''Datta'' is a 2023 Indian

Bengali language Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ...

film based on the novel with the same name written by

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicised as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee; 15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938) was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and socie ...

. directed by Nirmal Chakraborty. It stars

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, and Devlina Kumar. The music was 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 was theatrically released on 16 June 2023.

Synopsis

It is a Bengali film based on

's classic novel Datta.

Cast

Production

Nirmal Chakraborty announced her directorial debut film titled "Datta" based on the novel with the same name written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

and

playing the lead role. On 12 February 2020, principal photography took place in Kolkata and filming was completed on 24 May 2023, with official confirmation from film actress

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the album was released on 12 June 2023. Datta consists of four songs composed by

, lyricist three song Rabindra Sangeets and one song of Rajanikanta Sen. first song titled "Jadi Tare Nai Chini Go" released on 12 June 2023.

Reception

Devarti Ghosh from

Ei Samay Sangbadpatra ''Ei Samay Sangbadpatra'' () is a Bengali-language daily newspaper from The Times Group. It was launched as a broadsheet daily newspaper with a motive to enter into a head-to-head competition with '' Anandabazar Patrika''. It is owned and pu ...

wrote "Those who like to watch literary films, they can come and see 'Datta' in colorful frames to find entertainment, it will not hurt". Suparna Majumder from

Sangbad Pratidin Sangbad Pratidin () is a daily Indian Bengali language, Bengali newspaper simultaneously published from Kolkata, Barjora and Siliguri. It was founded by Swapan Sadhan Bose, on 9 August 1992. The Editor-in-Chief is Srinjoy Bose. Content Beside ...

says "The use of Rabindra songs is more dramatic than the previous films and also beautiful as a prelude. Director Nirmal Chakraborty stumbles a bit in his first steps. Hopefully, he'll be a little more aware next time".

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* {{IMDb title, 28309567 Bengali-language Indian films 2023 drama films 2020s Bengali-language films 2023 films 2023 directorial debut films Bengali-language romance films