Naxal is a 2015 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action crime drama film directed by Debaditya Bandyopadhyay, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Dhritiman Chatterjee in pivotal roles.[1][2][3][4]
| Naxal | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Debaditya Bandyopadhyay |
| Written by | Debaditya Bandhyopadhyay |
| Screenplay by | Padmanabha Dasgupta Pulok Das |
| Story by | Debaditya Bandhyopadhyay |
| Produced by | Mainakh Saha, Blue Coffee Moviez & Entertainment In association with The Kraft House |
| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Dhritiman Chatterjee Gargi Roychowdhury Shankar Chakraborty |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Anand |
| Edited by | Md. Kalam |
| Music by | Rupam Islam & Allan Ao |
| Distributed by | The Kraft House |
Release date | 19 June 2015 |
Running time | 1 Hour 49 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The backdrop of the film is the Naxal Amol or Naxal Period. It was a period in the history of the state of West Bengal that began with the infiltration of the ideas of the socialist movements in the western world (especially Latin America) into the psyche of many Bengali youths. Mithun Chakraborty plays the lead role in this film as a Naxalite.[5][6][7]
Plot edit
The story opens on the 21st day of May 1971 with the escaping of a few Naxalite youths. The most prominent among them is Anirban Sen. On that day, one of them named Samar dies while Anirban and their leader SankarDa go absconding.
After nearly 42 years one fine morning a FAX arrives at the Kolkata Metro Railways Headquarters. It says that today Anirban will commit suicide under the last Metro. Questions regarding his identity and demands start emerging as the news has taken centre stage in the city. This news shake the entire city from Kolkata Police Headquarters (Lalbazar) to the news channels, while Anirban rattles the administration with one FAX after the other. On the other hand, Siddhartha Chowdhury, CEO of the number-one Bengali News Channel engages himself in using this incident to boost his channel's TRP. Shubhankar, a journalist with Siddhartha's channel, while searching for Anirban, discovers that one of those persons who went missing on 21 May 1971, SankarDa is still alive and is living under cover in the city Siddhartha announces that he will telecast Anirban's Suicide LIVE on television, which in turn has plummeted the commercial value of his channel.
Cast edit
- Mithun Chakraborty as Anirban Sen[8]
- Dhritiman Chatterjee as Siddhartha Chowdhury (Owner of a News Channel)
- Gargi Roychowdhury as Reena Sen
- Shankar Chakraborty as minister Arijit Mitra
- Nishita Goswami
- Kapil Bora as Rohoni sen
- Kanchana Moitra
References edit
- ^ "Mithun to play a Naxal in upcoming Bengali film, but won't promote it". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Naxal Theatrical Trailer - Bengali Movie 2015". Bangla Movies.
- ^ "Mahurat of Naxal takes place". Gomolo. 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Filmmaker: Films on Naxalite movement need realism-fiction balance". NYOOOZ. 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Mithun Chakraborty turns a Naxalite". The Times of India. 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Mithun Chakroborty a Naxalite?". Sahara Samay.
- ^ "Naxal will see Mithun Chakrabarty and Dhritiman Chatterjee in pivotal roles". Tollywood Dhamaka. 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Mithun to play a Naxal in upcoming Bengali film, but won't promote it". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
