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| Directed by | Arjunn Dutta |
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| Written by | Arjunn Dutta |
| Produced by | Tarun Das |
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| Cinematography | Supratim Bhol |
| Edited by | Sujoy Dutta Roy |
| Music by | Soumyarit Nag
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali
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Abyakto (Template:Trans) is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Arjun Dutta, starring Arpita Chatterjee, Adil Hussain, Anubhav Kanjilal, Anirban Ghosh, Lily Chakravarty and Kheya Chattopadhyay.[1] While the film was showcased in various festivals from 2018, the theatrical release was on 31 January 2020. Abyakto received critical acclaim.
Plot
Abyakto is a poignant tale of a mother and son. The story encapsulates the unusual journey of Indra from his childhood and adolescence to adulthood. A series of unexplained events turn him into a man he never ought to be.
Cast
- Arpita Chatterjee as Saathi, the mother
- Adil Hussain as Rudra, a friend of Saathi
- Anubhav Kanjilal as Indra, the son
- Anirban Ghosh as Koushik, the father
- Lily Chakravarty
- Kheya Chattopadhyay
Release
Abyakto was screened at The Kolkata International Film Festival in 2018. It was selected in the Indian Panorama section of 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).[2] It was also selected to compete in the category of Centenary Award for the best debut feature film of a director at the same festival.
Reception
Abyakto received positive reviews in festival circuits. Reviewers praised the simplicity of the story telling, cinematography, background score, and acting.[3] Bahskar Chattopadyay, reviewing for the Firstpost, particularly noted the restrained simple script and the "terrific performance" of Arpita Chatterjee.[3] Suparna Thombare of Cinestaan praised director Dutta's "sensitive and creative story-telling ".[4]
Upon its commercial release, the film received widespread appreciation from reviewers in print and electronic media.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Arjunn Dutta’s ‘Abyakto’ to be screened at Kolkata International Film Festival(29 October 2018).
- ↑ Bengali film in the race for IFFI’s debut award, Dasgupta, Priyanka(11 November 2018).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abyakto movie review: The beauty of Arjunn Dutta's mother-son tale lies in its simplicity, Chattopadhyay, Bhaskar(16 November 2018).
- ↑ Director Arjunn Dutta unravels layers of the restrained relationship between a mother and son, through snippets from the protagonist's childhood memories, Thombare, Suparna(29 November 2018).
- ↑ বহু দিন পরে এত পরিপূর্ণ একটা ছবি বাঙালি উপহার পেল, Basu, Indradatta(1 February 2020).
- ↑ Film review: Director Arjunn Dutta’s Abyakto impresses with a tight plot and sensitive treatment, Ghoshalk, Sharmishtha(1 February 2020).
- ↑ Abyakto movie review, Sen, Debolina(2 February 2020).