| The Parcel | |
| Director: | Indrasis Acharya |
| Producer: | Rituparna Sengupta Krishna Kyal |
| Starring: | Rituparna Sengupta Saswata Chatterjee |
| Music: | Joy Sarkar |
| Cinematography: | Santanu Dey |
| Editing: | Moloy Laha |
| Runtime: | 124 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
The Parcel is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language mystery cum psychological thriller film directed by Indrasis Acharya, produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal.[1] The film features Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Anindya Chatterjee and Ambarish Bhattacharya in lead roles and Sreela Majumdar and Pradip Mukherjee as supporting characters.[2] [3] The story of the film revolves around a doctor-couple and Nandini, the protagonist, and mysterious parcels.
Acharya, the director of the film, won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival for the film.[4] The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.[5]
The film begins with a couple, Nandini and Souvik, both doctors,[6] and their teenaged daughter leading an uneventful life until it is abruptly disrupted. Nandini receives a parcel one morning from an anonymous person.[7] She feels that someone from her past might be blackmailing her. This leads to an exploration of her psychoses.[8] The couple fall into a trap that raises questions about their careers, reveals extramarital affairs, and upends regular life as they knew it. Nandini's past haunts her present, creating a major disruption of balance in her narrative.
The film is produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal.[9]
The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Acharya on 11 February 2020.[10]
The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.
The music of the film is composed by Joy Sarkar.[11]
| Title | Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Amaar Raat Pohalo" | Sreela Mazumder | |
| 2 | "Brindabono Rai Bilasi" | Rituparna Sengupta |