Bony (film)

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Bony
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Official release poster
Directed by Parambrata Chatterjee
Written by Parambrata Chatterjee & Aniruddha Dasgupta
Based onBony by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Produced byNishpal Singh
Starring
CinematographyTiyash Sen
Edited bySumit Chowdhury
Music by Nabarun Bose
Production
company
Distributed by Surinder Films
Release date
  • 10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Bony is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language sci-fi thriller film [1] directed by Parambrata Chatterjee, starring Koel Mullick, Anjan Dutt, and Chatterjee. [2] [3] The film is a screen adaptation of the eponymous novel written by Bengali novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and is produced by Nishpal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films. [4] The film was shot in Tuscany, Italy. [5]

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Synopsis

The story of the film revolves around a Bengali couple, settled in Milan. Their newborn son Bony has some special powers. An America-born Bangladeshi on the run scientist, framed by the government with suspected links to terrorism, is looking for the couple and their newborn. He thinks they have answers to his questions.

Cast

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Lucky" Anupam Roy 3:05
2."Mohona"Paloma Majumder3:26

Release

The film released theatrically on 10 October 2021 coinciding the Puja holidays. [7]

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