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Wikipedia article




'The Bong Connection' is a 2006 Bengali-

English language Indian film starring Raima Sen, Shayan Munshi and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie is based on the lives of Bengalis in the U.S. and Kolkata.

Plot



The story revolves around two young men, Apu (Parambrata Chatterjee) and Andy (Shayan Munshi). Apu is leaving for US. He promises his girlfriend, Sheela (Raima Sen) that he will come back soon and take her to the US.

Andy, a second-generation Bengali born and brought up in New York City, has dreams of becoming a musician and working in films. He comes to Kolkata to pursue his passion and stays at the house of his paternal uncle and grandfather. In Kolkata he meets Sheela, befriends her and falls in love with her.

Meanwhile, Apu, arrives in the US and struggles to find his way in an alien nation. In the process he befriends Rita (played by Peeya Rai Chowdhary) whose parents want to get her married to Apu. The rest of the movie revolves around the socio-comic adventures of Apu and Andy as they struggle to find their calling in life.

The movie featured an appearance by Kolkata alt-rock band Cassini's Division.

Cast



*Shayan Munshi as Andy

*Parambrata Chatterjee as Apu

*Raima Sen as Sheela

*Peeya Rai Chowdhary as Rita

*Victor Banerjee

*Soumitra Chatterjee

*Mamata Shankar

*Biswajit Chakraborty

*Avijit Dutt

*Saswata Chatterjee

*Samrat Chakrabarti

*Shauvik Kundagrami

*Mir Afsar Ali

*June Malia

Reception



Khalid Mohamed of 'Hindustan Times' gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "Quite a guzzle puzzle, this". Rajeev Masand gave it the same rating and concluded, "its not entirely unwatchable, but its not a film youre going to remember even five minutes after youve left the cinema." 'The Times of India', however, was highly positive of the film, writing, "Its a delightful canvas of introspective comment which captures the psyche of the young Bengalis, even as it brings forth stirring performances by all the characters."

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