Love Aaj Kal Porshu

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Love Aaj Kal Porshu
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Theatrical Poster of Love Aaj Kal Porshu
Directed by Pratim D. Gupta
Written by Pratim D. Gupta
Produced byShrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni
Starring Arjun Chakrabarty
Madhumita Sarkar
Paoli Dam
Anindita Bose
CinematographySubhankar Bhar
Edited by Sanglap Bhowmick [1]
Music by Arindam Chatterjee
Production
company
Distributed by SVF Entertainment
Release date
  • 14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Love Aaj Kal Porshu [2] is an Indian Bengali-language romantic film directed by Pratim D. Gupta, and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. The film was released on 14 February 2020 under the banner of SVF Entertainment. [2] It stars Arjun Chakraborty, Madhumita Sarkar, Paoli Dam and Anindita Bose. [2] The story is inspired by two Jim Carrey movies, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and The Truman Show .

Contents

The film was released theatrically on 14 February 2020, [3] [4]

Cast

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleSingerLength
1."Aye Dekhe Jaa" Arijit Singh 3:01
2."Shune Ne"Dev Arijit, Nikhita Gandhi 2:45
3."Tomay Notun Kore"Shaheb Chattopadhyay3:15

Marketing and release

The official teaser of film was released on 31 December 2019 by SVF. [5] The film was released theatrically on 14 February 2020, [3]

Critical response

Love Aaj Kal Porshu opened to positive reviews, with critics finding the film's concept novel and treatment fresh.

The Times of India gave the film 3.5/5 calling it "a whiff of fresh air". Raving about the movie, the review said: "It brings in an unusual flavour in Bengali cinema. It thrills you, makes your heart melt in love and most importantly, engages you with its tight script — a perfect concoction for this season of love without being melodramatic." [6]

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