Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
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Chirodini... Tumi Je Aamar ( "You Are Mine Eternally") (2008) is a Bengali film by Raj Chakraborty
, one of the most revered directors of Zee Bangla
TV show Mirakkel
hosted by anchor Mir
and Dance Bangla Dance
and judged by Mithun Chakraborty
. The film was inspired by the Balaji Sakthivel
directed Tamil
film Kaadhal
. The quite similar tragic real-life love story of the Priyanka-Rizwanur angle begins and ends with a rich girl marrying a poor boy much against her family’s wishes.
) is a diligent scooter mechanic in Siliguri
and life goes on smoothly for him until the rich schoolgirl Pallavi (Priyanka Sarkar) sets her eyes on him. The infatuation reaches dangerous levels when she coaxes Krishna to take her away from the clutches of her family, which has other plans about her future. The film begins with the elopement, as Pallavi steps out of her house in her school uniform, leaving even her wristwatch behind since Krishna has instructed her not to take a single thing with her. The two rush into a shopping mall where Pallavi hurriedly changes into a boy’s shirt, pants and cap, leaves her uniform behind, and the two board the bus.
The flashback, as point-of-view narrations between Pallavi and Krishna, are intercut with Pallavi’s don-like father and uncle terrorizing the neighbourhood in search of the truant girl. The naïve Krishna hesitantly yields to her charm and the two run away to Kolkata
. Krishna's friend Ali (Rudranil Ghosh
) helps them, and the lovers marry. The couple consummates their union while the mess chaps hastily organize a proper wedding and elaborate reception. But her family is not going to give up so easily on the daughter they dote on.
The family tracks down the couple and separates them. Pallavi agrees to marry another man to save Krishna's life after he is beaten by her father. While she believes this decision is best and moves on with her life, she one day (while on the road with her husband and daughter) runs into Krishna who suffered permanent brain damage from his beating.
, a computer professional who ran his classes in the city, fell in love and married Priyanka Todi
, daughter of a big-time businessman Ashok Tod
i. But differences in status, class, faith and affluence drove them apart; Rizwanur’s dead body was discovered on the railway tracks a few days after Priyanka went back to her parents who had promised that they would send her back again to her husband.
The Kolkata Police
violated its own rules preventing them from interfering in any personal matters unless violence is involved and unless a FIR
is lodged against those who are called in by the police. Rizwanur’s family claimed that he was murdered at the behest of Priyanka’s wealthy and influential father who was trying to hush the case up by taking the suicide angle with tangible and direct help from some higher-ups of the Kolkata Police. The unconstitutional action by the police has now been proved through the decision that pronounced some top-ranking police officers guilty of violating their own rules in the Rizwanur-Priyanka case
and acting in favour of the Todis.
Shree Venkatesh Films
decided to piggy-back on this case by marketing Chirodini Tumi Je Amaar, that marks the debut of Raj Chakraborty
into direction, as a loose adaptation of the real-life story of tragic love.
on 15 August 2008 The soundtrack was at the number one spot on the music charts for several consecutive weeks. The media partner of Chirodini Tumi Je Amar is Bengali music channel Sangeet Bangla
.
as "U" (Universal: Suitable for all ages) by the Central Board of Film Certification
of India. The film had a great opening. The first week saw 55 percent footfall, which was overwhelming.
Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh Films spent Rs 1 crore on making the movie and they have earned about Rs 2 crore. Chirodini released with 40 prints and Venkatesh is coming up with some more.
reviewed that movie: "Chirodini... Tumi Je Aamar could as well be a version of QSQT or any other tragic teen love story done to death on screen. But Raj Chakraborty
’s directorial debut turns the cliche on its head and makes a two-hour-20-minute entertainer, without the tackiness, sloppiness and meaningless melodrama typical of mainstream Tollywood ... Chirodini’s strength is its screenplay — smart, crisp and racy with neat shot divisions, life-like situations and convincing characters."
Screenindia.com comments that "The script begins to falter after the diabolic uncle takes the couple away, but till then it is smooth-sailing. Priyanka and Rahul offer the freshness Bengali cinema was dying to get for many years. They are young, absolutely new and have tried to do as much justice to the script as they could though the script backs Priyanka more than Rahul. The original touch is that the film opens with the couple’s elopement after top-angle shots of the city of Kolkata panning across to cover people going about their daily lives including a madman who roams aimlessly across the streets. The love affair in the first half is a bit repetitive and the scenes in the girl’s home are superfluous."
