Bhooter Bhabishyat Explained

Bhooter Bhabishyat
Director:Anik Dutta
Starring:Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Parambrata Chatterjee
Paran Bandopadhyay
Swastika Mukherjee
Sumit Samaddar
Biswajit Chakraborty
Mir Afsar Ali
Saswata Chatterjee
Sreelekha Mitra
Samadarshi Dutta
Music:Raja Narayan Deb
Producer:Joy Ganguly
Screenplay:Anik Dutta, Deb Roy
Story:Anik Dutta
Cinematography:Avik Mukhopadhyay
Editing:Arghyakamal Mitra
Studio:Satya Films
Mojo Productions
Released: (West Bengal)
(Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore)
Runtime:123 minutes
Country:India
Language:Bengali
Budget:[1]
Gross: (100 days)

Bhooter Bhabishyat (ভূতের ভবিষ্যৎ English: Future of the past or future of ghost) is a 2012 Indian Bengali ghost comedy film directed by Anik Dutta. The film became one of the biggest hits of 2012 among the Bengali films.[2] It is a film with supernatural element.[3] It is the directorial debut of Anik Dutta. It was well received by various critics for its direction, and storyline.

Plot

Ayan Sengupta, an ad director, visits a palace-like house for shooting his new ad. His dream is to make a movie but he doesn't have enough money. A man named Biplab Dasgupta, whom Ayan encounters in the house, narrates a story to him. The story is about an old decrepit house called the Chowdhury Mansion, which was haunted by the spirit of its last owner, before other wandering ghosts settled down.

A shooting of a movie named 'Antarjash' was happening where Madhumita Sanyal, the lead actress, lost consciousness during a shooting. When she regained consciousness, she said that she saw the reflection of a unknown woman in the mirror.

The first section of the story, describes the ghosts familiarizing with each other and as their initial hostility towards each other disappears, they start to regard each other as friends. Unfortunately, this atmosphere of peace and tranquility is destroyed when the ghosts discover that a greedy, plot dealer had made up his mind to convert the large, old house into a deluxe shopping mall. It is then upon the ghosts to figure out, how they will go about trying to save the house that granted them shelter, even after their deaths. Will they be able to save Chowdury Mansion from the prying eyes of the selfish dealer? Will Ayan be able to identify who this Biplab Dasgupta is and make his film debut?

Cast (in order of appearance)

Release

Bengali film stars were present in the screening of the film in March 2012.[4] The Indian Express gave Bhooter Bhabishyat a four-star rating and described the film as "one of the most intelligent and satiric comedies one has seen in a long time".[5] The film was also released in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi in April 2012.[6]

Remake

The film has been remade in Hindi as Gang of Ghosts, directed by Satish Kaushik.

Legacy

Two of the films character has been portrayed in an ad-film of Bisk Farm Top biscuit; where Debdut Ghosh reprises his role as Keshab Narayan Chowdhury, and actor Pushpita Mukherjee replaces Swastika Mukherjee as Kadalibala Dasi.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Nag . Ashoke . 28 June 2012 . Economictimes Small-budget Tollywood film, Bhooter Bhobishyot, is the biggest hit in Tollygunge . The Economic Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109084958/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news/32457474_1_anik-dutta-bhooter-bhobishyot-satyajit-ray . 2014-11-09.
  2. https://archive.today/20130203153025/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110712/jsp/entertainment/story_14225885.jsp Ghosts meet for Datta’s Bhooter Bhabishyat
  3. http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/34302112-bhuter-bhabishyat-2012-cinematic-magic-supernatural-bengali-film-par-excellence-wbr Bhuter Bhabishyat (2012) - Cinematic Magic in a Supernatural Bengali Film Par Excellence
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527200953/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-18/parties/31207279_1_bengali-film-celebs-premiere Celebs at Bhooter Bhabishyat premiere
  5. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bhooter-bhabishyat-the-future-of-the-past-bangla/932541/0 Bhooter Bhabishyat - The Future Of The Past (Bangla)
  6. Web site: Bhhoter Bhabishyat to be released in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. 22 May 2012. 18 April 2012.
  7. Web site: Phoenix Inter College-School FINALS. 18 April 2014.