Ek Je Aachhe Kanya (Bengali: এক যে আছে কন্যা; The Girl) is a Bengali movie released in 2001. Directed by Subrata Sen and produced by Sandeep Sen, the movie features Konkona Sen Sharma, Debashree Roy and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. This movie is Konkona Sen Sharma's cinematic debut and directorial debut of Subrata Sen.[1]
| Ek Je Aachhe Kanya | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover of movie Ek Je Aachhe Kanya | |
| Directed by | Subrata Sen |
| Written by | Subrata Sen |
| Produced by | Sandeep Sen |
| Starring | Debashree Roy Sabyasachi Chakraborty Konkona Sen Sharma |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Raviranjan Maitra |
| Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
Release date | 6 June 2001 |
Running time | 123 min |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot edit
Anjan works in advertising and has recently rented a room in a house in the suburbs of Calcutta. Eighteen-year-old Ria, who lives there with her grand father, falls in love with the new tenant. But Anjan already has a long-time girlfriend Rupa, who works with him in advertising. The rejected girl tries in vain to win Anjan’s favour. When she sees that her efforts are futile she starts to make trouble for the couple. At first her mischief is only minor, but it is followed by more serious threats to Anjan’s advertising project. And when the couple announces their engagement the girl becomes so enraged that she tries to kill them. A year later Ria is released from a mental institution because the doctors believe her to be stable. Anjan and Rupa are married and have moved away. But a new tenant has moved into grandfather’s house… The film candidly reflects the culture degradation of the metropolitan environment, of traditional interpersonal relationships and points to the raising crime rate among young people.
Cast edit
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Ria
- Sabyasachi Chakrabarty as Anjan
- Debashree Roy as Rupa
- Suchita Ray Chaudhury as Ria's mother
- Bhola Dutta as Mr. Samaddar (Ria's grandfather)
- Arjun Chakraborty as New tenant
Crew edit
- Directed Subrata Sen
- Screenplay Subrata Sen
- Produced Sandeep Sen
- Music Debojyoti Mishra
- Cinematography Shirsha Roy
- Film Editing Raviranjan Maitra
- Art Direction Indranil Ghosh
Awards edit
- Gollapudi Srinivas National Award For Best Indian Directorial Debut,
- Kalakar Award for the Best Feature Film.
- Best Actress, Best Music and Best Cinematography awards by BFJA.
- Official selection at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
References edit
- ^ It is a remake of the 1993 American film The Crush. "I am not selling sex". www.telegraphindia.com. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
