The Parcel

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The Parcel
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byIndrasis Acharya
Written byIndrasis Acharya
Produced by Rituparna Sengupta
Krishna Kyal
StarringRituparna Sengupta
Saswata Chatterjee
CinematographySantanu Dey
Edited byMoloy Laha
Music by Joy Sarkar
Release dates
  • 10 November 2019 (2019-11-10)(Kolkata) [1]
  • 13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

The Parcel is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language mystery cum psychological thriller film directed by Indrasis Acharya, produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal. [2] The film features Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Anindya Chatterjee and Ambarish Bhattacharya in lead roles and Sreela Majumdar and Pradip Mukherjee as supporting characters. [3] [4] The story of the film revolves around a doctor-couple and Nandini, the protagonist, and mysterious parcels.

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Acharya, the director of the film, won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival for the film. [5] The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020. [6]

Plot

The film begins with a couple, Nandini and Souvik, both doctors, [7] and their teenaged daughter leading an uneventful life until it is abruptly disrupted. Nandini receives a parcel one morning from an anonymous person. [8] She feels that someone from her past might be blackmailing her. This leads to an exploration of her psychoses. [9] The couple fall into a trap that raises questions about their careers, reveals extramarital affairs, and upends regular life as they knew it. Nandini's past haunts her present, creating a major disruption of balance in her narrative.

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal. [10]

Promotion and release

The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Acharya on 11 February 2020. [11]

The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020. [6]

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Joy Sarkar. [12]

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Amaar Raat Pohalo"Sreela Mazumder
2"Brindabono Rai Bilasi" Rituparna Sengupta

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