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Ek Je Chhilo Raja
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Ek Je Chhilo Raja
| image = Ek_Je_Chhilo_Raja_film_poster.png
| caption = Film poster
| director = Srijit Mukherji
| producer =
| writer = Srijit Mukherji
| based_on = Life Tragedy of Bhawal Raja
| starring = Jisshu Sengupta
| music = Indraadip Dasgupta
| cinematography = Gairik Sarkar
| editing = Pronoy Dasgupta
| production_companies = SVF Entertainment
| distributor = SVF Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 147 minutes
| screenplay = Srijit Mukherji
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| budget = 2.5 crore
| gross = 5.7 crore
| studio = SVF studios
}}
'Ek Je Chhilo Raja' is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji, under the banner of 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 Jaya Ahsan, Aparna Sen, Anirban Bhattacharya, Anjan Dutt, Rudranil Ghosh and Sreenanda Shankar. The movie was released during Durga puja 2018.
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.
Plot
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.
Cast
* Jisshu Sengupta as Raja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury
* Jaya Ahsan as Mrinmayee Debi
* Anirban Bhattacharya as Satya Banerjee
* Anjan Dutta as Lawyer Bhaskar Mukherjee
* Aparna Sen as Lawyer Anupama Basu
* Rudranil Ghosh as Doctor Ashwini Dasgupta
* Rajnandini Paul as Chandravati Devi
* Barun Chanda as The Judge
* Alexx O'Nell as Rankin
* Sreenanda Shankar as Kadambari (Baiji)
Soundtrack
Release and reception
'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.
Awards
66th National Film Awards
*Best Feature Film in Bengali - 'Ek Je Chhilo Raja'References
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