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{{Infobox film
| name = Bansuri: The Flute
| image = BansuriTheFlute.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = poster
| director = [[Hari Viswanath]]
| producer = Mou Roychowdhury
| based_on = {{based on|''Vanavillin Ambbu''|Augusto}}
| starring = [[Anurag Kashyap]]<br />[[Rituparna Sengupta]]<br />[[Upendra Limaye]]
| music = [[Debojyoti Mishra]]
| cinematography = Grzegorz Hartfiel
| editing = [[Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = Vision 3 Global Pvt Ltd<br>HarryToonz Studio
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2021|4|16}}<ref name=Rel>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/991152/bansuri-trailer-anurag-kashyap-leads-film-about-flute-playing-and-dreams-of-success|title='Bansuri' trailer: Anurag Kashyap leads film about flute playing and dreams of success|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Bansuri: The Flute''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[drama]] film written and directed by [[Hari Viswanath]]. Produced by Mou Roychowdhury, the film stars [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]] and [[Upendra Limaye]] in major roles.<ref name=Anurag>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Zinia |title=Rituparna to play Anurag Kashyap's wife in Hindi film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/rituparna-to-play-anurag-kashyaps-wife-in-hindi-film/articleshow/67404073.cms |accessdate=13 May 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 January 2019}}</ref> The film began [[principal photography]] on 25 May 2019 and the first look poster was launched by Kashyap on his Instagram page.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhanja |first1=Sandipta |title=অনুরাগ কাশ্যপের বিপরীতে ঋতুপর্ণা, লকডাউনের মাঝেই প্রকাশ্যে 'বাঁশুরি' ছবির প্রথম ঝলক |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/anurag-kashyap-rituparna-sengupta-starrer-bansuri-first-look-out/ |language=bn|accessdate=13 May 2020 |publisher=[[Sangbad Pratidin]] |date=9 May 2020}}</ref> The film was released theatrically on 16 April 2021 in India.<ref name=Rel/>

==Summary==
The film is based on a boy, who discovers what is running in his blood, after playing a violin, gets inspired and tries to excel like his father.<ref name=Anurag/>

== Cast ==
*[[Anurag Kashyap]] as Sadashiv
*[[Rituparna Sengupta]] as Sapna<ref>{{cite news |title=Rituparna Sengupta's South Connect |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2019/jul/25/the-south-connect-2009043.html |accessdate=13 May 2020 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=25 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Upendra Limaye]] as Maan Singh
*[[Danish Husain]] as Albert Rozario
*Masood Akhtar as Heeralal Mishra
*Meher Mistry as Mala
*Master Ankan Mallick as Madan
*Master Deepro Sen as David Rozario

== Production ==

After the award-winning fllm ''[[Radiopetti]]'',<ref name=Anurag/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Radio-Petti-the-first-Tamil-film-to-win-at-Busan/articleshow/49300354.cms|title=Radio Petti: the first Tamil film to win at Busan|date=16 January 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|first=M|last=Suganth|accessdate=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Radio-Petti-Goes-To-Busan-Film-Festival/2015/09/26/article3047430.ece|title='Radio Petti' Goes To Busan Film Festival|website=New Indian Express|accessdate=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/busan-tamil-language-radio-set-a-first-for-festival-1201600753/|title=Busan: Tamil-language 'Radio Set' a First for Festival|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2015-10-02|accessdate=2020-05-12}}</ref> director [[Hari Viswanath]] decided to make his second feature film after he had several casual talk with few members who were a part of 2015 Indian Panorama section of IFFI, Goa. Rituparna Sengupta<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Zinia |title=Rituparna Sengupta, Anurag Kashyap to keep a date with Mccluskieganj in Feb |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/rituparna-sengupta-anurag-kashyap-to-keep-a-date-with-mccluskieganj-in-feb/articleshow/67499940.cms |accessdate=13 May 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Shreya |title=Anurag's world of cinema is fascinating, always wanted to work with him: Rituparna Sengupta |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/ht-city/20190624/281535112522853 |accessdate=13 May 2020 |via=[[PressReader]]|work= HTCity |date=24 June 2019}}</ref> was chosen to play the protagonist, a single mother. A meeting with Anurag Kashyap led to his casting as the leading man along with [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National award-winning actor]] [[Upendra Limaye]]. Actors Masood Akhtar and Danish Hussain were also signed to play other important roles.<ref name=Anurag/><ref>{{cite news |title=অনস্ক্রিন জুটি বাঁধছেন অনুরাগ-ঋতুপর্ণা |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/anurag-kashyap-and-rituparna-sengupta-to-share-on-screen-dgtl-1.950140 |language=bn| accessdate=13 May 2020 |publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=12 February 2019}}</ref>

Official filming started by the end of May 2019 and continued till end of June 2019. The film was shot entirely in [[Dooars|dooars area]] of West Bengal like Aibheel, [[Chalsa, India|Chalsa]], Jalpaiguri and Mateli with support from Goodricke tea estate. Veteran [[Sreekar Prasad]] and Tapas Nayak joined the film as editor and sound designer respectively. [[Debojyoti Mishra]]<ref>{{cite news |title=বাঁশির সুরে দেবজ্যোতি, সঙ্গে শ্রেয়া |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/anurag-kashyap-and-rituparna-sengupta-to-work-together-in-bansuri-1.1007258 |accessdate=13 May 2020 |publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] | language=bn | date=19 June 2019}}</ref> composed two songs for the lyrics written by Anupam Banerjee. While Papon was a singer for one, Anweshaa sung the second song. Production designing was taken care by Jayashree lakshminarayan and Polish cinematographer Grzegorz Hartfiel was signed as the cameraman of the film.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|12258380}}

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[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian family films]]

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Ajay Kumar at 05:55, 20 August 2023