Iti Srikanta (transl. Your Truly, Srikanta)[1] is a 2004 Bengali period drama film directed by Anjan Das. This film is based on novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel, Srikanta (1917)[2] In an interview in 2005, Das, director of the film, told about his depiction of the character Srikanta– "Several films have been made on Srikanta but all these had mainly dealt with specific chapters from Srikanta, the novel. I wanted to present the complete man — his inner conflict and turmoil over the two women in his life, torn between a baiji and a vaishnavi".[3] He also felt, the crisis felt by Srikanta as shown in Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel are still relevant.
| Iti Srikanta | |
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| Directed by | Anjan Das |
| Screenplay by | Rajarshi Roy Shantasree Sarkar |
| Based on | Srikanta (1917) by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Produced by | Shantasree Sarkar |
| Starring | Adil Hussain Soha Ali Khan Reema Sen |
| Cinematography | Shirsha Roy |
| Edited by | Sanjib Datta |
| Music by | Bikram Ghosh |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
This was Soha Ali Khan's debut film,[4][5] and also of actors, Aparajita Ghosh Das and Bengali film debut of lead actors, Adil Hussain as well as Reema Sen,[6][7] whose voice was dubbed in the film by Sujan Mukhopadhyay.[8] The film was part of the Indian panorama section at the IFFI in 2004.[9] At the 52nd National Film Awards, Anup Mukhopadhyay was awarded the National Film Award for Best Audiography.[10][11] also at the 2004 Anandalok Awards, Anjan Das won the award for Best Director.[12]
Plot
editThe film is a love triangle between a young man Srikanta (Adil Hussain) and two women in his life, Rajalakshmi (Reema Sen) a rich courtesan and Kamalata (Soha Ali Khan), a vaishnavite living in an ashram.[3]
Cast
edit- Adil Hussain as Srikanta
- Soha Ali Khan as Kamallata
- Reema Sen as Rajlakshmi
- Pijush Ganguly as Gahar
- Aparajita Ghosh Das as Padma
- Debajit Mondal
References
edit- ^ "Variety international film guide". Andre Deutsch. 2005. p. 176.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "DVD/VCD reviews Iti Srikanta". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 22 July 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Classic comeback". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Telegraph image Iti Srikanta". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Gahlaut, Kanika (21 June 2004). "Mama's model". India Today. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Sengupta, Reshmi (12 January 2005). "New stars in the sky". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (11 November 2009). "Adil is back". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (15 January 2011). "Voices have faces too!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "A lot to look forward to at Goa festival". The Hindu. 29 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "52nd National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
- ^ "Star-struck night on stage and floor". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
External links
edit- Iti Srikanta at IMDb