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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti <br />
| image = Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Aritra Mukherjee <br />
| producer = Nandita Roy<br />Shiboprosad Mukherjee <br /><br />
| starring = [[Ritabhari Chakraborty ]]<br />Soham Majumdar <br />
| music = '''Original songs:'''<br />Anindya Chattopadhyay <br />'''Sound Design and Mix''' <br />Amit Kumar Dutta <br />'''Background Score'''<br />Rudraneel Chowdhury <br />
| screenplay = Zinia Sen <br />
| writer = Zinia Sen <small>'''(Story)'''</small> <br /> Samragnee Bandyopadhyay <small>'''(Dialogues)'''</small><br />
| cinematography = Aalok Maiti<br />
| editing = Moloy Laha<br />
| studio = [[Windows Production]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2020|03|06|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| runtime = 127 minutes<br />
| language = Bengali<br />
}}<br />
'''''Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti''''' is a 2020 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Drama Film|drama film]], which is the directorial debut of Aritra Mukherjee and produced by [[Windows Production]]. It stars [[Ritabhari Chakraborty]], [[Ambarish Bhattacharya]], [[Manasi Sinha]] and [[Subhasish Mukherjee]]. This film was released on 6 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/brahma-janen-gopon-kommoti-goes-on-floor/articleshow/72123360.cms|title='Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti' goes on floor - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/previews/brahma-janen-gopon-kommoti/articleshow/74082207.cms|title='Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti'- Times of India|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref><br />
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== Synopsis ==<br />
The film revolves around the life of Shabari and her right to performing priesthood, dealing with menstrual taboos and standing up against the concept of [[Kanyadan]]. Shabari is a lecturer, performing artiste and priest. She picked up the art of priesthood from her father. When a chance encounter with Vikramaditya at a college function leads to a marriage proposal, she tells the would-be groom that she does puja among other things. Her words are misinterpreted for the usual puja that women perform at home. After her marriage, Shabari is forced to keep her identity under wraps due to the stark differences between her worlds, pre and post marriage. Will she be able to continue being a priest against all odds or will she be forced to give up faced with opposition by a patriarchal society? All the more when women in their menstrual age are not allowed to perform pujas! Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti makes one ponder over the outdated rites and rituals and questions the gender imbalance in society.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Ritabhari Chakraborty]] as Shabari<br />
* Soham Majumdar as Bikramaditya<br />
* [[Manasi Sinha]] as Gurudasi<br />
* [[Subhasish Mukherjee]] as Purohit Moshai<br />
* Soma Chakraborty as Amrabati<br />
* [[Ambarish Bhattacharya]] as Pratapaditya<br />
* [[Iman Chakraborty]] as Uma in a Special Appearance<br />
* Tanika Basu<br />
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== Release ==<br />
It was theatrically released on 6 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/kabir-singh-actor-in-a-bengali-film-with-a-message-for-women-2263702.html|title='Kabir Singh' actor in a Bengali film with a message for women- Zee News|last=|first=|date=11 February 2020|website=Zee News|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> It had a short theatrical run till the 25th of March, 2020, due to the country-wide lockdown for COVID-19. However, it ran to packed houses across Bengal in that short period of time. The film enjoyed 50+ houseful shows back to back on the first Sunday of its release, even some theatres had back to back packed shows. Later it had its world television premiere on the 14th of February, 2021 and is also available on OTT platforms. It was screened at [[51st International Film Festival of India]] in January 2021 in Indian Panorama section.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1681946|title=Indian Panorama announces official selection for 51st International Film Festival of India, 2020|date=19 December 2020|via=Press release|newspaper=PIB GOI}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
[[File:Lead cast of Bengali film ‘Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti’ Ritabhari Chakraborty and Soham Majumdar addressing a Press Conference, during the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2021), in Panaji, Goa on January 18, 2021.jpg|thumb|Lead cast of Bengali film ‘Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti’ [[Ritabhari Chakraborty]] and [[Soham Majumdar]] addressing a Press Conference, during the [[51st International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI-2021), in [[Panaji]], [[Goa]] on January 18, 2021.]]<br />
