Gumnaami

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{{short description|2019 film directed by Srijit Mukherji}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox film
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| image = Gumnaami_Poster.jpg
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| caption = Teaser poster
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| director = [[Srijit Mukherji]]
| producer = [[Mahendra Soni]] [[Shrikant Mohta]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Srijit Mukherji and Manish Patra
| story = Srijit Mukherji and Manish Patra
| based_on = {{based on|''Conundrum''|[[Anuj Dhar]] and Chandrachur Ghose}}
| starring = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] [[Anirban Bhattacharya]] [[Tanusree Chakraborty]]
| narrator =
| music = '''Music and score''' [[Indraadip Dasgupta]] '''Soundtrack:''' [[Indian National Army|I.N.A.]] and [[Dwijendralal Ray|D. L. Roy]]
| cinematography = Soumik Haldar Manish Patra
| editing = Pronoy Dasgupta and Manish Patra
| production_companies = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
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| released = {{film date|df=yes|2019|10|2|ref1=<ref name=":m1"/>}} (Bengali)
{{film date|df=yes|2019|10|18|ref1=<ref name=":m1"/>}} (Hindi)
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| country = India
| language = Bengali Hindi
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'''''Gumnaami''''' ({{lang-bn|গুমনামি}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Documentary film|Factual film]] based on the true events directed by [[Srijit Mukherji]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/aug/20/15131|title=Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji announces film on 'Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose' with Prosenjit Chatterjee|last=Sarkar|first=Roushni|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> which deals with the mystery of [[Death of Subhas Chandra Bose|Netaji's death]], based on the [[Mukherjee Commission]] hearings and the book ''Conundrum'' written by [[Anuj Dhar]] and Chandrachur Ghose. It has been produced by [[Shrikant Mohta]], Pranay Ranjan, and [[Mahendra Soni]] under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]].<ref name="ToI Srijit's Next">{{cite news |title=Srijit's next is on Gumnami Baba? ?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/srijits-next-is-on-gumnami-baba/articleshow/65452080.cms |accessdate=11 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] plays the roles of [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] and [[Gumnami Baba|Gumnaami Baba]].<ref name="Zee24Ghanta সৃজিতের ছবিতে 'গুমনামী বাবা' হচ্ছেন প্রসেনজিৎ চট্টোপাধ্যায়?">{{cite news |title=সৃজিতের ছবিতে 'গুমনামী বাবা' হচ্ছেন প্রসেনজিৎ চট্টোপাধ্যায়? |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/entertainment/prosenjit-chattapadhya-to-play-gumnami-baba-in-srijit-mukhukhopadhyays-film_211561.html |work=Zee24Ghanta.com |date=21 August 2018 |language=bn-IN}}</ref>

The principal photography began in May 2019 in [[Asansol]], [[West Bengal]].<ref name="News18 Gumnaami: Shoot for Film Based on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Begins in Bengal">{{cite news |title=Gumnaami: Shoot for Film Based on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Begins in Bengal |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/gumnaami-shoot-for-film-based-on-netaji-subhas-chandra-bose-begins-in-bengal-2163375.html |accessdate=11 September 2019 |work=News18}}</ref> The film was released theatrically on 2 October 2019.<ref name=":m1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/gumnaami/movieshow/67654623.cms|title=Gumnaami|website=The Times of India|language=en|date=16 August 2019|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is based on the Mukherjee Commission hearings and shows a dramatized version of the works of [[Anuj Dhar]], Chandrachur Ghose and the Mission Netaji voluntary organisation. The film shows the three theories trying to explain the death or disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose.

The film starts with Subhas Chandra Bose at the Congress Conference. A courageous Subhas disagrees to follow the nonviolent methods of [[Gandhi]] and resigns from [[Indian National Congress]]. He then travels the world to make allies while confronting the [[British Army]]. In 2003, journalist Chandrachur Dhar ([[Anirban Bhattacharya]]) is given an assignment for writing a detailed report about the mystery surrounding Subhas Chandra Bose's death. He takes up the assignment and spends months to gather evidence and knowledge about Bose. His neglectful attitude towards his wife ([[Tanusree Chakraborty]]) compels her to divorce him. Mentally frustrated, Dhar quits his job and forms a group entirely dedicated to the purpose for solving the mystery.

At the 2005 [[Mukherjee Commission]] hearing, he addresses the jury boldly. According to him, there was no plane crash at all in 1945. Bose had preplanned to fake his death to the world and asked his most trustworthy soldier of the [[Indian National Army]] (INA) [[Habib ur Rahman (Indian National Army officer)|Habib ur Rahman]] (who later left the partitioned India and joined to higher posts in the Government of Pakistan, including the Additional Defense Secretary) to be with him and not to disclose his fake death to anyone. To support his statement, Dhar shows numerous evidences like why he went to a six-seater fighter plane when there were twelve-seater planes available, there were no recorded plane crash that year, and that there was no news of death of the Japanese soldiers who were supposed to have died in the plane crash.

