''Abby Sen'' is a 2015 Bengali

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

film directed by

Atanu Ghosh Atanu Ghosh Ghosh is a National-Award-winning Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, author and teacher. His Bengali film '' Mayurakshi'' (2017) was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. His film Shesh Pata, Angshumaner ...

and produced by Firdausul Hassan and Probal Halder. It features

Abir Chatterjee Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut i ...

Raima Sen Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma) is an Indian actress and model, born into the royal family of Tripura to Bharat Dev Varma and Moon Moon Sen. Sen is known for her work in Hindi and Bengali films. Early life Raima Sen was born on 7 November ...

Chiranjeet Chakraborty Deepak Chakraborty (born 2 November 1950), known professionally as Chiranjeet Chakraborty, is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is the son of renowned cartoonist Shaila Chakraborty. ...

Bratya Basu Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury (born 25 September 1969),Bratya Basu(collected plays), Ananda Publishers, 2004 also known as Bratya Basu, is an Indian actor, stage director, playwright, film director, professor and politician who has been the Ed ...

, and

Priyanka Sarkar Priyanka Sarkar (born 31 December 1990) is an Indian film and television actress who mostly works in Bengali films. She started her career working in the Bengali television industry in 2003 while she was only 12 years old. Later she worked in se ...

in lead roles, with Neel Mukherjee,

Biswanath Basu Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor and comedian, who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, he has acted in over 80 films and is known for his comic roles. Filmogra ...

, and Bhaswar Chatterjee in supporting roles. The music is composed by

Joy Sarkar Sourav Sarkar, popularly known as Joy Sarkar, is a Kolkata based Indian Bengali film music composer. Sarkar mainly works in Bengali cinema and albums. He composed soundtracks for '' Jodi Ekdin'' (2010), ''Accident'' (2012), '' Muktodhara'' ( ...

. It is Atanu Ghosh's fifth feature film after

Angshumaner Chhobi ''Angshumaner Chhobi'' (2009) is the debut feature film of Atanu Ghosh and had its premiere at the 40th International Film Festival of India, Goa. It was selected in the Competitive Section of the festival in one of the two Indian entries. Plot ...

, Takhan Teish,

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Ek Phaali Rodh ''Ek Phaali Rodh'' () is a 2014 Bengali film directed by Atanu Ghosh and produced by Bitan Roy and Antara Ghosh for Teamwork Communication. The music is composed by Joy Sarkar. It is Atanu Ghosh's fourth feature film after Angshumaner Chhobi, ...

and was released 30 October 2015.

Plot

Kolkata 2013. Abby Sen is a 30-year-old television producer. He is academically brilliant and has a strong background in science, and watching science fiction films is his greatest passion. But his programmes on television are never popular and fail to make a mark on the TRP ratings. And that is perhaps the only reason why Abby has lost not less than seven jobs. Every time he is fired, his wife Somy gets hysterical and throws down everything that she could lay her hands on. So Abby has not disclosed his last dismissal to her. By sheer coincidence, Abby meets a self-styled scientist who claims to have discovered a time-travel capsule. The scientist volunteers to take Abby back in time to when getting a job was not that difficult. But he has certain conditions, which Abby must fulfill. Finding all options bleak, Abby decides to agree to his conditions and travel 33 years back in time, that is, to 1980. Thereafter, a series of unforeseen incidents and intricacies of relationships make Abby's life in 1980 as eventful as ever. But flung between the two worlds of 1980 and 2013 both in his personal and professional life, Abby represents the predicament of a man struggling to survive in this competitive world.

Themes

The film subtly touches on the theory of

chronology protection conjecture The chronology protection conjecture is a hypothesis first proposed by Stephen Hawking that laws of physics beyond those of standard general relativity prevent time travel—even when the latter theory states that it should be possible (such as in ...

. Despite Abby Sen's effort, the past chronology remains unchanged. The director did not venture into the nitty gritty of time travel theory. He rather nicely explained the intricacies, a human relationship can face in case of such event!

Cast

as Abby Sen *

as Parama *

as Scientist *

Arunima Ghosh Arunima Ghosh is an Indian Bengali language, Bengali film and television actress. Filmography * ''Rinmukti'' (2000) * ''Surya (2004 film), Surya'' (2004) * ''Ek Mutho Chabi'' (2005) * ''Sangram (2005 film), Sangram'' (2005) * ''Probhu Nosto ...

as Somy *

as Director, Grand Channel *

as Srirupa *

Kanchan Mullick Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like '' Mahakaal'' and '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali the ...

as Bila * Neel Mukherjee as Bimbo *

as Jatin * Bhaswar Chatterjee as Samik *

Paran Bandopadhyay Paran BanerjeeSpelling according tTimes of IndiaanTelegraph, Calcutta We'll follow this spelling. (alternate spelling Paran BandyopadhyaySpelling according t or Paran BanerjeeAlternative of surname ''Bandopadhyay'', see Banerjee) is an Indian B ...

as Dhiraj *

Kharaj Mukherjee Kharaj Mukherjee or Kharaj Mukhopadhyay is an Indian actor, comedian and singer. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award in 2004 for the film '' Patalghar''. Over the years, he has established himself as on ...

as Hiran

Soundtrack

The music and background score for the film is composed by

Reception

Critical reception

Upam Buzarbaruah of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' rated the film 3/5 stars and wrote "The film just seems to float through life and time, never delving deep into anything. As a result, the film seems just as mindless as maybe a larger-than-life south remake. The story just grazes the surface — be it the people shown in the film or the science behind time travel. Overall, Abby Sen is a film you should watch for the great performances."

References

{{Atanu Ghosh Bengali-language science fiction films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films directed by Atanu Ghosh Indian science fiction comedy films Friends Communication films