Asha Jaoar Majhe () is a 2014 Indian film by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. The film stars Ritwick Chakraborty and Basabdatta Chatterjee as an unnamed married couple, which brings focus to the hard lives endured by ordinary working people in Kolkata.
The film premiered at the 11th Venice Days at the Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2014https://www.screendaily.com/news/venice-days-unveils-2014-line-up/5075481.article| At the 62nd National Film Awards, it won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Audiography.
Plot A woman (Basabdatta Chatterjee) works in a handbag factory while a man (Ritwick Chakraborty) works the night shift at a printing press. The film follows that young married couple as they go about their day, how they stay apart all day long except one brief moment when they get to be with each other. The entire movie has no dialogue. It has background music and some classic old songs thrown in for a soothing effect.
Cast Ritwick Chakraborty as the Man Basabdatta Chatterjee as the Woman
Awards
62nd National Film Awards (India)Chatterjee, Suprateek. "'Queen', 'Haider', And 'Court' Amongst Winners At 62nd National Film Awards" Published 24 March 2015. Retrieved on 24 March 2015. Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Best Audiography
New York Indian Film Festival Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay
World Premiere at the 11th Venice Days Film FestivalOfficial website of Venice Days Festival http://www.venice-days.com/2014/index.asp?lang=eng Best Debut Film
Marrakech International Film Festival Best Director
Abu Dhabi Film Festival Jury Special Mention
BFI London Film Festival Honorable Mention
Bangalore International Film Festival NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film
Jaipur International Film Festival Best Feature Film
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