"Preetam Choudhury’s production design is mind-blowing and realistic. Jeet’s music ably complemented with Gautam-Susmit’s lyrics blend into the theme and story of the film very well. Premendra Bikash Chaki’s cinematography is brilliant in the second half but not so good in the first. This is a good debut where the footage is too long and the dream scenes stick out like sore thumbs. Raj has also made Priyanka prance around in a towel but it does not look vulgar. A good debut by a young director. One only hopes he can sustain the standard he has established with his first film. The film deserves one star for production design, one star for acting and one for the cinematography."
Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...
, one of the most revered directors of Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is a Bengali language cable television channel in India. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.It was actually first launched in the year 1996, but was taken off air within two months due to its poor popularity. It was relaunched as Alpha Bangla in the year 1999. It ran...
TV show Mirakkel
Mirakkel
Mirakkel is an Indian reality TV show on Zee Bangla hosted by Mir and directed by Subhankar Chatterjee later.Produced by Zee Bangla and hosted by the popular radio jockey and television host Mir except Mirakkel AC-4 which was hosted by Mridul Bhattachariya., Mirakkel is a one of its kind reality...
hosted by anchor Mir
Mir Afsar Ali
Mir or Mir Afsar Ali is a popular Indian radio jockey and television anchor. He is the host of Mirakkel, a laughter show on Zee Bangla and Hello Kolkata on Radio Mirchi. Born in a conservative Bengali Muslim family with strict-disciplinarians parents, he would listen to the radio for hours...
and Dance Bangla Dance
Dance Bangla Dance
Dance Bangla Dance is a Bangla reality show program. Mithun Chakraborty is main character in this program. It airs in the Zee Bangla television network of India. There are three judges named Jisu Sengupta, Rachana Ban, and Arpita Chaterjee....
and judged by Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
. The film was inspired by the Balaji Sakthivel
Balaji Sakthivel
Balaji Sakthivel is a prominent Tamil film director, best known for directing the 2004 film, Kaadhal.-Career:Balaji Sakthivel began as an assistant director under popular director S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his first film, Samurai for Vikram - however despite receiving positive reviews, did...
directed Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
film Kaadhal
Kaadhal
Kaadhal is a 2004 Tamil feature film based on a true story, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring Bharath and Sandhya. It was produced by S. Shankar and music was composed by Joshua Sridhar. The movie had a lot of talented debutants and was one of the more successful movies of the year...
. The quite similar tragic real-life love story of the Priyanka-Rizwanur angle begins and ends with a rich girl marrying a poor boy much against her family’s wishes.
Plot
Krishna (Rahul BanerjeeRahul Banerjee
Arunoday Banerjee A.K.A. "Rahul" is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. He made his first stage appearance at the age of three years with his father’s theatre troupe Bijoygarh Atmaprakash in a play titled Raj Darshan...
) is a diligent scooter mechanic in Siliguri
Siliguri
Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...
and life goes on smoothly for him until the rich schoolgirl Pallavi (Priyanka Sarkar) sets her eyes on him. The infatuation reaches dangerous levels when she coaxes Krishna to take her away from the clutches of her family, which has other plans about her future. The film begins with the elopement, as Pallavi steps out of her house in her school uniform, leaving even her wristwatch behind since Krishna has instructed her not to take a single thing with her. The two rush into a shopping mall where Pallavi hurriedly changes into a boy’s shirt, pants and cap, leaves her uniform behind, and the two board the bus.
The flashback, as point-of-view narrations between Pallavi and Krishna, are intercut with Pallavi’s don-like father and uncle terrorizing the neighbourhood in search of the truant girl. The naïve Krishna hesitantly yields to her charm and the two run away to Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. Krishna's friend Ali (Rudranil Ghosh
Rudranil Ghosh
Rudranil Ghosh is an Indian Bengali actor of TV and films.-Awards:* 2007: BFJA - Best Supporting Actor Award for both Kantatar and Refugee* 2011: Zee Bangla'r Gourab - Best Actor in a Negative Role for Byomkesh Bakshi-Filmography:...
