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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bhalo Theko<br />
| image = Bhalo ThekoVidya.jpg<br />
| based_on = ''Janmadin'' by Leena Gangopadhay<br />
| starring = [[Soumitra Chatterjee]]<br> [[Vidya Balan]]<br> [[Joy Sengupta]]<br />
| director = [[Goutam Halder]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Abhik Mukhopadhyay]]<br />
| distributor = [[Angel Video]]<br />
| released = 25 December 2003<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
| music = [[Prabuddha Banerjee]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| runtime = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Bhalo Theko''''' ({{lang-bn|ভাল থেকো}}, translation: "Take Care") is a 2003 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] movie based on Leena Gangopadhaya's story ''Janmadin'' released in 2003. Directed by [[Goutam Halder]], it featured [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Joy Sengupta]], [[Debshankar Halder]], [[Parambrata Chatterjee]] and [[Vidya Balan]]. This movie marks [[Vidya Balan]]'s cinematic debut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhalo Theko |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/Bhalo-Theko/5500/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120909163337/http://www.screenindia.com/news/Bhalo-Theko/5500/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-09 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |date=2003-08-15 }}</ref>At the [[51st National Film Awards]], the film was awarded for [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]], [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] and [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]] for films producer and director.<ref name="51staward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm51NFAAward.aspx|title=51st National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|accessdate=15 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505174032/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm51NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film is set in Acharya [[Jagadish Chandra Bose]]'s home in [[Falta, South 24 Parganas|Falta]], West Bengal, masquerading as [[Uttarpara]]. It deals with the story of a girl Anandi and her family (including uncle, brother, parents and sister), lover (brother's friend Babua) and few neighbours. Nature, tradition and love are Anandi's pillars of support in difficult times. Her brother will slowly drift away with companies of Naxalites, will not return home one day, and will be lost forever. Her parents will die heartbroken and her sister will get married suddenly and will leave the family. Babua will go abroad and marry somebody else.<br />
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It is implied that Anandi is forgetful of her sorrows that she was deceived by Babua ([[Joy Sengupta]]) whom she loved most. Babua comes back from abroad only to say: 'Anandi, I came back to set you free.'<br />
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''Bhalo Theko'' has a non-linear pace with frequent jumps between current time and past. Film critics described Anandi as a large canvas painted in several hues. She stands against rootless internalisation and perplexed culture. A poem by a renowned Bangladeshi author and scholar [[Humayun Azad]] named "[[Shuvescha]]" was recited in the ending of the film by Anandi while wandering lonely in their garden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/10/24/d41024140395.htm/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-01-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050116014841/http://thedailystar.net/2004/10/24/d41024140395.htm |archivedate=16 January 2005 |df=dmy }}</ref><!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[File:VidyaBalan_in_Bhalo_Theko.jpg |thumb|right|[[Vidya Balan]] in " Bhalo Theko ". {{deletable image-caption|1=Monday, 23 July 2007}}]] --><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Vidya Balan]] as Anandi<br />
*[[Soumitra Chatterjee]] as Anandi's uncle<br />
*[[Joy Sengupta]] as Babua shine<br />
*[[Debshankar Haldar]]<br />
*[[Parambrata Chatterjee]]<br />
*Rimjhim Gupta<br />
*Souvik Poyra<br />
*Anusua Majumdar<br />
*Bijay Lakshmi Barman<br />
*Chandan Sengupta<br />
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== Promotion ==<br />
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''Bhalo Theko'' was screened at the Bangkok film festival, 2004.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|3592248/}}<br />
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{{National Film Award Special Jury Award feature film}}<br />
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[[Category:2003 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award]]<br />
[[Category:Special Jury Award (feature film) National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:2003 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Bengali-language films]]<br />
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