''Kishmish'' () is a 2022 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by Rahool Mukherjee. This film is jointly produced by Dev Entertainment Ventures and M. K. Media. The film stars

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and Rukmini Maitra. The supporting cast includes

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and

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Plot

After failing in the school examinations, Tintin goes to his college where he meets Rohini, a topper girl in his batch. Gradually they fell in love with each other. They both want to marry each other but somehow, they couldn't manage their parents. Then a series of events happen in their life which makes the situation more complex.

Cast

Production

Development

The film was announced in November 2020, starring

and Rukmini Maitra.

Filming

The makers of the film with arranged an muhurat puja for the team a month ahead of filming. The

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of the film started in August 2021 in

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, followed by

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, and was completed within 10 days. The film was wrapped up on 22 September 2021.

Soundtrack

The film's music composed and lyrics written by Nilayan Chatterjee. On 30 March 2022, the first song titled "Tui Bolbo Na Tumi" sung by

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and Subhadeep Pan was unveiled. Ten days later, the second song "Oboseshe" sung by

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was released.

Release

The film was released theatrically on 29 April 2022.

Reception

Upam Buzarbaruah of ''

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'' gave it three and a half stars out of five and praised the movie saying that it is quite a pleasant watch. He noted that runtime of almost two and a half hours is a bit lengthy but the narrative, interspersed with some nice melodious songs, moves at a relatively fast pace and helps in passing the time easily. He opined that Kishmish is a refreshing treat for all ages and for the family. ''

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'' reviewed that the film brings back the nostalgic memories of college days and that watching it would lead one to possess a desire to go back to college. The protagonist of the film, Dev, expressed that the best review was received from his father. He wrote "In my 39 years of life, my dad never wrote me a letter. Like every other movie, my dad and my family came today to see the movie Kishmish. Outside Dad wrote "Kishmish Super duper Hit"." ''Ei Samay'' reviewed it and gave it three and a half stars out of five.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 15433754 2022 films 2022 romantic comedy films Bengali-language Indian films Indian romantic comedy films 2020s Bengali-language films