) helps them, and the lovers marry. The couple consummates their union while the mess chaps hastily organize a proper wedding and elaborate reception. But her family is not going to give up so easily on the daughter they dote on.
The family tracks down the couple and separates them. Pallavi agrees to marry another man to save Krishna's life after he is beaten by her father. While she believes this decision is best and moves on with her life, she one day (while on the road with her husband and daughter) runs into Krishna who suffered permanent brain damage from his beating.
Cast
- Rahul BanerjeeRahul BanerjeeArunoday Banerjee A.K.A. "Rahul" is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. He made his first stage appearance at the age of three years with his father’s theatre troupe Bijoygarh Atmaprakash in a play titled Raj Darshan...
- Krishna - Priyanka Sarkar - Pallavi
- Rudranil GhoshRudranil GhoshRudranil Ghosh is an Indian Bengali actor of TV and films.-Awards:* 2007: BFJA - Best Supporting Actor Award for both Kantatar and Refugee* 2011: Zee Bangla'r Gourab - Best Actor in a Negative Role for Byomkesh Bakshi-Filmography:...
- Ali (Krishna's friend) - Tamal Roy Chowdhury - Pallavi's father
- Rita Koiral - Pallavi's mother
- Sujit Dutta - Pallavi's uncle
- Supriyo Dutta - Pallavi's aunt
- Aritro Dutta Banik - Helper of Krishna
- Gita DeyGita DeyGita Dey was a well-known actress in Bengali film, theatre and Bengali folk theatre. She acted in over two hundred Bengali language films and over two thousand stage shows.-Early life:...
- Pallavi’s grandmother - DevDev (actor)Dev is a Bengali film actor. His original name is Deepak Adhikari. He was born in 'Mahisha' a small village near Keshpur, West Midnapur, West Bengal. He spent his childhood in Chandrakona at his maternal uncle's place.After finishing his primary education, he returned to Mumbai to his parents...
- In the song Pante Tali
Crew
- Producer(s): Shree Venkatesh FilmsShree Venkatesh FilmsShree Venkatesh Films is a Media and Entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF has distributed Bollywood and Hollywood films in eastern India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Production, Digital...
- Director: Raj ChakrabortyRaj ChakrabortyRaj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...
- Story: Abhimanyu Mukherjee
- Production Design: Pritam Choudhury
- Dialogue: NK Salil
- Lyrics: Gautam Susmit
- Editing: Robi Ranjan Mitra
Influences and allusions
In September 2007, RizwanurRizwanur Rahman
Rizwanur Rahman was a 30-year-old computer graphics trainer who was possibly murdered after marrying Priyanka Todi, daughter of industrialist Ashok Todi...
, a computer professional who ran his classes in the city, fell in love and married Priyanka Todi
Rizwanur Rahman
Rizwanur Rahman was a 30-year-old computer graphics trainer who was possibly murdered after marrying Priyanka Todi, daughter of industrialist Ashok Todi...
, daughter of a big-time businessman Ashok Tod
Rizwanur Rahman
Rizwanur Rahman was a 30-year-old computer graphics trainer who was possibly murdered after marrying Priyanka Todi, daughter of industrialist Ashok Todi...
i. But differences in status, class, faith and affluence drove them apart; Rizwanur’s dead body was discovered on the railway tracks a few days after Priyanka went back to her parents who had promised that they would send her back again to her husband.
The Kolkata Police
Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force is one of the two police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal....
violated its own rules preventing them from interfering in any personal matters unless violence is involved and unless a FIR
FIR
FIR or fir may refer to:*fir, a type of conifer tree*USCGC Fir, either of two buoy tenders of the United States Coast Guard*Fir , free ideal ring -Acronyms:* Falling In Reverse, a post-hardcore band...
is lodged against those who are called in by the police. Rizwanur’s family claimed that he was murdered at the behest of Priyanka’s wealthy and influential father who was trying to hush the case up by taking the suicide angle with tangible and direct help from some higher-ups of the Kolkata Police. The unconstitutional action by the police has now been proved through the decision that pronounced some top-ranking police officers guilty of violating their own rules in the Rizwanur-Priyanka case
Rizwanur Rahman
Rizwanur Rahman was a 30-year-old computer graphics trainer who was possibly murdered after marrying Priyanka Todi, daughter of industrialist Ashok Todi...
and acting in favour of the Todis.
