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Madly Bangalee
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Wikipedia article
'Madly Bangalee' is a Bengali 2009 rock musical film directed by Anjan Dutt. During his previous film "Bong Connection" shot in Houston, Director Anjan Dutt received lot of help and support from Houston filmmaker San Banarje who arranged for the film's American cast and crew and saved the film. During this period, Anjan Dutt became a self-proclaimed fan of San Banarje and named the protagonist of this film after San.
Plot
'Madly Bangalee' is a Bengali rock band that inspires the film's title. They rehearse in a dowdy garage of Kolkata, owned by Bobby (Lew Hilt), who owns Bobby's Garage. Four young boys with stardust in their eyes practise their numbers not knowing what they are really aiming at. But the garage is under threat from a South Kolkata don Baburam (Chandan Sen). One morning, an elderly man, San (Anjan Dutt), arrives from "America and Paris." Baaji, (Sumit) the drummer who is a Muslim had to drop out of school. He escapes from the trap of turning a terrorist like his older brother Sultan. He later becomes a police officer who bashes up everyone who tries to bribe him. Neon (Tanaji Dasgupta) plays the bass guitar but, sucked into the world of drugs, he disappears from the face of the earth with his guitar. Pablo, lead singer, lead guitarist and lyricist, leaves for the US and the group breaks up. Bobby dies.
Cast
* Soumyak Kanti DeBiswas as Pablo
* Anubrata Basu as Benji
*Tanaji Dasgupta as Neon
* Sumeet Thakur as Baaji
* Roshni Bose as Joy
* Anasuya Sengupta as Tanya
* Anjan Dutt as San aka Sandip Banerjee
* Saswata Chatterjee
* Siddhartha Chatterjee
* Biswajit Chokraborty
* Aparajita Auddy
* Supriya Choudhury
Critical reception
CT journalist Anirban De praised the movie saying "I just dont know how to express the varied emotions that blended all too well in bringing to life the music mania that has been haunting the Bengali rock crazy cult through the ages. Anjan Dutts Madly Bangalee is no doubt more than a mere tribute to the passion of rock and Neel Dutt complements the passion by compiling an ensemble of entrancing numbers enriched by the voices of Anjan Dutt himself, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Rupam Islam and Arko the latter's Mere Maula being the most captivating of the lot. Indraneel Mukherjees cinematography adds up to the romance."
Soundtrack
References
Category:2009 films
Category:Bengali-language Indian films
Category:Films set in Kolkata
Category:Films directed by Anjan Dutt
Category:2000s Bengali-language films
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