Maach Mishti & More

Maach Mishti & More
Directed by Mainak Bhaumik
Produced by Mojo Productions (P) Ltd.
Tripod entertainment
Music by Neel Dutt
Release dates
  • 4 January 2013 (Kolkata)
Running time
105 minutes
Country India
Language Bengali
Budget INR8 million (US$130,000)

Maach Mishti & More (English: Fish, sweet and more) (2013) is a Bengali film directed by Mainak Bhaumik.[1] This is a comedy film about today's Bengali generation.[2] Rituparno Ghosh wrote lyrics of the songs of this film.[3]

Plot

The film looks at a Bengali joint family of Kolkata in the present time. The grandfather (Soumitra Chatterjee) is modern, mingles freely with youngsters and wears hip clothes. The parents (Anuradha Roy and Pradip Mukherjee) are comparatively conventional but generally do not interfere in their kids' lives. The oldest, Rahul (Souvik Kundagrami), a successful NRI, returns to base with his wife (Swastika Mukherjee) with plans of opening a restaurant of American food. The second son, Ronnie (Parambrato), is a corporate honcho going steady with a rich Marwari girl called Swati (Rachita Chauhan) but is not sure about whether he really is in love with her or whether the slightly crazy Ishaani (Raima Sen) fascinates him more. The youngest, Raj (Anubrata), is a wannabe filmmaker with a mind of his own and his pockets filled with money doled out by the elders. The film closes with Rahul and his wife going back to the US to open a Bengali restaurant called Maach Misti & More.

Cast

Songs

Music of the film is composed by National Award winning music director Neel Dutt and the lyrics are penned by Srijit Mukherji, Souvik Misra and Rituparno Ghosh. The guitarist is Amyt Datta.

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Tumi Ebar" Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury
2 "Daak Peon" Neel Dutt
3 "Dekha Habe" Rupankar Bagchi
4 "Ami Jodi Bhir Hoye Jai" Ishita Chakravarty
5 "Majhe Majhe" Timir Biswas
6 "Maach Mishti And More (Theme)" Instrumental
7 "Tumi Ebar (Karaoke)" Instrumental
8 "Dekha Habe (Karaoke)" Instrumental

The music of the film received favourable reviews from critics and audience because of its freshness and feel-good rhythm. They have a romantic flavour with a breath of independence to them. All the songs - Tumi Ebar, Daak Peon, Dekha Habe, Majhe Majhe and Ami Jodi Bhir Hoye Jai appealed to the masses especially the youth. The song Tumi Ebar was singled out for maximum praise because of its rendition by Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury, lyrics by Srijit Mukherji and music by Neel Dutt. The music of Maach Mishti and More received numerous nominations at prestigious award ceremonies.

Awards and Nominations

Filmfare Awards East::

Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman::

See also

References

  1. "MACH MISHTI AND MORE: Bengali Film Actresses to offer a Fair of Styles". Washington Bangla Radio. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. "Maach Mishti n More Bengali Movie". Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. "Ace film-maker Rituparno Ghosh turns lyricist". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

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