The judge, seemingly convinced, asks that if the plane crash did not happen then where did Subhas go. Dhar reveals that Subhas lived as an ascetic in Uttar Pradesh without revealing his identity or face; the people who visited him could only see him behind a curtain. A few people recognised him as soon as they heard his voice. However, they never revealed it to any third person. Even his close colleague and revolutionary, [[Leela Roy]] and [[Samar Guha]], recognised him when they visited him and later maintained correspondence. It is revealed that the family members knew he was alive. Numerous pieces of evidence were lying with them. He became known as 'Gumnaami Baba' and died in 1985. Only 13 disciples were present at the funeral.

The next day, the commission concludes that there was no plane crash and that Bose did not die in 1945. However, in 2006, the Government refused to accept the verdict and discarded the report. Angry and frustrated, Dhar burns all his work and contemplates the purpose of his hard work of 3 years. His former wife encourages him to fight as Bose did for the country for 30 years. They vow to keep on fighting till justice is served.

In a flashback, Subhas Chandra Bose is seen singing [[Subh Sukh Chain]], the [[National Anthem]] of the [[Azad Hind|Provisional Government of Free India]], along with the Indian National Army.

==Cast==
* [[Anirban Bhattacharya]] as Chandrachur Dhar, based on [[Anuj Dhar]] and Chandrachur Ghose, the two eminent researchers on Netaji and his life events
* [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] as [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose]] and [[Gumnami Baba]]
* [[Tanusree Chakraborty]] as Ronita Dhar
* Biplab Dasgupta as Mr. Paul
* Shyamal Chakraborty
* Surendra Rajan as [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]
* Sanjay Gurbaxani as [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
*Anindya Sain as Anuj
* Akshay Kapoor as Srikant Sharma Kanha
* Satyam Bhattacharya as [[Habib ur Rahman (Indian National Army officer)|Habibur Rehman]], INA Soldier
* Shibashish Bandopadhyay
* Prantik Banerjee as Suresh Gupta
* [[Pallavi Chatterjee]] in Lolita Bose (cameo)
* [[Srijit Mukherjee]] as Chandrachur's office boss
*Indroneel Banerjee as Dr P Banerjee

==Marketing ==
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The [[Teaser campaign|teaser]] of the film was released on 15 August 2019 by [[Shree Venkatesh Films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RnYo898cpmo|title=Gumnaami (गुमनामी) - Teaser (Hindi) - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Anirban Bhattacharya - SVF|publisher= SVF|website=YouTube|date=15 August 2022}}</ref> Later, the trailer of the film was released on 8 September 2019 also by [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] in Bengali<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF6m7TrpBJQ|title=Gumnaami (গুমনামী) - Trailer - Bengali - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Srijit Mukherji - Anirban - SVF|publisher= SVF|website=YouTube|date=8 September 2022}}</ref> and Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aqz8wS9J2Y|title=Gumnaami (गुमनामी) - Trailer - Hindi - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Srijit Mukherji - Anirban - SVF|publisher= SVF|website=YouTube|date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

== Release and reception ==
The film released on 2 October 2019.{{cn|date=April 2021}} ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the movie 3 out of 5 stars. The film also released on OTT platforms such as Hoichoi and Amazon Prime Video at a later date<ref name="ToI Gumnaami Movie Review">{{cite news |title=Gumnaami Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/gumnaami/movie-review/71410061.cms |accessdate=3 October 2022}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack of the film is composed by [[Indian National Army|I.N.A.]] and [[Dwijendralal Ray|D. L. Roy]], whereas background music and score is done by [[Indraadip Dasgupta]]. The lyrics are by D. L. Roy and Capt. Abid Ali Mumtaz Hussain.
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==Awards==
'''[[67th National Film Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/67th-national-film-awards-kangana-ranaut-sushant-singh-rajput-s-chhichhore-win-101616411773402.html|title=67th National Film Awards: Kangana Ranaut, Sushant Singh Rajput's Chhichhore win. See complete list of winners here|date=22 March 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]] - ''Gumnaami''
*[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] - [[Srijit Mukherji]]

*Official Selection -Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020

*Official Selection - South Asian International Film Festival 2019

== Controversy ==
The director of the film [[Srijit Mukherji]] courted a controversy in February 2019, after [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose]]'s grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose criticized him over portrayal of Gumnami Baba as Netaji in his upcoming film.<ref name="India Today Srijit September 2019">{{cite news |title=Srijit Mukherji on Netaji film Gumnaami: Put me in jail, will write more scripts |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/srijit-mukherji-on-netaji-film-gumnaami-put-me-in-jail-will-write-more-scripts-1462654-2019-02-22 |accessdate=11 September 2019 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/srijit-mukherji-on-netaji-film-gumnaami-put-me-in-jail-will-write-more-scripts-1462654-2019-02-22|title=Srijit Mukherji on Netaji film Gumnaami: Put me in jail, will write more scripts|website=India Today|access-date=18 August 2019|date=22 February 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|10834986}}

{{Subhas Chandra Bose}}
{{Srijit Mukherji}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Bengali}}

[[Category:2010s mystery films]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Indian National Army in fiction]]
[[Category:Films about Subhas Chandra Bose]]
[[Category:Films directed by Srijit Mukherji]]
[[Category:Indian mystery films]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical drama films]]
[[Category:Conspiracy theories in India]]
[[Category:Films about conspiracy theories]]
[[Category:Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners]]

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