Via Darjeeling

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Via Darjeeling
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Movie poster for Via Darjeeling
Directed byArindam Nandy
Produced byJoy Ganguly
Starring Kay Kay Menon
Sonali Kulkarni
Vinay Pathak
Prashant Narayanan
Sandhya Mridul
Rajat Kapoor
Rupam Islam
Cinematography Avik Mukhopadhyay
Edited by Arghyakamal Mitra
Music byPrabuddha Banerjee
Release date
  • 27 June 2008 (2008-06-27)
Running time
1 hour 44 min
CountryIndia
Language Hindi

Via Darjeeling is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Arindam Nandy. [1] It stars Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Vinay Pathak, Sandhya Mridul and Rajat Kapoor. [2] [3]

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Plot

The film revolves around the story of a honeymooning couple Ankur and Rimli who are very much in love. On the day of their departure from Darjeeling, Ankur disappears mysteriously leaving Rimli all alone frantically searching for him. Here enters the policeman Robin Dutt who tries to trace Ankur, but in vain. The story then moves onto a group of friends partying and having a good time, where Robin who is one of the guests narrates the story of Ankur and Rimli to his friends. How each one of them make their own interpretations as to what happened to Ankur makes the movie an interesting watch. [4]

Cast

Soundtrack [5]

The music of this film was composed by Prabudhha Benerjee. This album features 10 tracks, sung by reputed singers like K.S.Chithra, Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan & Kunal Ganjawala. The album consists of 6 songs and 4 instrumentals based on the theme for portraying characters in the film.

Track Listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ankur's Theme"Prabudhha Benerjee1:43
2."Kahin Nahi (Version 1)" Sunidhi Chauhan 2:46
3."Sirf Ehasaas" Kunal Ganjawala 3:49
4."Baarish" K.S.Chithra 4:07
5."Uribar Swapan"Karthik Das Baul4:10
6."Rimlee's Theme"Prabudhha Benerjee2:18
7."Phir Bhi"Kunal Ganjawala4:46
8."Kahin Nahi (Version 2)" Shaan 3:52
9."Bonny's Theme"Prabudhha Benerjee1:08
10."Maalik & Kaushik's Theme"Prabudhha Benerjee2:38

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References

  1. ↑ "Review: Via Darjeeling". Hindustan Times. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Via Darjeeling , retrieved 24 February 2022
  3. ↑ "Via Darjeeling (2008) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Review: Via Darjeeling". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Via Darjeeling". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.


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