Maati (film)

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Maati
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Theatrical release poster
Directed bySaibal Banerjee
Leena Gangopadhyay
Produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Starring Adil Hussain
Paoli Dam
Shankar Chakraborty
Laboni Sarkar
Chandan Sen
Aparajita Auddy
Monami Ghosh
Anusuya Majumdar
Cinematography Sirsha Ray
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music by Debajyoti Mishra
Release date
  • 13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Maati is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay and starring Adil Hussain & Paoli Dam in the lead role. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Synopsis

Meghla finds out her grandmother had been killed in her ancestral home in East Pakistan by a trusted retainer of the family. Many years after the tragedy, Meghla goes back to Kutubdia to trace her roots and faces the murderer's family who now occupy her house. 'Maati' traces Meghla's trials with truth and humanity, while tackling issues of migration, human displacement and relationships.

Cast

Music

Maati
Soundtrack album by
Recorded2018–2019
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length21:24
LanguageBengali
Label Zee Music Bangla
External audio
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The music and the background score is by Debojyoti Mishra. [8] [9] The film comprises 7 tracks and the lyrics are written by Debojyoti Mishra, Anirban Mukhpadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore and Hason Raja. The album rights of the film were acquired by Zee Music Bangla.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Piriti Baindheche Holdi" Debojyoti Mishra Debojyoti MishraRageshri Das3:00
2."Mehendi Song (Haat Duhani)"Debojyoti MishraDebojyoti MishraTrisha Parui, Titas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Mouli Bhattacharya and Hrittika Sarkar3:01
3."Monasha Bhasan Song (Lokhai)"Debojyoti MishraDebojyoti MishraTitas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Mouli Bhattacharya and Hrittika Sarkar2:42
4."Nojor Nojor"Debojyoti Mishra, Anirban MukhpadhyayDebojyoti MishraRageshri Das, Titas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Hrittika Sarkar and Mouli Bhattacharya3:22
5."Probhat Feri Song"Debojyoti Mishra, Anirban MukhpadhyayDebojyoti MishraSubhankar Panda, Rudraneel Chowdhury, Arnab Basu, Arindam Sahana, Titas Bhattacharyya, Debarati Sarkar, Sneha Bandyopadhyay, Ayantika Koley, Mouli Bhattacharya, Hrittika Sarkar, Sudipta Pradhan and Sayan Bhattacharya2:58
6."O Aamar Desher Maati" Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath TagoreChoir Of Sraboni Sen Academy4:02
7."Nisha Lagilo Re" Hason Raja Hason RajaShantanu Ghosh and Choir3:18
Total length:21:24

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