Mayer Anchal Explained
Mayer Anchal (Bengali: মায়ের আঁচল in Bengali pronounced as /mae̯er ãtʃɔl/) is a 2003 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Anup Sengupta and produced by Apurba Saha.[1] [2] It is a remake of the 2000 Hindi-language film Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain which itself was a remake of 1972 Marathi film Ekta Jeev Sadashiv.
Cast
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Bhola Chowdhury
- Ranjit Mallick as Janardhan, Bhola's adopted father
- Anamika Saha as Mamata, Bhola's adopted mother
- Tapas Paul as Manish Chowdhury, Bhola's elder brother
- Rachna Banerjee as Rupa, Bhola's love interest
- Mrinal Mukherjee as Raghav Dutta, Rinky's father & retired colonel
- Abhishek Chatterjee as Sujoy Chowdhury, Bhola's younger brother
- Piya Sengupta as Rinky Dutta
- Subhasish Mukherjee as Nandu, Bhola's friend
- Dipankar De as Tridip Chowdhury, Bhola's biological father
- Shankar Chakraborty as Jaga, main antagonist
- Anuradha Roy as Bishakha Chowdhury, Bhola's biological mother
- Locket Chatterjee as Naina Chowdhury, Bhola's sister-in-law
- Biplab Chatterjee as Inspector Panda
- Raja Chattopadhyay as Mr. Mallick
Production
Filming of a song sequence took place at Kalimpong.[3]
Music
Ashok Bhadra composed the soundtrack album to the film, which includes songs rendered by Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, Shaan and Babul Supriyo.
Release and reception
Mayer Anchal was released on 18 September 2003 and received a highly positive commercial response.[4] [1] [5] [6] One person was killed and twenty-two were injured due to grenade explosions by the United Liberation Front of Assam during a screening of the film on 14 August 2004 at the Uravi cinema hall in Gauripur.[7] [8]
Accolades
Babul Supriyo won the Kalakar Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2004 for his contribution to the film's soundtrack.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Rater Rajanigandha Bangla Movie Premieres in Kolkata, Exposes Plight of Exotic Dancers of India. Washington Bangla Radio on Internet. 1 June 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823170046/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/15069116-rater-rajanigandha-bangla-movie-premieres-kolkata-exposes-plight-exotic-dancers-ind. 23 August 2019.
- News: Nag. Kushali. The revival. The Telegraph. 9 March 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823170425/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-revival/cid/414256. 23 August 2019.
- News: Pradhan. Reza. Kalimpong in silver screen call. The Telegraph. 2 November 2004. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823165312/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/kalimpong-in-silver-screen-call/cid/705118. 23 August 2019.
- News: Movie Review. The Telegraph. 18 September 2003. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823163935/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/movie-review/cid/1659967. 23 August 2019.
- News: Samanta. Souradip. সিঙ্গল স্ক্রিনের সোনালি দিন আজও ভোলেননি এই তারকারা. Bengali. Even today, these stars haven't forgotten the golden days of single screens. The Indian Express. 7 July 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823171550/https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/single-screen-bengali-cinema-prosenjit-tollywood/. 23 August 2019.
- News: Roy. Indranil. ইন্ডাস্ট্রি বাঁচানোর জন্য দেব-জিতের সঙ্গে বসতে চাই. Bengali. Want to sit with Dev and Jeet to save the industry. Anandabazar Patrika. 17 April 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823171845/https://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/prosenjit-wants-to-talk-with-dev-and-jeet-1.135297. 23 August 2019.
- Web site: 14 hurt in blast as ULFA strikes on I-Day eve. Rediff.com. 14 August 2004. live. https://archive.today/20190823154050/https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/14assam1.htm. 23 August 2019. 23 August 2019.
- News: Sharma. Bijoy Kumar. Ulfa sets off blasts in Dhubri hall. The Telegraph. 14 August 2004. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823193814/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/ulfa-sets-off-blasts-in-dhubri-hall/cid/721823. 23 August 2019.
- Web site: List of Awardees (1993–2012). Kalakar Awards. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190110161652/http://kalakarawards.co.in/images/listofawardees1.pdf. 10 January 2019.
