''The Parcel'' is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language

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cum

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film directed by

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, produced by

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and Krishna Kyal. The film features Rituparna Sengupta,

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and

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in lead roles and

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and

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as supporting characters. The story of the film revolves around a doctor-couple and Nandini, the protagonist, and mysterious parcels. Acharya, the director of the film, won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th

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for the film. The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.

Plot

The film begins with a couple, Nandini and Souvik, both doctors, and their teenaged daughter leading an uneventful life until it is abruptly disrupted. Nandini receives a parcel one morning from an anonymous person. She feels that someone from her past might be blackmailing her. This leads to an exploration of her psychoses. The couple fall into a trap that raises questions about their careers, reveals extramarital affairs, and upends regular life as they knew it. Nandini's past haunts her present, creating a major disruption of balance in her narrative.

Cast

as Nandini *

as Souvik *

* Daminee Basu * Juin Bagchi

Production

The film is produced by

and Krishna Kyal.

Promotion and release

The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Acharya on 11 February 2020. The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.

Soundtrack

The music of the film is 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'' ( ...

Awards

* ''The Parcel'' has received two festival laurels – the 14th Jogja NETPAC Asian film festival in Indonesia and the Diorama international film festival in Delhi. * Indrasis Acharya won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th

for the film ''The Parcel''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parcel, The 2019 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Indian mystery thriller films 2010s mystery thriller films Indian psychological thriller films 2019 psychological thriller films