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{{short description|2019 Bengali film}}
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{{update|date=February 2020}}{{Infobox film
| name = Jonaki
| image =
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| director = [[Aditya Vikram Sengupta]]
| producer = Samir Sarkar
| writer = [[Aditya Vikram Sengupta]]
| starring = [[Lolita Chatterjee]]<br> [[Jim Sarbh]]<br>Ratnabali Bhattacharjee<br>Sumanto Chattopadhyay
| music = Alexander Zekke
| cinematography = [[Aditya Vikram Sengupta]]<br>Mahendra Shetty
| studio = Magic Hour Films
| released = 25 January 2018
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = [[India]], [[France]], [[Singapore]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
}}

'''''Jonaki''''' (Firefly) is a 2018 [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Drama Film|psychological drama film]] directed by [[Aditya Vikram Sengupta]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Jonaki (2018) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6346982/reference|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> and produced by Samir Sarkar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/puducherry-producers-film-to-be-shown-at-dutch-fest/articleshow/62431590.cms|title=Puducherry producer's film to be shown at Dutch fest|date=10 January 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> An [[India]], [[France]], [[Singapore]] co production the film is produced by Magic Hour Films in association with For Films and Catherine Dussart Production. ''Jonaki'' is the "dream" of an 81-year-old woman who in her comatose state revisits her tumultuous life through surrealistic images of painful echoing memories. The film stars late [[Lolita Chatterjee]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/878490/bengali-actress-lolita-chatterjee-dies-at-81|title=Bengali actress Lolita Chatterjee dies at 81|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> [[Jim Sarbh]], Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Sumanto Chattopadhyay.

''Jonaki'' had its world premiere in the Bright Future<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/rotterdam-film-festival-reveals-2018-bright-future-selection/5125328.article|title=Rotterdam Film Festival reveals 2018 Bright Future selection|last=Orlando Parfitt2018-01-05T13:09:00+00:00|website=Screen|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> section of the 47th [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iffr.com/en/2018/films/jonaki|title=Jonaki on the IIFR 2018 website|last=|first=|date=|website=International Film Festival of Rotterdam|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bengali-movie-jonaki-premiered-at-rotterdam-film-festival-118020500186_1.html|title=Bengali movie 'Jonaki' premiered at Rotterdam film festival|date=2018-02-05|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> in 2018 where it was nominated for the coveted [[Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema|Netpac Awards]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Jonaki - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6346982/awards|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> It then travelled to several international film festivals including the [[Shanghai International Film Festival]], [[New Horizons Film Festival]], [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/03/film-review-jonaki-2018-by-aditya-vikram-sengupta/|title=Film Review: Jonaki (2018) by Aditya Vikram Sengupta|last=Mohan|first=Jithin|date=2019-03-27|website=Asian Movie Pulse|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne|Indian Melbourne Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jim-sarbhs-bengali-debut-jonaki-directed-by-aditya-sengupta-to-be-screened-at-the-indian-film-festival-of-melbourne-4790801.html|title=Jim Sarbh's Bengali debut Jonaki, directed by Aditya Sengupta, to be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2018-07-21|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> amongst others.

''Jonaki'' was nominated for the Golden Gateway of India for Best Film at the 20th [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|Mumbai Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highonfilms.com/jonaki-mami-review/|title=Jonaki [2018]: 'MAMI' Review - An exploration of dreams|last=Saha|first=Souvik|date=2018-11-05|website=High On Films|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> (MAMI) in 2018 and went on to win the Silver Gateway Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/top-winners-at-mami-2018|title=Here Are the Top Winners of MAMI 2018|date=2018-11-02|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> It also won a Special Mention for Best Film on Gender Equality at the [[Oxfam]] Awards in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/thailands-manta-ray-indias-bulbul-can-sing-top-mumbai-film-festival-awards-1157107|title=Mumbai: Thailand's 'Manta Ray,' India's 'Bulbul Can Sing' Win Festival's Top Awards|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Panicker|first=Anahita|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/a-tipping-point-for-gender-justice-campaigns/article25355025.ece|title=A tipping point for gender justice campaigns|date=2018-10-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-02-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Jonaki is now streaming on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81038047|title=Jonaki {{!}} Netflix|website=www.netflix.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

==Plot==
While Jonaki, an 80-year-old woman, searches for love in a strange world of decaying memories, her lover, now old and grey, returns to a world she is leaving behind.

==Cast==
* [[Lolita Chatterjee]] as Jonaki
* [[Jim Sarbh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/feb/04/jonaki-is-a-film-people-would-be-too-afraid-to-make-jim-sarbh-4348.html|title=Jonaki is a film people would be too afraid to make: Jim Sarbh|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/padmaavat-actor-jim-sarbh-talks-about-his-film-jonaki-1502579466.html|title='Padmaavat' actor Jim Sarbh talks about his film 'Jonaki'|date=2018-02-04|website=The Statesman|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
* Ratnabali Bhattacharjee
* Sumanto Chattopadhyay

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.jonakithefilm.com Jonaki - Official Website]
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*[https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81038047 Watch Jonaki on Netflix]
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2019 drama films]]

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