Shree Venkatesh Films
Shree Venkatesh Films
Shree Venkatesh Films is a Media and Entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF has distributed Bollywood and Hollywood films in eastern India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Production, Digital...
decided to piggy-back on this case by marketing Chirodini Tumi Je Amaar, that marks the debut of Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...
into direction, as a loose adaptation of the real-life story of tragic love.
Music
The music of Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, composed by Jeet Ganguly, was released in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on 15 August 2008 The soundtrack was at the number one spot on the music charts for several consecutive weeks. The media partner of Chirodini Tumi Je Amar is Bengali music channel Sangeet Bangla
Sangeet Bangla
Sangeet Bangla is a national Bengali Music Entertainment Channel in India. This channel is co-production of Media Worldwide. It is a 24-hour free-to-air channel, and was launched in 2005.-Programmes:*Baap Re Ki Shooting *Chal Dhannooo *Tawk Jhal Aunty...
.
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| U la lla I love my soniya | Jeet Ganguly | 4:10 |
| Batashe Gungun | June Banerjee, Jeet Ganguly | 5:45 |
| Pante Tali | Jeet Ganguly and Chorus | 5:45 |
| Piya Re Piya Re | Zubeen Garg Zubeen Garg Zubeen Garg is a singer and composer from Assam, India, in the Bollywood and Assamese music scene. He plays dhols, guitar, dotora, mandolin, keyboard and various percussion instruments.-Background:... |
5:41 |
| U la lla I love my soniya | June Banerjee | 4:10 |
| Jhiri Jhiri | June Banerjee | 5:10 |
Box office and ratings
Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was the top grossing Tollywood Bangla film of the year 2008. The film was ratedMotion picture rating system
A motion picture rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content...
as "U" (Universal: Suitable for all ages) by the Central Board of Film Certification
Central Board of Film Certification
The Central Board of Film Certification is a Government of India regulatory body and censorship board of India controlled by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It reviews, rates and censors motion pictures, television shows, television ads, and promotional material...
of India. The film had a great opening. The first week saw 55 percent footfall, which was overwhelming.
Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh Films spent Rs 1 crore on making the movie and they have earned about Rs 2 crore. Chirodini released with 40 prints and Venkatesh is coming up with some more.
Reviews and critiques
The TelegraphThe Telegraph (Kolkata)
The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
reviewed that movie: "Chirodini... Tumi Je Aamar could as well be a version of QSQT or any other tragic teen love story done to death on screen. But Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...
’s directorial debut turns the cliche on its head and makes a two-hour-20-minute entertainer, without the tackiness, sloppiness and meaningless melodrama typical of mainstream Tollywood ... Chirodini’s strength is its screenplay — smart, crisp and racy with neat shot divisions, life-like situations and convincing characters."
Screenindia.com comments that "The script begins to falter after the diabolic uncle takes the couple away, but till then it is smooth-sailing. Priyanka and Rahul offer the freshness Bengali cinema was dying to get for many years. They are young, absolutely new and have tried to do as much justice to the script as they could though the script backs Priyanka more than Rahul. The original touch is that the film opens with the couple’s elopement after top-angle shots of the city of Kolkata panning across to cover people going about their daily lives including a madman who roams aimlessly across the streets. The love affair in the first half is a bit repetitive and the scenes in the girl’s home are superfluous."
"Preetam Choudhury’s production design is mind-blowing and realistic. Jeet’s music ably complemented with Gautam-Susmit’s lyrics blend into the theme and story of the film very well. Premendra Bikash Chaki’s cinematography is brilliant in the second half but not so good in the first. This is a good debut where the footage is too long and the dream scenes stick out like sore thumbs. Raj has also made Priyanka prance around in a towel but it does not look vulgar. A good debut by a young director. One only hopes he can sustain the standard he has established with his first film. The film deserves one star for production design, one star for acting and one for the cinematography."
Awards
- Best Actress - Priyanka Sarkar
- Best Music - Jeet Ganguly
External links
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