Babli (film)

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Babli
Babli Poster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Raj Chakraborty
Written bySouvik Bhattacharya (dialogues)
Screenplay by Raj Chakraborty
Story by Buddhadeb Guha
Based onBabli
by Buddhadeb Guha
Produced by Raj Chakraborty
Subhashree Ganguly
Starring See below
CinematographyManas Ganguly
Edited bySanglap Bhowmik
Music by Indradeep Dasgupta
Production
company
Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions
Distributed by PVR Inox Pictures
Release date
  • 15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)(India)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Box office1.30 cr

Babli is a 2024 Bengali period romantic adventure drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty, [1] based on Buddhadeb Guha's novel of the same name. [2] [3] [4] This film was released on 15 August 2024 under the banner of Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions. [5]

Contents

Premise

Set in 1995, Abhiroop is a graduate from the London School of Economics. On the way to Dimapur from Imphal by car he befriended Damayanti aka Babli, his boss's relative. Babli, a chubby girl, thinks that writers don't create stories about people like her. She has a little complex about being overweight. Still their friendship takes a new colour during the journey. When their car broke down midway they had to stay in a wooden house inside the jungle. Babli started to feel vulnerable after knowing that her air hostess friend Jhuma is also attracted to Abhiroop.

Cast

Marketing

The teaser of the film was released on 14 April 2024. [6] The trailer was dropped on 3 August 2024 along with the announcement of new release date. [7]

Soundtrack

Babli
Soundtrack album by
Released2024
Recorded2023–24
Genre Film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
Label Raj Chakraborty Entertainment

The music of the film has been composed by Indraadip Dasgupta. The lyrics are penned by Barish, Saikat Kundu and Indraadip Dasgupta.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dube Achi"BarishMinar Rahman3:57
2."Elomelo Raat"Barish Shreya Ghoshal 4:02
3."Bhalobeshe Phelechi Tomaye"Saikat Kundu Rupam Islam 5:53
4."Mon Pakhi" Indraadip Dasgupta Shreya Ghosal3:47
5."Babli Title Track"Indraadip Dasgupta Anupam Roy 2:35

Release

The film was released on in the theatres on 15 August 2024, coinciding with Independence Day.

Reception

Critical reception

Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote "Raj Chakrabarty handles the intricacies of the relationship and the challenges that Babli and Abhirup face quite well." He also praised the cinematography, background score and director's vision for creating a visually stunning and emotionally resonant film but criticized some songs which seemed to forcefully inserted in the plot. [8]

Subhasmita Kanji of the Hindustan Times rated the film 3.8 out of 5 stars and opined that Subhashree played her role with extreme precision, while Abir and the other cast were also aptly perfect in their roles. She specially praised the cinematographer of the film for beautifully portraying the vivid landforms but criticized the forceful insertion of some songs which had nothing to add to the plot. [9]

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