''Ajogyo'' is a 2024 Indian

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romantic thriller A romantic thriller is a narrative that combines elements of both the romance and thriller genres. The goal of romantic thrillers is to entertain audiences by evoking discomfort through moments of suspense along with heightened feelings of anxi ...

written and directed by

Kaushik Ganguly Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 1968) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. Multiple National Film Awards winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore vario ...

. The film stars

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors of modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is the son of Bollyw ...

Rituparna Sengupta Rituparna Sengupta is Indian actress and producer and model who is known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She has w ...

Silajit Majumder Silajit Majumder (, born 9 October 1965), first name also spelled ''Shilajit'', is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter and actor from Kolkata. He is mostly credited by his first name. As an actor he is best known for his roles in films like '' ...

and

Lily Chakravarty Lily Chakravarty is an Indian actress. She worked in many Bengali and Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari ...

in the lead roles.

Ambarish Bhattacharya Ambarish Bhattacharya (born 13 March 1979) is a Bengali actor and comedian. He started his career through performing at Bengali theatre and stage. He made his television debut in the 2007 playing the character ''Gaja'' in Raja & Gaja. He has ac ...

and

Sudip Mukherjee Sudip Mukherjee is an Indian Bengali actor, who is predominantly known for his work in Bengali television and Cinema of West Bengal, cinema. He has also featured in Hindi-language and Tamil-language films. He has acted in many television serial ...

play other pivotal roles. It is produced by Surinder Singh and Nispal Singh under the banner of

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. This film marked the 50th collaboration of the iconic pair of Prosenjit -

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in the lead roles.

Indraadip Dasgupta Indraadip Dasgupta (born 17 January 1973) is an Indian composer whose range of music is well known in various Bengali Films. In 2017 he worked in ''Begum Jaan (2017 film), Begum Jaan'', for which he composed the background score. Film direc ...

Anupam Roy Anupam Roy (born 29 March 1982) is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter, music director, composer, writer, guitarist, playback singer, engineer from Kolkata, India. He made his debut with ''Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao'' & ''Benche Thakar Gaan'', ...

and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee did the music of the film. It was released in the theatres on 7 June 2024. The film opened to positive responses from the critics and audiences alike. The film grossed financially well.

Synopsis

Parna's (

) husband Raktim (

) was suddenly fired from his job. In this crisis-ridden state, they received an unexpected guest Prosen Mitra (

). He is her husband's confidante. The story revolves around whether Prasen will be able to usher in happiness in the breaking down family or will he create further problems.

Cast

as Prosen Mitra, Parna's ex-lover *

as Parna, Raktim's wife *

as Raktim, Parna's husband *

as Prosen's mother *

as a solo traveller *

as Parna's boss

Production

Announcement and Filming

On 28 April 2024, director

released an announcement poster of the film. The announcement poster mentioned the fact that it is going to be the 50th film of Prosenjit -

duo.

Marketing

The film was promoted and marketed as the 50th film of Prosenjit -

duo. The official trailer was released on 17 May 2024 on the

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channel of

. Glimpses of the film were shown on the Biswa Bangla Gate as a part of the promotions. The film was mostly shot in parts of

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and

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Music

The music of the film has been composed by

and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee. The lyrics were written by

and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee. The first single "Tui Amar Hobi Na" was released on 13 May 2024. It created a controversy on social media regarding the wrong spelling of the word "Hobi". The second single "Ajogyo Ami", which is the title track of the film, was dropped on 22 May 2024. The third song "Keu Janbe Na" was released on 27 May 2024. The fourth single "Ajogyo Ami (Rock Version)" was released on 1 June 2024. The fifth song "Amar Dukkhe Tumi" was released on 6 June 2024. The sixth single, a male version of "Tui Amar Hobi Na" was released on 15 June 2024.

Release

The film was released theatrically on 7 June 2024.

Reception

Box office

The film took a blockbuster opening at the box-office. In the first week, the film minted around 97 lakhs. It has collected over 1.25 crore in the first two weeks.

Critical Reception

Suparna Majumder of ''

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'' reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote "Kaushik Ganguly has successfully interwoven the emotions of love, anger, grief with the past and present. All the actors, specially Prosenjit, Rituparna and Silajit have successfully done their roles." Poorna Banerjee of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "The dialogues and script moves at a sluggish pace, making the second half more slow. Despite the music and the beautiful settings, the romance lacks emotional depth." Sudip Ghosh of ''

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'' rated the film 7.5 out of 10 stars and wrote "The director has failed to justify the thriller part in the film." He praised the chemistry between Prosenjit-Rituparna, acting of the actors, the story and its twists. Shamayita Chakraborty of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars. He specially praised Silajit's acting skills. She wrote "Silajit's tiny touches and simple gestures make the character look real and his subdued acting is a pleasure to watch. Prosenjit - Rituparna shared a charming chemistry." She praised the music, background score and cinematography. But he also criticised the elusiveness of Prasen's character and the umpteen number of times reference to Lord Jagannath. Souvik Saha of ''Cine Kolkata'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The stellar performance of the cast and dialogues are the USP of the film. But the slow second half and predictability of the film makes it a one time watch." Subhasmita Kanji of ''

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'' rated the film 4.1 out of 5 stars and wrote "The performance of the whole cast, fine storytelling of the director, the music and dialogues - everything was perfect to make it a mind refreshing film."

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt32308936 2024 drama films 2024 films 2024 romantic drama films 2020s Indian films 2020s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Films directed by Kaushik Ganguly