Dhuusar Explained

Dhuusar
Director:Snehashish Mondal, Soumi Saha
Producer:Snehashish Mondal, Soumi Saha, Rahul Singh
Music:Anjo John
Cinematography:Arkodeb Mukherjee
Editing:Soumi Saha
Runtime:72 minutes
Country:India
Language:Hindi, Bengali

Dhuusar is a 2020 Indian drama film directed by Soumi Saha and Snehashish Mondal, which features Ritwik Bhowmik in the lead role.[1] [2] [3]

Synopsis

Dhuusar is inspired by a real-life incident of Sajal Barui, who was a convicted criminal of Kolkata, India, for the murder of his family at the age of 16.[4] The film is also a semi-autobiographical account of Saha's childhood and adolescence, depicting her relationship with a former lover and her mother.[5] [6]

Cast

Production

Soumi Saha is the writer, co-director, co-producer, production designer, costume designer, actor and editor of the film.

Release and awards

Dhuusar premiered at the 20th Lucania Film Festival, Italy, where it won the Best Screenplay and Best Actor award for Saha.[9] [10]

It had its Indian premiere in Mumbai, at the 10th Jagran Film Festival[11] [12] [13] before travelling to several international film festivals including Winchester Film Festival, United Kingdom;[14] Barcelona International Film Festival, Spain; South Europe International Film Festival, Spain;[15] and the Queen Palm International Film Festival, United States, where it won the Gold award for Best Feature & Best Editor (Saha), Silver award for Best Actor (Ritwik Bhowmik), Bronze award for Best Producer, and an Honorable Mention for Best Costume Design.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2020-07-13. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to make digital debut with 'Bandish Bandits', a musical romance. The Hindu. 2020-09-28. 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: 2020-07-20. Bandish Bandits trailer: When musical opposites attract. 2020-09-28. The Indian Express.
  3. Web site: 2020-07-13. Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. 2020-09-28. Hindustan Times.
  4. Web site: Five teenagers enact a most grisly murder scene in Calcutta. January 15, 1994. Ruben. Banerjee. India Today. 2020-05-27.
  5. Web site: What drives juvenile delinquency? This is the question at the heart of the film, Dhuusar. 2017-04-02. Firstpost. 2020-05-27.
  6. Web site: Dhuusar - An Epic Biographical Journey Of A Juvenile Convict Brings Out The Best Of Humanity. 2017-05-09. VoxSpace. 2020-05-27.
  7. Web site: Arya Mallick - Google Search . 2022-03-31 . www.google.com.
  8. Web site: বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়. স্রবন্তী. সেঁজুতির মুম্বই যাত্রা. 2020-09-28. anandabazar.com. bn.
  9. Web site: Selezione Ufficiale / Official selection 2019. 21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy. it-IT. 2020-05-27.
  10. Web site: Winners 2019. 21st Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera 2019· Southern Italy. it-IT. 2020-05-27.
  11. Web site: Dhuusar - Grey. 2020-05-27.
  12. Web site: Sir by Rohena Gera premieres in India at the 10th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai this September, finally. Are you going?. filmtribe.in. 2020-05-27.
  13. Web site: 2019-10-01. The 10th Jagran Film Festival concludes in Mumbai on a high note. 2020-09-28. mid-day.
  14. Web site: Official Selection 2019. 2018-10-02. 2020-05-27.
  15. Web site: 29. Best Foreign Language Feature Film. Stephen. Fusion International Film Festivals. 2020-05-27.
  16. Web site: 2020 Gold Winners Main Category. Queen Palm Film Fest. 2020-05-27.

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