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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Bengali drama film by Srijit Mukherji}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ek Je Chhilo Raja<br />
| image = Ek_Je_Chhilo_Raja_film_poster.png<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Srijit Mukherji]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = [[Srijit Mukherji]]<br />
| based_on = The life tragedy of Bhawal Raja<br />
| starring = [[Jisshu Sengupta]]<br />
| music = [[Indraadip Dasgupta]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = Pronoy Dasgupta<br />
| production_companies = [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF Entertainment]]<br />
| distributor = [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF Entertainment]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2018|10|12|df=y|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/2018/09/30/jaya-starrer-ek-je-chhilo-raja-releases-new-track-maharajo|title=Jaya starrer ‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’ releases new track ‘Maharajo’|date=30 September 2018|publisher=}}</ref>}}<br />
| runtime = 147 minutes<br />
| screenplay = [[Srijit Mukherji]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Bengali<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| studio = SVF studios<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ek Je Chhilo Raja''''' is an [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Srijit Mukherji]],<ref name="dubbing starts">{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/dubbing-for-ek-je-chilo-raja-starts/articleshow/63796560.cms| title=Dubbing for Ek Je Chilo Raja starts|first=Shreyanka|last=Mazumdar|work=The Times of India|accessdate=1 June 2018|date=17 April 2018}}</ref> under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd]], starring [[Jisshu Sengupta]] in the titular role of Maharaja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury as well as the Bhawal sanyasi. The film also stars [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] actress [[Jaya Ahsan]], [[Aparna Sen]], [[Anirban Bhattacharya]], [[Anjan Dutt]], [[Rudranil Ghosh]] and Sreenanda Shankar.<ref name="dubbing starts"/> The movie was released during [[Durga puja]] 2018.<ref name="dubbing starts"/><ref name="‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’: Anirban Bhattacharya spills the beans on his character">{{cite news |title=‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’: Anirban Bhattacharya spills the beans on his character |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ek-je-chhilo-raja-anirban-bhattacharya-spills-the-beans-on-his-character/articleshow/65867950.cms |accessdate=10 October 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> <br />
Most of the film was shot at [[Kathgola]] in [[Murshidabad]]. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]] at India's [[66th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/66th-national-film-awards-list-of-winners-1579143-2019-08-09|title=66th National Film Awards: Full winners list|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-12|agency=Ist}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The movie is based on the [[Bhawal case]], an extended Indian court case about a possible [[impostor]] who claimed to be the prince of [[Bhawal]], who was presumed dead a decade earlier.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Jisshu Sengupta]] as Raja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury<br />
* [[Jaya Ahsan]] as Mrinmayee Debi<br />
* [[Anirban Bhattacharya]] as Satya Banerjee<br />
* [[Anjan Dutta]] as Lawyer Bhaskar Mukherjee<br />
* [[Aparna Sen]] as Lawyer Anupama Basu<br />
* [[Rudranil Ghosh]] as Doctor Ashwini Dasgupta<br />
* Rajnandini Paul as Chandravati Devi<br />
* [[Barun Chanda]] as The Judge<br />
* [[Alexx O'Nell]] as Rankin<br />
* Sreenanda Shankar as Kadambari (Baiji)<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length ={{Duration|m=|s=}}<br />
| all_writing = <br />
| all_lyrics = [[Srijato]]<br />
| all_music = [[Indraadip Dasgupta]]<br />
| title1 = Esho Hey (এসো হে)<br />
| extra1 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]] & [[Ishan Mitra]]<br />
| music1 = Indraadip Dasgupta<br />
| lyrics1 = Srijato<br />
| length1 = 3:37<br />
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| title2 = Tu Dikkhe Na (তু দিখে না)<br />
| extra2 = [[Kailash Kher]] & Ishan Mitra<br />
| music2 = Indraadip Dasgupta<br />
| lyrics2 = Srijato <br />
| length2 = 5:56<br />
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| title3 = Maharajo<br />
| extra3 = [[Sahana Bajpaie]]<br />
| music3 = Rabindranath Tagore, Indraadip Dasgupta<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Rabindranath Tagore]], Srijato<br />
| length3 = 4:16<br />
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| title4 = Ke Ami Kothay<br />
| extra4 = [[Arijit Singh]]<br />
| music4 = Indraadip Dasgupta<br />
| lyrics4 = Srijato<br />
| length4 = 3:03<br />
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| title5 = Ruthey Naina<br />
| extra5 = [[Kaushiki Chakraborty]]<br />
| music5 = Indraadip Dasgupta<br />
| lyrics5 = Srijato<br />
| length5 = 2:42<br />
}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Ek Je Chhilo Raja'' released on 12 October 2018. Bengali newspaper ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]'' wrote in their review that Jisshu Sengupta performance was one of the best portrayals in his career. They also praised the mind blowing performance by the exceptionally talented Jaya Ahsan, who in other words stole the show.<ref name="মুভি রিভিউ: যিশুর সেরা অভিনয়">{{cite news |last1=রায় |first1=অময় দেব |title=মুভি রিভিউ: যিশুর সেরা অভিনয়, তবে কামাল করলেন জয়া |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/movie-review-ek-je-chhilo-raja-dgtl-1.880508?ref=hm-ft-stry-center-2 |accessdate=12 October 2018 |work=Anandabazar Patrika |language=bn}}</ref><br />
== Awards ==<br />
=== [[66th National Film Awards]] ===<br />
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]] - ''[[Ek Je Chhilo Raja]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=9 August 2019|title=66th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/national-film-awards-2019-full-winners-list-5892272/lite/#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s|title=National Film Awards 2019: Full winners list|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|7822320}}<br />
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{{Srijit Mukherji}}<br />
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[[Category:Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Srijit Mukherji]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about royalty]]<br />
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about death]]<br />
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