''Rupkatha Noy'' is a 2013

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film directed by Atanu Ghosh and produced by Firdausal Hassan and Probal Halder for Friends Communication. The music was composed by Joy Sarkar.

Plot

Sisir Roy (

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...

) is a 72-year-old man, long retired from a government office as Upper Division Clerk. His family consists of his son Prasanta ( Bhaskar Banerjee) and daughter-in-law Mandira (

Soma Chakrabarty Soma may refer to: Businesses and brands * SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicyc ...

). Sisir's wife died many years ago. Every day, Sisir goes to the park and interacts with different people. Over a period of time, five young people become acquainted with him. Ahana (

Sohini Sarkar Sohini Sarkar is an Indian Bengali film and television actress. She played the title character in the 2011–2012 TV series '' Adwitiya''. Sarkar made her film debut in the 2013 film '' Rupkatha Noy''. In the same year she acted in the film '' ...

), a newly married girl, restless and immature, who repeatedly flees from her in-law's place, much to the anxiety of people close to her. Her newly married husband Prasit (

Gourab Chakrabarty Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian Bengali film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Prodipto Lahiri in the Bengali musical TV series ''Gaaner Oparey'' that aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Cha ...

) is quite baffled about her behaviour and is desperately on the lookout for a solution. Saswata (

Kaushik Sen Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre based in Kolkata. He is the director of the well-acclaimed theatre group Swapnasandhani. He has won the BFJA awards for best supporting actor for his perfor ...

) is a 35-year-old man who teaches Mathematics in a boys' school. For the last eleven years, he has been entrusted to teach Calculus. Saswata has no thrill in life and is desperately in search of that. Sananda (

Radhika Apte Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Hindi films, and has appeared in a few Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and English-language films. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a ...

), a 30-year-old IT engineer, is a single mother of a 3-year-old child. Sananda has a dreadful past, which keeps haunting her. Biswanath ( Rahul) is a typist who sits on one side of the park, quite aware that the number of customers is rapidly dwindling as more and more people prefer electronic type using computers, but he does not have the means to buy a computer. Reena (

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) is a young girl, working at a petrol pump, who is struggling against an uncertain future and insecurity. All these five people are either going through or on the verge of a crisis in their lives. In midst of such a situation, Sisir's son and daughter-in-law leave for Meerut. And now Sisir is left completely alone. Detached from his own kin, Sisir now reaches out to his extended family by involving himself more intimately with the four new people in his life. He touches upon their minds trying to change their thoughts, and in turn, their lives. But in the process, he puts his own life into a vortex of complexities.

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee & Radhika Apte in Rupkatha Noy

as Sisir *

as Sananda *

as Saswata *

Indraneil Sengupta Indraneil Sengupta is an Indian film and television actor, and a model living in Kolkata since 2004. Career Sengupta was a finalist of the 1999 Gladrags Manhunt Contest in which John Abraham was the winner. He modelled for designer Rohit ...

as Sananda's husband * Rahul as Biswanath *

as Ahana * Gaurav Chakrabarty as Prasit * Nina Chakrabarty as Reena * Bhaskar Banerjee as Prasanta * Soma Chakrabarty as Mandira *

Arindam Sil Arindam Sil is an Indian actor, film director and line producer. Early life Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. Joseph's College, Calcutta, and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, ...

as Prasanta's friend

Awards and festivals

* Nominated for FIPRESCI Award for Best Indian Film 2013 * Filmfare Awards ::Best Director (Critic's Choice) - Atanu Ghosh ::Best Actor (Critic's Choice) - Soumitra Chatterjee ::Best Playback (Female) – Anwesha Dutta Gupta (Saradin aar Sararaat) ::Best Debut Actor – Sohini Sarkar * Best Director Award - Noida International Film Festival 2014 *'' Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival'' * Official Selection ::Competitive Section - Dhaka International Film Festival 2014 ::Competitive Section - Bangalore International Film Festival 2013 ::Indian Panorama - Chennai International Film Festival 2013 ::Competitive Section - Noida International Film Festival 2014 ::Spectrum Asia - Third Eye Asian Film Festival 2014 ::Indian Showcase - Delhi International Film Festival 2013 ::World Panorama - Shanghai International Film Festival 2014

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External links

* {{Atanu Ghosh Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films set in Kolkata Indian drama films Films directed by Atanu Ghosh 2013 drama films 2013 films

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