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Release Date:
September 22, 2023
Original Title:
Shonar Khacha
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Red Polka Productions
Spotlight Tribe Productions
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 11
It is an early winter morning in Kolkata in 1989 and the palatial old "Roy Choudhury" house lies dilapidated, housing the last few members of a once huge affluent joint family. Rudro, the younger brother of the last generation, an under-confident, nondescript man in his mid-30s tries to convince Rajatabho, the eldest of the brothers to take up the offer of selling the house in a desperate attempt to save themselves from bankruptcy. Rajatabho, however, is unrelenting. Rudro, later tries to convince Anjali, Rajatabho's wife, to help change her husband's mind. Later in the day, a crying Anjali grinds down sleeping pills on her kitchen slab. She reminisces down memory lane through each nook and corner of the house as she does this. Finally, at dusk, as Anjali stands alone on the terrace holding a bottle of sleeping pills, Rajatabho suddenly arrives and they look eye to eye for the first time in months.
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Assistant Director:
Bidushi Roy
Associate Producer:
Romita Singh
Casting:
Shounak Majumdar
Colorist:
Abhishekh Saravanan
Costume Designer:
Sounak Sen Barat
Director:
Prataya Saha
Director of Photography:
Subha Dey
Editor:
Prasanth Ambili
Graphic Designer:
Neil Chatterjee
Mixing Engineer:
Adrian Valentine Rodriguez
Music Director:
Sanjeev Thomas
Original Story:
Victor Mukherjee
Producer:
Anshulika Kapoor
Production Assistant:
Sudeb Das
Production Consultant:
Sofia Amato
Production Design:
Sounak Sen Barat
Screenplay:
Prataya Saha
Sound:
Tony Joppan
Sound Designer:
Apurv Prasanna
Vocals:
Anindita Banerjee Roy
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