Amodini

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Amodini
Amodini poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Chidananda Dasgupta
Written byChidananda Dasgupta
Produced by NFDC
Doordarshan
Starring
Cinematography Madhu Ambat
Edited byUjjal Nandi
Music byC. R. Chowdhury
Hrishikesh-Saurabh-Jasraj
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Amodini is a 1994 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film directed by Chidananda Dasgupta. It stars Pijush Ganguly, Rachna Banerjee and Anushree Das. The film was screened at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India on 11 January 1996. [1]

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Supriya Dasgupta won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work in this film. [2]

Cast

Reception

S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "Directed by Chidananda Dasgupta, this film has Pijush Ganguly, Rachana Banerjee, Ashoke Mukherjee, Tathagata Sanyal, Anusree Das have done their best with the help of the director. The camera by Madhu Ambat and technicians of the other departments of filmmaking have also co-operated to the maximum to make it an enjoyable film.". [4] Deborah Young of Variety wrote that "It’s all good fun for those who like period costumes and historical pageantry and aren’t bothered by the broad comedy of thesps who seem to be acting out a cartoon". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Young, Deborah (11 February 1996). "Amodini". Variety .
  2. "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. "AmodiniUA". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (12 January 1996). "The cream of Indian cinema". The Hindu . p. 73. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996.