''Abar Aranye'' (English title: ''In the Forest ...Again'') (2003) is an Indian

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Goutam Ghose Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh; born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer who works primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio ...

Plot

The film features the characters from

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...

's ''

Aranyer Din Ratri ''Days and Nights in the Forest'' ( Bengali: ; English: ''Days and Nights in the Forest'') is a 1970 Indian Bengali language adventure drama film by Satyajit Ray based on the novel of the same name by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It employs the lite ...

'', returning to the forest over thirty years later. Asim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with civilisation for a few days. However, the trip turns sour when Asim and Aparna's daughter, Amrita, goes missing. It transpires that she is being held for ransom by local tribespeople. Police intervene and the kidnapped girl is returned to her parents, albeit against her own wishes.Abar Aranye

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; ; 19 January 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the histor ...

as Asim *

Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (; born 8 December 1944) also known by her married name Begum Ayesha Sultana, is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali films. Widely recognized as one of the gre ...

as Aparna (wife of Asim) *

Subhendu Chatterjee Shubhendu Chattopadhyay (29 November 1936 – 5 July 2007) was an Indian physician and actor, who is known for acting in Bengali television and films. A contemporary of actors Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee, with whom he played second hero ...

as Sanjoy * Gulshan Ara Akter Champa As Champa (wife of Sanjoy) * Tabu as Amrita (daughter of Ashim & Aparna) *

Samit Bhanja Samit Bhanja (; 2 January 1944 – 24 July 2003) was an Indian actor and director known for his work in the Bengali cinema. He was one of the most promising actors of his time, working in both Bengali and Hindi cinema. Early life Bhanja was ...

as Hari *

Roopa Ganguly Roopa Ganguly (born 25 November 1966) is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series '' Mahabharat''. Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Boll ...

as Shimul (wife of Hari) *

Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema and television, with appearances in Hindi films. The son of actor Subhendu Chatterjee, he began his career with a Hindi television series direc ...

as Saswata (son of Sanjoy and Champa) *

Bidipta Chakraborty Bidipta Chakraborty is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Bengali films. She had appeared in Debesh Chattopadhyay's play ''Brain''. Personal life Bidipta was born to eminent theatre actor Biplab Ketan Chakraborty and dancer Dipali C ...

as Bidipta (wife of Saswata) *

Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Sengupta (born Biswaroop Sengupta; 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter, who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films alongside a few Kannada films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV ...

as Jishu (friend of Saswata) *

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (b. 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Hindi cinema, Hindi and English-language Indian films, English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali ...

as manager of tea estate *

Chaiti Ghoshal Chaiti Ghoshal is an Indian actress in Bengali language film and television. Filmography Television * Ek Akasher Niche * Neel Seemana * Mohona * Manik (TV series), Manik * Jamai Raja (2017 TV series), Jamai Raja * Tomay Amay Mile * Araksh ...

as wife of manager

Awards

*2004 :

BFJA Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

*2004 : National Award - Best Director for

*2004 : National Award - Best Screenplay for

*2004 : National Award - Best Supporting Actress for

*2003 :Nominated for

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.International Film Festival of Marrakech The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) (, Amazigh: ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ) is an international film festival held annually in Marrakech, Morocco. It was established i ...

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* {{Goutam Ghose 2003 films Bengali-language Indian films Films directed by Goutam Ghose Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award–winning performance Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award 2000s Bengali-language films