Adventures of Jojo explained

Adventures of Jojo
Director:Raj Chakraborty
Producer:Shrikant Mohta
Mahendra Soni
Screenplay:Padmanabha Dasgupta
Story:Padmanabha Dasgupta
Raj Chakraborty
Leela Majumdar
Studio:Shree Venkatesh Films
Cinematography:Soumik Haldar
Manas Ganguly
Editing:Sanglap Bhowmik
Country:India
Language:Bengali

Adventures Of Jojo is a Bengali children action adventure film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty, based on Tongling, a novel written by Leela Majumdar.[1] [2] [3] It is inspired by the film "An Elephant's Journey" directed by Richard Boddington. The film was released on 21 December 2018 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.[4]

Plot

The plot revolves with the subject of tiger poaching and wildlife. Jojo, a young and school going boy of 12, lives with his parents in Kolkata. He dreams of the wilderness and the animals in it. One day his parents go Vellore to take his grandmother. Jojo goes to his uncle's home to Baropahari in Arunachal Pradesh. He befriends with Shibu, a local boy of similar age. Shibu is the son of a mahout who grew up in the midst of nature and is friendly with animals, especially an elephant named Noni. They make a mission to stop a gang of poachers from killing Chenghiz, a huge tiger who is seen as the protector of the forest.[5]

Cast

Release

The official trailer 1 of the film was launched by SVF on 14 November 2018.[6] The official trailer 2 of the film was launched by SVF, fifteen days later on 1 December 2018.[7]

This film was theatrically released on 21 December 2018.

Notes and References

  1. News: What’s the inspiration behind a children’s film like ‘Adventures Of Jojo?. 26 December 2018. The Times of India. 24 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Filmmaker Raj Chakraborty is on a roll with Adventures of Jojo. 9 March 2019.
  3. Web site: ANIMAL MASCOTS USED FOR PROMOTION. 9 March 2019.
  4. Web site: First look poster of Raj Chakraborty's Adventures Of Jojo revealed. 9 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Adventures Of Jojo. 9 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Adventures Of জোজো - Official Trailer - Jashojeet - Rudranil - Samiul Alam - Raj Chakraborty - SVF. SVF. YouTube. 14 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Adventures Of জোজো - Official Trailer 2 - Jashojeet - Rudranil - Samiul Alam - Raj Chakraborty - SVF. SVF. YouTube. 1 December 2018.