Chalchitra Ekhon is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Anjan Dutt. At the 72nd National Film Awards it won the Best Bengali Feature Film.
Plot
Young, angry theatre activist Ranjan Duttis unsure of his future, frustrated by the intellectual and political limitations of Calcutta, and at odds with his theatre group. He prioritizes individual liberty over collective communist ideology and dreams of moving to Berlin.Amid this inner turmoil, Ranjan meets Kunal Sen when he gets cast in Sen’s 1981 film Chaalchitra.
Cast Anjan Dutt as Kunal Sen (based on Mrinal Sen) Sawon Chakraborty as Ranjan Dutta (based on Anjan Dutt) Bidipta Chakraborty as Mita Sen (based on Geeta Sen) Konkona Haldar as Sheela (based on Sreela Majumdar) Suprabhat Dey as J K Madhavan (based on K. K. Mahajan) Subhasish Mukherjee as production manager Sekhar Das as Ujjwal Dutt (based on Utpal Dutt) Rupankar Bagchi as Aroop Kumar (based on Anup Kumar)
Release The film was theatrically released on 10 May 2024 and had a simultaneous digital streaming release on Hoichoi.
Reception Poorna Banarjee of The Times of India gave a rating of 3.5 of 5 and wrote that "However, in the course of the film it seems like Ranjan's character is designed to absolve the director of his younger self's decisions." Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri of The Telegraph stated, "the mentor-protégé relationship is one of great dramatic potential."
Award YearAwardCategoryResultRef.202672nd National Film AwardsBest Bengali film2025Filmfare Awards BanglaBest Film (Critics) and Best Actor 2025Critics Choice Film Awards Best Supporting Actor2024Dhaka International Film FestivalBest Actor Award (Asian Film Competition Section)2024Kolkata International Film Festival Special Jury Award
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