''Buno Haansh'' (English: ''Wild Goose'') is an Indian

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directed by

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury is an Indian film director. He is the director and producer of multiple Bengali and Hindi films. He directed the highly successful Hindi movie ''Pink'' which received accolades from film critics and movie lovers alike. C ...

. It is based on a novel by

Samaresh Majumdar Samaresh Majumdar (10 March 1944 – 8 May 2023) was an Indian Bengali language writer from West Bengal. Early life and education Majumdar was born on 10 March 1944 in Gairkata, Jalpaiguri district in the then British India. He spent his ch ...

of the same name, and features actors Dev,

Srabanti Chatterjee Srabanti Chatterjee (born 13 August 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Bengali films. One of the highest paid and finest actresses of Bengali Cinema, She is known for her versatile acting skills and has been a popular face in Bengali Fi ...

and

Tanusree Chakraborty Tanusree Chakraborty (born 6 August 1984) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Bengali films. Along with films, she has also worked on various television shows. Recently she has been hosting a beauty and lifestyle show called ...

in the lead roles. The music in this film was composed by

Shantanu Moitra Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is an Indian pianist, score composer and musician who has composed songs for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his scores in the films ''Parineeta (2005 film), Parineeta'' (2005), ''Hazaaron K ...

. The film was released on 15 August 2014.

Plot

The story of the film, which deals with the underworld, revolves around Amal (played by Dev), who engages himself deeply into a smuggling business. The events which occur after the boy realizes that he has become part of a dangerous game, form the climax of the story.

Cast

* Dev as Amal *

as Sohag *

as Rijula *

Moon Moon Sen Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen (born Srimati Sen; 28 March 1954), is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. S ...

as Madam *

Arindam Sil Arindam Sil (born 12 March 1964) is an Indian actor, film director and line producer who predominantly works in Bengali films. Early life Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. J ...

as the owner of a

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* Arindol Bagchi as Amal's brother * Sudipta Chakraborty as Amal's sister-in-law * Gargi Roychowdhury as Adrija/Addy * Anindya Pulak as Robin *

Shankar Chakraborty Shankar Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actor who has done several television serials and has appeared in pivotal roles in numerous Bengali films. Personal life Shankar Chakraborty was born to a Bengali Hindu family. He married a ...

as Badal bhai *

Subhrajit Dutta Subhrajit Dutta is an Indian film and theatre actor who appears in Bengali language, Bengali films and television serials. Some of the notable Bengali films he acted in include ''Ebar Shabor'', Manojder Adbhut Bari, ''Eagoler Chokh'', ''Double F ...

as Sohag's brother *

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as Sohag's mother *

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as Rafik * Sohag Sen as Amal's mother * Pijush Bandyopadhyay as Habib bhai *

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as Bar Dancer

Making

Production

is the executive producer for ''Buno Haansh''. The film is one of the high-budget films of Tollywood. The film was earlier titled ''Runway''.

Casting

This is the first collaboration of all the members of the cast of ''Buno Haansh'' with

. Initially,

Koel Mallick Koel Mallick (; born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982), known mononymously as Koel, is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Bengali films. Often referred to as the "Tolly-Queen", she is the recipient numerous accolades, including ...

was supposed to play the female lead, but she stepped back due to date problems. After that, various names like

Radhika Apte Radhika Apte () (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian film and television actress. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the fantasy drama ''Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!'' (2005). Her first lead role was in the 2009 ...

and

Payel Sarkar Payel Sarkar is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bengali films and Hindi television. On 25 February 2021, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Political career Sarkar joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2021 and contested in 2021 West ...

were being considered to bag the female lead. Finally,

was signed to play the role. Veteran Bengali actress

reappeared on big screen with this film after nine years, her last film being ''

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'', which was released in 2004. She was reported to play a central character in this film. In an interview, she said, "Yes, Tony (Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury) has approached me with a role in his next film. In the past too, Tony had approached me, but somehow I couldn't work out the time. But this time I'm really looking forward to it, though I'm yet to hear the script and sign on the dotted line. At present, both of us are talking about the film." Even director Chowdhury said that signing Moon Moon was like a dream come true for him and that, there was no other actress who would fit the character perfectly.

Filming

Director

was reported to search for shooting locations at

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. Some scenes were also shot in

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and Thailand. In Bangladesh, the art direction was provided by Tarek Bablu.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is given by

, while the lyrics are written by

Srijato Srijato Bandyopadhyay is an Indian poet of the Bengali language. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book ''Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers''. In 2014, he won the Filmfare Awards East 2014, Filmfare Awards East for Best Lyrici ...

Anindya Chatterjee Anindya Chatterjee is an Indian people, Indian Bengalis, Bengali film director, music director, singer, lyricist, actor and Film producer, producer based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the singer-lyricist of Bengali band Chandrabindoo (b ...

and

Chandril Bhattacharya Chandril Bhattacharya () is a popular Bengali essayist, lyricist, poet, filmmaker and orator from Kolkata. Music Bhattacharya is one of the main lyricists of the Bengali band Chandrabindoo and also occasionally sings for them. His idiomatic ...

. The full album was released on iTunes on 27 June 2014. T-Series also uploaded a jukebox of the album on

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on that very same day. There are five original tracks in the album.

Track listing

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buno Haansh Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films 2014 films Films scored by Shantanu Moitra Films set in Mumbai Films shot in Mumbai Reliance Entertainment films Films directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury