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Wikipedia article
'Bhooter Bhabishyat' ( ) is a 2012 Indian Bengali ghost comedy film directed by Anik Dutta. The film became one of the biggest hits of 2012 among the Bengali films.[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110712/jsp/entertainment/story_14225885.jsp Ghosts meet for Dattas Bhooter Bhabishyat], The Daily Telegraph It is a film with supernatural element.[http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/34302112-bhuter-bhabishyat-2012-cinematic-magic-supernatural-bengali-film-par-excellence-wbr Bhuter Bhabishyat (2012) - Cinematic Magic in a Supernatural Bengali Film Par Excellence], Washingtonbanglaradio.com It is the directorial debut of Anik Dutta. It was well received by various critics for its direction, and storyline.
Plot
Ayan Sengupta, an ad director, visits a palace-like house for shooting his new ad. His dream is to make a movie but he doesn't have enough money. A man named Biplab Dasgupta, who he encounters in the house, narrates a story to Ayan. The story is about an old decrepit house called the Chowdury Mansion, which was haunted by the spirit of its last owner, before other wandering ghosts settled down.
A shooting of a movie named 'Antarjash' was happening where Madhumita Sanyal, the lead actress, lost consciousness while she gave shot. When she regained consciousness, she said that she saw the reflection of a unknown woman in the mirror.
The first section of the story, describes the ghosts familiarizing with each other and as their initial hostility towards each other disappears, as they start to regard each other as friends. Unfortunately, this atmosphere of peace and tranquility is destroyed when the ghosts discover that a greedy, plot dealer had made up his mind to convert the large, old house into a deluxe shopping mall. It is then upon the ghosts to figure out, how they will go about trying to save the house that granted them shelter, even after their deaths. Will they be able to save Chowdury Mansion from the prying eyes of the selfish dealer? Will Ayan be able to identify who this Biplab Dasgupta is and make his film debut?
Cast (in order of appearance)
* Paran Bandopadhyay as Darpa Narayan Chowdhury, the ghost of a 19th century 'zamindar', and the last owner of the mansion
* Swastika Mukherjee as Kadalibala Dasi, an actress's ghost from the 1940s
* Sumit Samaddar as Bhootnath Bhaduri, the ghost of a refugee from Bangladesh
* Sabyasachi Chakrabarty as Biplab Dasgupta, the story teller and the ghost of a Naxalite
* George Baker as Sir Donald Ramsey, an Englishman's ghost who was killed by a freedom fighter
* Mir Afsar Ali as Ganesh Bhutoria, the builder
* Udayshankar Pal as Atmaram Paswan, a rickshawpuller ghost from Bihar
* Pradip DasGupta as Khaja Khan, the ghost of the cook who served Siraj-ud-Daula
* Samadarshi Dutta as Pablo Patranabis, the rock musician ghost
* Mumtaz Sorcar as Koel Dhar, the ghost of an industrialist's daughter
* Parambrata Chatterjee as Ayan Sengupta, an aspiring director
* Biswajit Chakraborty as Brigadier Yudhajit Sarkar, an army officer's ghost who died during the Kargil War
* Arunava Dutta as Nantu, Production Manager
* Ashes Bhattacharyya as lawyer of Ganesh Bhutoria
* Bibhu Bhattacharya as Sudhirbabu, caretaker of "Chowdhury Palace"
* Saswata Chatterjee as Haatkata Kartik, a criminal ghost
* Sreelekha Mitra as Madhumita Sanyal
* Monami Ghosh as Laxmi, Bhutoria's dead wife
* Kharaj Mukherjee as Pramod Pradhan aka Pod Podhan (Po'od P'odhan)
* Sanjay Biswas as T. K. Guchait, Bhutoria's secretary
* Anindita Bose as Rinka
* Debdut Ghosh as Keshab Narayan Chowdhury, lover of Kadalibala
*Suchismita Chowdhury as Sonali, the news reporter who was shown before the casting of the movie
* Md Jakir Hossain as Raj
Release
Bengali film stars were present in the screening of the film in March 2012.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130527200953/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-18/parties/31207279_1_bengali-film-celebs-premiere Celebs at Bhooter Bhabishyat premiere], 'The Times of India' 'The Indian Express' gave 'Bhooter Bhabishyat' a four-star rating and described the film as "one of the most intelligent and satiric comedies one has seen in a long time".[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bhooter-bhabishyat-the-future-of-the-past-bangla/932541/0 Bhooter Bhabishyat - The Future Of The Past (Bangla)], 'The Indian Express' The film was also released in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi in April 2012.
Remake
The film has been remade in Hindi as 'Gang of Ghosts', directed by Satish Kaushik.
Legacy
Two of the films character has been portrayed in an ad-film of Bisk Farm Top biscuit; where Debdut Ghosh reprises his role as Keshab Narayan Chowdhury, and actor Pushpita Mukherjee replaces Swastika Mukherjee as Kadalibala Dasi.
See also
* Ashchorjyo Prodeep
* Chhayamoy
* Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy
References
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