Shesher Golpo (Bengali: শেষের গল্প) [1][2] is an Indian Bengali romantic drama film directed by Jiit Chakraborty. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee as 'Amit Ray' and Mamata Shankar as 'Labanya', in the lead roles. The music of Shesher Golpo was composed by Joy Sarkar. The film is an extension of Shesher Kabita, the famous 1929 novel by Rabindranath Tagore.[3][4]
| Shesher Golpo | |
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 Film poster | |
| Bengali | শেষের গল্প |
| Directed by | Jiit Chakraborty |
| Written by | Other Byapari |
| Based on | Shesher Kabita by Rabindranath Tagore |
| Produced by | Joydev Samadder |
| Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Mamata Shankar Kharaj Mukherjee Durga Santra Pallabi Chatterjee Arna Mukhopadhyay Krishnokishor Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Souvik Basu |
| Edited by | Sanjib Datta |
| Music by | Joy Sarkar |
Production companies | Swastika Film Production BioCine Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThe film is an imaginary dialogue between elderly Amit Ray and Labanya of the novel Shesher Kabita by Rabindranath Tagore. Many years after the separation, 'Amit Ray' (Soumitra Chatterjee) now runs an old age home near Kolkata with his friend Narendra. One fine morning Labanya Dutta (Mamata Shankar), a retired professor of the Oxford University reached there and the long lost chapter of love reviewed with a parallel storyline of a young couple, Akash & Kuhu.[5]
Cast
edit- Soumitra Chatterjee as Amit Ray
- Mamata Shankar as Labanya
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Nabakrishna
- Durga Santra as Kuhu
- Arna Mukhopadhatay as Akash
- Krishna Kishor Mukhopadhay as Narendra
- Pallavi Chatterjee as Amit's sister Shomita (“CiCi”)
- Kalyan Chottopadhay as Indra Chandra
- Pradip Chakraborty as Mr. Sen
- Pradip Bhattacharya as Batuk
- Reshi Bhattacharya as Jogomaya
- Pradip Chakraborty as Mr. Sen
Release
editIt was theatrically released on 19 July 2019.
Soundtrack
edit| Shesher Golpo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 12 July 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Studio | Studio Vibrations | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:07 | |||
| Label | Times Music Bangla | |||
| Joy Sarkar chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack is composed by Joy Sarkar on lyrics by Rajib Chakraborty
All lyrics are written by Rajib Chakraborty; all music is composed by Joy Sarkar
| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kopale Aaj Valobasar Jor" | Nachiketa Chakraborty, Kaushiki Chakraborty | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Pure Gechhe Chokh" | Anupam Roy | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Mukh Tule Takiyo Na Aar" | Somlata | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Sesher Golpo Suru" | Rupankar Bagchi | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 17:07 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Amit and Labanya set for a reunion in Jiit Chakraborty's 'Shesher Golpo'". The Times of India.
- ^ "বড় পর্দায় এবার রবিঠাকুরের শেষের কবিতা স্বাদ মিলবে শেষের গল্প-এ, অমিত-এর ভুমিকায় সৌমিত্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়". Asianet News (in Bengali).
- ^ "Mamata Shankar thrilled to play Labanya". The Times of India.
- ^ "'শেষের গল্প'-এর হাত ধরে অমিত-লাবণ্য হয়ে বড়পর্দায় আসছেন সৌমিত্র-মমতা শঙ্কর". News18 Bangla (in Bengali).
- ^ "Soumitra Chatterjee, Mamata Shankar breathe new life to Amit and Labanya". The Times of India.