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CHHOBIGHAR | CBFF2022 | MOVIES
CBFF2022 MOVIES
ABHIJAAN
A tribute to the life and accomplishments of Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who was a pioneer in Indian cinema with a career spanning decades. Dr. Sanjay Sen, a practising oncologist, arrives in Kolkata to fulfil his long-standing dream of archiving the life of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee, with the aim of making a film on him. At first, Soumitra turns him down but eventually agrees. Will his story help Sanjay get closure?
DIRECTION
Parambrata Chatterjee
CAST
Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Paoli Dam, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Sohini Sarkar, Prosenjit Chetterjee
ANTARDHAAN
Shooted amidst the beautiful backdrop of Himachal Pradesh, the film is a thriller with a twist in the end. Anirban is a professor who lives in Delhi with his wife Tanu and daughter Zinia. He is transferred to a lonely town named Kasauli. They enjoy a lot in the new city but their neighbors are mysterious. One day their daughter Zinia goes missing during an excursion.
DIRECTION
Arindam Bhattacharya
CAST
Parambrata Chatterjee, Tanusree Chakraborty, Rajatava Dutta, Harsh Chhaya, Mamata Shankar
BHOTBHOTI
After losing his parents at a very tender age, Bhotbhoti was raised in a ghetto close to the Ganges by his 'daadi' (grandmother) who too has passed away. Daadi was a great story-teller and Bhotbhotis favourite story was the one about mermaids and their world that exists, or rather flourishes underwater. Then one day, his fantasy turns real when he meets the mermaid Ariel. And then what?
DIRECTION
Tathagata Mukherjee
CAST
Rishav Basu, Bibriti Chatterjee, Rajatava Dutta, Mamata Shankar, Debleena Dutt, Dipankar De
ABBAR KANCHANJANGHA
Set in the backdrop of Darjeeling, where the family has its ancestral home, the film deals with interpersonal relationships between brothers, ex-lovers, masters and caretakers, sisters-in-law, cousins and so on. Kanchenjunga shines bright on the screen and the entire landscape looks picturesque. However the characters reveal their true colors as everyone has their motives for the visit.
DIRECTION
Raajhorshee De
CAST
Saswata Chatterjee, Arpita Chatterjee, Koushik Sen, Tanusree Chakraborty, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Rahul Arunoday Banerjee