Aparajita Tumi

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Aparajita Tumi
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Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Written byShyamal Sengupta
Produced byShoojit Sircar
Ronnie Lahiri [1]
Starring Padmapriya Janakiraman
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Kamalinee Mukherjee
Chandan Roy Sanyal
Indraneil Sengupta
Tanusree Shankar
Kalyan Ray
Rik Dev Mukherji
CinematographyRanjan Palit
Edited by Arghyakamal Mitra
Music by Shantanu Moitra
Distributed by Rising Sun Films
Release date
  • 20 January 2012 (2012-01-20)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Bengali [2]

Aparajita Tumi (English: You, Undefeated) is a 2012 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Indraneil Sengupta. It is a venture of director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury after his successful and critically acclaimed movie Antaheen. This film also had Shantanu Moitra as music director and Anindya and Chandril as lyricists like Tony's previous film. The film is an adaptation of the novel Dui Nari Hathe Tarbari by famous Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay.

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Plot

Pradip and Kuhu, an NRI couple with two children, start having problems because of Kuhu's straightforward nature and blatant comments which end up hurting people. Ushoshi and Ronojoy are another couple. While Ronojoy seems to be a cynical workaholic who is not bothered about the voids in his life, Ushoshi is extremely sensitive about things like their childlessness. As Kuhu repeatedly hurts the insecure Ushoshi, Pradip finds himself empathizing with her, and they eventually end up having an affair. Kuhu moves out with her children, whom she temporarily places in the care of her parents, while she takes time to think about her next step. Meanwhile, she has a brief encounter with ex-boyfriend Yusuf, which brings back nostalgic memories, pain and loneliness. While Yusuf is clearly interested in a relationship, Kuhu is cold and distant, which finally drives him away.

Meanwhile, Pradip suffers from splitting headaches, and it is soon discovered that he has cancer. As he battles the disease, Kuhu finally comes back, perhaps forgiving him. Ushoshi's husband learns of her affair with Pradip, and profoundly eccentric and cynical as he is, he sets her free to choose what she wants to do next without complaint. Ushoshi comes to visit Pradip, and Kuhu behaves quite normally with her, attempting to brush aside any bitterness. Ushoshi says that she has decided to return to India, and leaves without saying goodbye to Pradip.

In the end, Kuhu is seen alone on a beach, clutching a book of poems Yusuf had presented her, and along with that, she holds a letter he had left her, mentioning how he was going away, not willing to disturb her anymore.

Cast

Soundtrack

The song Roopkathara was a chart topper and received rave reviews from the audience.

All music is composed by Shantanu Moitra.

Songs
No.TitleLyricsSinger(S)Length
1."Roopkathara (Female)" Anindya Chattopadhyay & Chandril Bhattacharya Shreya Ghoshal  
2."Roopkathara (Male)"Anindya Chattopadhyay & Chandril Bhattacharya Rupankar Bagchi  
3."Bola Baron"Anindya Chattopadhyay & Chandril Bhattacharya Anindya Chatterjee and Shantanu Moitra  
4."Brishti Biday"Anindya Chattopadhyay, Chandril BhattacharyaShreya Ghoshal, Hamsika Iyer  
5."Take Me Home"  Bonnie Chakraborty, Shreya Ghoshal 
6."Chhaya Bhitu Chhaya" Hamsika Iyer 
7."Shadow Tales"Anindya Chattopadhyay, Chandril Bhattacharya & Neha Rungta Suraj Jagan and Monali Thakur  

Awards

CeremonyCategoryNomineeResult
2nd Royal Stag Mirchi Music awards BanglaSong Of The YearRoopkathara (Female)Won
Female Vocalist of the Year Shreya Ghoshal for the song Roopkathara (Female)Won
Music Director of the Year Shantanu Moitra for the song Bola BaronWon
Album of the YearAparajita TumiWon
Lyricist Of The Year Anindya Chatterjee & Chandril Bhattacharya for the song Bola BaronWon

Padmapriya Nominated for National Award for Best Actress Category

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