Nirbashito
| Nirbashito | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Churni Ganguly |
| Music by | Raja Narayan Deb |
Release date | December 2014 |
Running time | 108 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Nirbashito (transl. exiled) (2014) is a Bengali-language film directed by Churni Ganguly. The music of the film was composed by Raja Narayan Deb.[1][2] The film was India's Oscar nomination in the category "Best foreign film" in 2015.[3]
Plot[edit]
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The protagonist of the film is a female writer who has been banished from her own country for writing against religious fundamentalism. The film shows the relationship between her and her cat "Baghini".
Cast[edit]
- Churni Ganguly as a Woman
- Saswata Chatterjee as Pritam
- Arindol Bagchi as Anukul
- Raima Sen as Shayonti
- Ardhendu Banerjee as Shayonti's Father
- Dipankar Dey as Chief Minister
- Chitravanu Basu as Kalidas
- Dipanjan Basu as Identity Verification officer
- Lars Bethke as Lucas
- Naomi Bethke as Girl in Apple Orchard.
- Gautam Bhattacharya as Journalist in School library
- Kishore Bhimani as Mr. Goenka
- Sanjay Biswas as Consulate Stuff
- Lia Boysen as Wilma
- Biplab Chatterjee as Moti
- Balmiki Chattopadhyay as Debu
- Kheya Chattopadhyay as Courier Service Assistant
- Shruti Das as Girl Crying for mother
- Rajorshi Dey as Manibul
- Kaushik Ganguly as Jayanta
- Rajat Ganguly as Chanchal
- Abhimanyu Mukherjee Television Journalist
- Parna Ghatak as Vet
- Joakim Granberg as Theo
- Christer Holmgren as Swedish Ambassador
- Yohanna Idha as Reporter
- Christoffer L Jonsson as Swedish Security Official 1
- Bharat Kaul as Vikram Ehsas.
- Eric Krogh as Bodyguard
- Debmalya Maulik as Newsreader
- Arun Mukherjee as Amal Majumdar
- Ashok Mukherjee as Courier Service Stuff
- Sumanta Mukherjee as Commissioner of Police
- Samita Saha as Maid for Baghini
- Martin Wallström as Gustav
- Shazi Özdemir as Liliana
- Lennart B. Sandelin as Protester
Awards[edit]
The film received the following awards:[4]
- Best Bengali film - 2015 - 62nd National Film Awards, India
- Best film at Delhi International Film Festival - 2014
References[edit]
- ^ "'Nirbashito' not a biopic on Taslima: Churni". The Indian Express. 17 August 2015.
- ^ Banerjie, Monideepa (2 May 2015). "Nirbashito: A Pen, the Sword and an Exile". NDTV. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "অস্কারের দৌড়ে চূর্ণীর 'নির্বাসিত'". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Chunrni ganguly's film Nirbashito enter Oscar race - story - sangbadpratidin.in". Sangbad Pratidin. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
External links[edit]
- Nirbashito at IMDb
