| Kishmish | |
| Starring: | |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Music: | Nilayan Chatterjee |
| Cinematography: | Modhura Palit |
| Editing: | Amit Ray |
| Director: | Rahool Mukherjee |
| Producer: | Dev |
| Studio: | Dev Entertainment Ventures M.K. Media |
| Distributor: | SSR Cinemas |
| Runtime: | 141 minutes |
| Budget: | 1.4 Cr |
| Gross: | 2.6 Cr[1] |
Kishmish is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rahool Mukherjee. This film is jointly produced by Dev Entertainment Ventures and M. K. Media.[2] The film stars Dev and Rukmini Maitra.[3] [4] The supporting cast includes Kharaj Mukherjee, Anjana Basu, June Malia and Kamaleshwar Mukherjee.[5]
After failing in the school examinations, Tintin goes to his college where he meets Rohini, a topper girl in his batch. Gradually they fell in love with each other. They both want to marry each other but somehow, they couldn't manage their parents. Then a series of events happen in their life which makes the situation more complex.
The film was announced in November 2020, starring Dev and Rukmini Maitra.[9]
The makers of the film with arranged an muhurat puja for the team a month ahead of filming.[10] The principal photography of the film started in August 2021 in Kolkata, followed by Darjeeling, and was completed within 10 days.[11] The film was wrapped up on 22 September 2021.[12]
The film's music composed and lyrics written by Nilayan Chatterjee. On 30 March 2022, the first song titled "Tui Bolbo Na Tumi" [13] sung by Nikhita Gandhi and Subhadeep Pan was unveiled.[14] [15] Ten days later, the second song "Oboseshe" sung by Arijit Singh was released.[16]
| Kishmish | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Nilayan Chatterjee |
| Released: | 2022 |
| Recorded: | 2021 |
| Genre: | Film soundtrack |
| Length: | 16:49 |
| Label: | Saregama Bengali |
The film was released theatrically on 29 April 2022.[17]
Upam Buzarbaruah of The Times of India gave it three and a half stars out of five and praised the movie saying that it is quite a pleasant watch. He noted that runtime of almost two and a half hours is a bit lengthy but the narrative, interspersed with some nice melodious songs, moves at a relatively fast pace and helps in passing the time easily. He opined that Kishmish is a refreshing treat for all ages and for the family.[18]
Anandabazar Patrika reviewed that the film brings back the nostalgic memories of college days and that watching it would lead one to possess a desire to go back to college.[19] The protagonist of the film, Dev, expressed that the best review was received from his father. He wrote "In my 39 years of life, my dad never wrote me a letter. Like every other movie, my dad and my family came today to see the movie Kishmish. Outside Dad wrote "Kishmish Super duper Hit"."[20] Ei Samay reviewed it and gave it three and a half stars out of five.[21]