 'Janejaan' from this film at the Radio Mirchi Awards.