''Jhumura'' (2015) is a

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film written and directed by debutant director

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and produced by Ultimax Productions Private Limited. This film is a lyrical saga that revolves around the life, love and struggles of

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(a folk art form) performers of Bengal. The film features

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, Parthasarathi Chakrabarty and others. The film was released on 24 April 2015.

Cast

* Samadarshi Datta as Riwk/Kanchan *

as Sahana/Kusum *

as Fullora * Parthasarathi Chakrabarty as Guide/Palan * Sourav Chakrabarty as Sandy/Nuna *

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as Riya/Bakul

Soundtrack

The music has been composed by Pijush Chakrabarty, Subrata Das, Brahma-Khyapa and Ayan Banerjee.

Reception

Upam Buzarbaruah of ''

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'' rated the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "Over all, Jhumura is an emotional film, a bit on the slow side, but still engaging. So, for a change, go and watch something that is miles away from mindless violence and item numbers and indulge your finer senses. You won’t regret it."

References

External links

* * {{cite web , url = http://spicyonion.com/title/jhumura-bengali-movie/ , title = Jhumura (2015) Movie Details , website = spicyonion.com , access-date=2017-07-21 2015 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films