''Dosar'' () is a 2006

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Indian drama film. It was produced by Arindam Chaudhuri (Planman Motion Pictures) and directed by

Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh (; 31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for h ...

. The

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film won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for the lead role portrayal by

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 ...

. The movie additionally stars

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, who for her part won the Best Actress Award at the New York Film Festival in 2007. The film was premiered in the 60th

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in the Les Cinema Du Monde section. The film was a

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at the box office.

Synopsis

The story revolves around Kaushik and Kaberi, a happy couple until a car accident takes away Mita, Kaushik's mistress, and leaves Kaushik injured and grieving. Mita, the mother of a little boy and living with her husband, was Kaushik's colleague. This revelation leaves Kaberi shattered. Kaushik successfully moves on with life leaving Mita behind and tries his best to repair the severely wounded relationship with his wife. Another couple in the film, Brinda and Bobby, are also engaged in an extramarital relation. While Bobby is a bachelor, Brinda, quite older than Bobby, is unhappily married. They and Kaberi do group theatre together. Brinda-Bobby comes to a crossroads when Brinda becomes pregnant and Bobby is not sure whether the child is his or her husband's. However, he does not turn back and stands by Brinda in sorting out her issues. Kaberi often threatens divorce but ultimately is overpowered by the wife in her and cannot resist fulfilling her duties towards her husband at the time of crisis. On the other hand, Kaushik is also caught in his own predicament. He has to not only come to terms with the loss of a loved one but is faced with the daunting task of winning back his wife's trust.

Cast

as Kaushik Chatterjee *

as Kaberi Chatterjee *

Chandrayee Ghosh Chandreyee Ghosh is an Indian actress. Career Ghosh made her film debut in Sekhar Das's '' Mohulbanir Sereng'', followed by ''Tista Tista, also called Tistedalselva or Tistakanalen, is a river in Halden municipality, in Østfold county, ...

as Mita Ray *

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 Mita Ray's husband/ Mr. Biswas * Pallavi Chatterjee as Brinda *

Parambrata Chatterjee Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director. Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. His notable ...

as Bobby/ Bibaswan *

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 Kaushik's younger brother /Bubul * Tota Roy Chowdhury as Kaushik's colleague *Pushpita Mukherjee as Nurse Khushi * Mithu Chakrabarty as Kaberi's mother

Awards

* 2007 :

Bengal Film Journalists' Association 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 ...

: Best Actor Award for ''

'' * 2007: Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival : Best Actress for ''

''. * 2007, Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival : Best Director for ''

''. * 2007: National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dosar 2006 films 2000s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Films set in Kolkata Films based on works by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Films directed by Rituparno Ghosh