Arshinagar

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Arshinagar
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Bengali আরশিনগর
Directed by Aparna Sen
Written bySayan Biswas
Screenplay byAparna Sen
Based on Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Produced by Shree Venkatesh Films
Starring Dev
Rittika Sen
Jisshu Sengupta
Cinematography Sirsha Ray
Edited by Rabiranjan Maitra
Music by Debojyoti Mishra
Production
company
Distributed by Shree Venkatesh Films
Release date
  • 25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
Running time
151:18 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Arshinagar [1] is a 2015 Bengali musical romance drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Dev, Rittika Sen, Jisshu Sengupta, Kaushik Sen, Waheeda Rehman, Kaushik Sen, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, Roopa Ganguly, Jaya Seal Ghosh. [2] The screenplay is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet . The trailer of the film was released on 25 November 2015. [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

Development

The film was announced to be a modern-day take on William Shakespeare's romantic-tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The film would have land mafia as its background, as told by Aparna Sen. [6] Dev's character is based on Romeo and Rittika Sen's character to be based on Juliet. Dev would essay the role of a member of a band named, Garage Band. Rittika Sen, who made her debut in Borbaad , was selected as the lead heroine because Aparna Sen wanted someone who would look ten years younger than the lead actor, so Sen zeroed on her. [7] Yesteryear legend, Waheeda Rehman, who worked with Aparna Sen in 15 Park Avenue, was selected to essay the role of Rittika's grandmother. [8] [9] Theatre actor Anirban Bhattacharya was initially roped to portray the main antagonist [10] but then Jisshu Sengupta was selected to play the flamboyant negative character etched out on the lines of Tybalt, making his debut as a full-fledged antagonist. Anirban Bhattacharya was later on signed to play a supporting role. Apparently, Roopa Ganguly and Kaushik Sen had been cast as son and daughter of Waheeda Rahman, respectively. Actress Jaya Seal Ghosh and filmmaker Kamaleswar Mukherjee are also part of the film. While Jaya would play Dev's mother, Kamaleswar will be seen as Salim Saab, Rittika's music teacher. Shankar Chakraborty would enact the role of Dev's father, while Shantilal Mukherjee would essay the role of a corrupt politician.

Filming

The muhurat shot was held on 27 January 2015, whose pictures were posted by the makers on Twitter. [11] [12] Dev and Anindya Banerjee started shooting for Aparna Sen's Arshinagar at a city studio on 7 February 2015. [13] Waheeda Rehman joined the shooting on 21 and 22 March.Kamaleshwar Mukherjee started shooting on 17 February 2015. Some scenes were filmed at the Bardhaman Rajbari in Alipore on Sunday afternoon. [14] Besides Kolkata, shooting locations include Adina Mosque of Malda, Purulia and Mumbai. [15]

Box office report

Arshinagar Movie's total budget was 2.3 Crores and Movie Box office collects total 1.97 crores between 10 Days only. Movie first day Collection was 38 lakhs and opening week collection was 87 lakhs. [16]

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