Dostojee

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Dostojee
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দোস্তজি
Directed byPrasun Chatterjee
Written byPrasun Chatterjee
StarringArif Shaikh
Asik Shaikh
Jayati Chakraborty
CinematographyTuhin Biswas
Production
company
Kathak Talkies
Release dates
  • 12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)(UK)
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)(India)
Running time
111 min
Country India
LanguageBengali

Dostojee [1] is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Prasun Chatterjee [2] and produced by Kathak Talkies. [3]

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The film won the top prize, the Golden Shika Award, at the Nara International Film Festival for 2022. [4] [5] [6]

Cast

Production

Chatterjee stayed in the village for a year in 2013 and wrote the script. [7] The script for Dostojee was initially rejected by several producers. [8]

Release

In June 2020, Dostojee was one of the five films selected by NFDC to go to Cannes. [9]

The film had its world premiere at the 65th BFI London Film Festival in London. The film had its Bangladeshi premiere at the 20th Dhaka International Film Festival. [9] The film was subsequently screened at film festivals across the globe, including the Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden, the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea, [10] and the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, the Dharamshala International Film Festival, [11] and the International Film Festival of Kerala in India. [12] [13] The film screened in the United Arab Emirates at the Sharjah International Film Festival and had its American premieres in international competition at the 39th Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Dostojee was shown at the Nara International Film Festival in Japan later that year, where it was honoured with Golden Sikha Award, and with that the director received the opportunity to make a film in Japan fully financed and produced by Nara IFF as a part of the award. [14] [15]

It was released on 11 November 2022 in Kolkata. [5]

Reception

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, " The film posits friendship and humankind's capacity for empathy as a bulwark against bigotry but does not lose sight of the harsh reality that surrounds us." [16]

Accolades

Award [lower-alpha 1] Year of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Olympia International Film Festival2021Best Child ActorArif ShaikhWon [17] [18]
Jaffna International Cinema Festival2022Best Debut FilmDostojeeWon [19]
Malaysian Golden Globe Awards Best FilmDostojeeNominated [20] [21] [22]
Best DirectorPrasun ChatterjeeNominated
Best ActorArif Shaikh and Asik ShaikhWon
Best Supporting ActressJayati ChakrabortyNominated
Best CinematographyTuhin BiswasNominated
Best ScreenplayPrasun ChatterjeeNominated
Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth CIFEJ PrizeDostojeeWon [23]
Best DirectorPrasun ChatterjeeWon
UK Asian Film Festival Best FilmDostojeeWon [24]
Nara International Film Festival Golden Shika AwardWon [14]
Sharjah International Film FestivalBest Feature FilmWon
Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla2023Best FilmDostojeeWon [25]
Critics Award for Best FilmNominated
Best DirectorPrasun ChatterjeeWon
Best Debut DirectorNominated
Best Original StoryNominated
Best ScreenplayWon
Best CinematographyTuhin BiswasWon
Best Supporting ActressJayati ChakrabortyNominated
Best Sound DesignPrasun Chatterjee and Rohit SenguptaNominated
Best EditingSujay Datta Ray and Santanu MukherjeeNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.

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