Guldasta (2020 film)

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Guldasta
Guldasta film.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Arjunn Dutta
Written byArjunn Dutta
Produced byAnkit Das
Suresh Tolani
Starring
Cinematography Supratim Bhol
Edited bySujay Datta Ray
Music bySoumya Rit
Production
companies
Roop Production and Entertainment
Distributed byBlack Chillies Entertainment
Release date
  • 21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Guldasta is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Arjunn Dutta, [1] [2] starring Arpita Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee, Debjani Chattopadhyay and Anubhav Kanjilal. The film was released on 21 October 2020, in theaters coinciding with Puja holiday. [3]

Contents

Plot

Guldasta [4] [5] is a women-centric film, and interweaves tales of three lead female characters. Srirupa, Renu and Dolly constitute the trio whose journey of life is depicted in Guldasta. The backbone of the story stands strong with the realities of life faced by these three women who has a surprisingly unique world of make-believe emotions of their own. Be prepared to let the story touch your soul.

Cast

Soundtrack

Guldasta
Soundtrack album by
Soumya Rit
Recorded2019
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
Label Roop Production and Entertainment
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Audio song on YouTube

The soundtrack and lyrics of the film are composed by Soumya Rit.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rang Rasiya"Shaoni3:32
2."Chhaya Path Soriye"Mayuri2:31

Reception

Guldasta received mediocre ratings from critics. [7] [8] [9] Shantanu Ray Chaudhury, reviewing Guldasta, noted that despite its shortcomings, the film manages to appeal to the audience's emotion because of the director's "feel for the minutiae of life". [8]

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