The Calcutta high court in a recent order has held that “Hinduism is a way of life and is wide enough even to accommodate atheists, agnostics as well as all shades of religious and spiritual beliefs”. The court also said, "In the event, the Hindu religion was so fragile and wounded so easily, it would not have survived over the ages through various onslaughts, as borne out by history." Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya’s six-page order on March 6 nullified a plea against the film for "hurting Hindu religious sentiments" by linking Brahma with 'gopon kommoti', which means 'the secret act'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hinduism A Democratic Religion, A Way Of Life: Calcutta HC Rejects Plea Against Bengali Movie 'Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti' [Read Judgment]|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/calcutta-hc-rejects-plea-against-brahma-janen-gopon-kommoti-153791|date=2020-03-13|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref> Petitioner Subhadep Adhikari also argued that the filmmakers should be prosecuted under penal sections which deal with hurting religious sentiment with a malicious intent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Calcutta high court rejects plea against film, tells Hinduism is a way of life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/hc-rejects-plea-against-film-tells-hinduism-is-a-way-of-life/articleshow/74618840.cms|date=March 14, 2020|first=Saibal |last=Sen|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref><br />
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==Controversy==<br />
[[Bengalis|Bengali]] writer Debarati Mukhopadhyay claimed that the plot of the movie was copied from her book ''Diotima'' without giving any attributions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pycker.com/news/shiboprosad-and-nanditas-brahma-janen-gopon-kommoti-faces-plagiarism-charges/169503828593786|title=Shiboprosad and Nandita's Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti faces plagiarism charges|website=pyckers|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> [[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]] and [[Nandita Roy]] informed that Debarati's claim is baseless and Windows Production filed a suit of 10 crores against Debarati Mukhopadhyay. Smt. Mukhopadhyay also stated that she has filed a counter suit against the production house for plagiarism, copyright violation worth 50 Crores. She also filed a defamation suit against the script writer of the film for humiliating her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/controversy-continues-with-brahma-janen-gopon-kommoti-1.1121382|title=দেবারতির বিরুদ্ধে ১০ কোটির মানহানির মামলা শিবপ্রসাদদের, পাল্টা ৫০ কোটির মামলার হুমকি লেখিকার|last=সংবাদদাতা|first=নিজস্ব|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bengalhour.com/entertainment/copyright-tussle-between-austhor-debarati-mukhopadhayay-and-windows-production-house/|title=Debarati Mukhopadhayay: গল্প চুরির অভিযোগে ৫০কোটির মামলা|last=Maitra|first=Somen|date=2020-03-13|website=Bengal Hour|language=en|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Anindya Chatterjee]]<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| released = 6 March 2020<br />
| recorded = 2019<br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = <br />
| genre = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=11|s=24}}<br />
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
| label = INRECO<br />
| producer = <br />
| prev_title = <br />
| prev_year = <br />
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The soundtrack is composed by [[Anindya Chatterjee]] on his own lyrics.<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer<br />
| total_length = 14:25<br />
| all_writing = <br />
| all_lyrics = <br />
| all_music = <br />
| title1 = Yadidang Whridayang<br />
| note1 = <br />
| extra1 = [[Ujjaini Mukherjee]]<br />
| length1 = 3:51<br />
| title2 = Kon Gopone<br />
| note2 = <br />
| extra2 = Surangana Bandyopadhay<br />
| length2 = 3:23<br />
| title3 = Tui Chol<br />
| note3 = <br />
| extra3 = Somlata Acharyya Choudhury<br />
| length3 = 3:29<br />
| title4 = Biya Legeche<br />
| extra4 = Singer: Lagnajita Chakraborty<br />
| note4 = Chorus: Mouli Bhattacharya<br />
| length4 = 3:32<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|11318348}}<br />
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[[Category:2020 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2020s Bengali-language films]]<br />
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