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| Directed by | Aditya Vikram Sengupta |
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| Written by | Aditya Vikram Sengupta |
| Produced by | Samir Sarkar |
| Starring | Lolita Chatterjee Jim Sarbh Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Sumanto Chattopadhyay |
| Cinematography | Aditya Vikram Sengupta Mahendra Shetty
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| Music by | Alexander Zekke
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| Country | India, France, Singapore |
| Language | Bengali
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Jonaki (Firefly) is a 2018 Bengali-language psychological drama film directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta[1] and produced by Samir Sarkar.[2] 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,[3] Jim Sarbh, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Sumanto Chattopadhyay.
Jonaki had its world premiere in the Bright Future[4] section of the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam[5][6] in 2018 where it was nominated for the coveted Netpac Awards.[7] It then travelled to several international film festivals including the Shanghai International Film Festival, New Horizons Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles,[8] Indian Melbourne Film Festival[9] amongst others.
Jonaki was nominated for the Golden Gateway of India for Best Film at the 20th Mumbai Film Festival[10] (MAMI) in 2018 and went on to win the Silver Gateway Award.[11] It also won a Special Mention for Best Film on Gender Equality at the Oxfam Awards in 2018.[12][13]
Jonaki is now streaming on Netflix.[14]
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[15][16]
- Ratnabali Bhattacharjee
- Sumanto Chattopadhyay
References
- ↑ Jonaki (2018) - IMDb.
- ↑ Puducherry producer's film to be shown at Dutch fest. The Times of India(10 January 2018). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Bengali actress Lolita Chatterjee dies at 81. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Rotterdam Film Festival reveals 2018 Bright Future selection, Orlando Parfitt2018-01-05T13:09:00+00:00. Screen. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Jonaki on the IIFR 2018 website. International Film Festival of Rotterdam.
- ↑ Bengali movie 'Jonaki' premiered at Rotterdam film festival. Business Standard India(2018-02-05). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Jonaki - IMDb.
- ↑ Film Review: Jonaki (2018) by Aditya Vikram Sengupta, Mohan, Jithin. Asian Movie Pulse(2019-03-27). Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ↑ Jim Sarbh's Bengali debut Jonaki, directed by Aditya Sengupta, to be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne- Entertainment News, Firstpost. Firstpost(2018-07-21). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Jonaki [2018: 'MAMI' Review - An exploration of dreams], Saha, Souvik. High On Films(2018-11-05). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Here Are the Top Winners of MAMI 2018. The Quint(2018-11-02). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Mumbai: Thailand's 'Manta Ray,' India's 'Bulbul Can Sing' Win Festival's Top Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ A tipping point for gender justice campaigns. The Hindu(2018-10-29). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Jonaki | Netflix. www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Jonaki is a film people would be too afraid to make: Jim Sarbh. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ 'Padmaavat' actor Jim Sarbh talks about his film 'Jonaki'. The Statesman(2018-02-04). Retrieved 2020-02-12.