Bibar
Bibar (Bengali: বিবর pronounced [ˈbibar]) is a 2006 Bengali (Indian) film directed by Subrata Sen starring Subrata Datta, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Payel Sarkar, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Kunal Mitra, Shiladitya Patranabis, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Anuradha Ray, Kanchan Mullick, Rajesh Sharma, Dulal Lahiri, Biswajit Chakraborty, Oindrilla Khan, & Rita Bhimani.[1] Based on a raging Samaresh Basu's 1965 controversial novel 'Calcutta, Unabashed' - (Bibar) deals with the angst of city youth in Calcutta, who are caught between the lures of a new, liberalized society and fast-fading traditional values.
Plot
Biresh (Subrata Dutta) an investigating officer in a finance company is at heart a bohemian with no rigid values in life. In love, he is caught in a psycho-sexual relationship with a high society call girl Nita (Tannishtha Chatterjee). In his office, his position becomes bleak as he refuses a loan to an influential person. He starts drinking heavily and starts visiting Sonagachi, the infamous red-light area of Calcutta with his painter friend Hiren (Shiladitya Patranobish). He also gets attracted towards a model, Iti (Payel Sarkar). Biresh, in a bout of self-destruction, vents his anger and frustration by strangling Nita, and stages his alibi through Iti. The Police start investigating, but are unable to establish any motive behind the killing.
Cast
Crew
- Story: Samaresh Basu
- Camera: Premendu Bikash Chaki
- Art Director: Goutam Bose
- Editor: Rabi Ranjan Moitra
- Music: Debojyoti Mishra
- Sound: Anup Mukherjee
- Production House:RD Bansal Productions
- Executive Producers: Chaitali Aggarwal & Varsha Bansal
- Producer: Kamal Bansal
- Screenplay & Direction: Subrato Sen
Promotion
- After Hatat Neerar Jonnyo, here comes Subrata Sen's Bibar. After looking around for the main cast, (read: Raima Sen and Nandana Deb Sen were considered for the lead roles) we have the star cast with Payel Sarkar, Subrata Dutta (his recent film being Rising) and Tannistha Chatterjee. Subrata Sen said, "I saw Payel's photo and interview in Calcutta Times and decided to cast her. Tannistha has worked German director Florian Gallenberger and I have worked with Subrata Dutta before in Swapner Ferriwallah and know his potential well. Bibar might be a difficult novel to translate onto screen but Sen has worked hard on the script.--The Times of India, 15.10.2005
- She is a Probashi Bangali, trained at NSD and recommended for Subrata Sen's Bibar by Nandana Deb Sen. "I am playing an upper class call girl who is straight forward and knows how she can get what she wants." says Tannistha Chatterjee, shooting in a Ballygunge house. The sultry actress will soon be seen in Florian Gallenberger's Shadows of Time and a host of Hindi films, from Strings with Adam Bedi to divorce with Jackie Shroff.--The Telegraph, 23.10.2006
- Now that Subrata Sen adaption of Bibar is at the post production stage, the director is leaving no stone unturned to do justice to his difficult subject.. "This has been my most difficult film. Even veteran directors haven't had the courage to adopt Bibar. Hope people like my treatment," Sen says—The Times of India, 13.12.2006
Awards
- BFJA Awards (2007)
- Best Actor:
References
- ^ "bibar". www.rdborganization.com. http://www.rdborganization.com/bibar/cast.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Bibar(2006) Movie Awards". www.gomolo.in. http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieAwards.aspx?mid=15395. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "OSIAN-CINEFAN Festival of Asian Cinema Awards 2006 : Alternative Film Guide". www.altfg.com. http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/osian-cinefan-festival-awards-2006/. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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