Dhuusar
2019 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dhuusar (lit. 'Grey') is a 2019 Indian drama film directed by Soumi Saha and Snehashish Mondal, which features Ritwik Bhowmik in the lead role.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
Dhuusar is inspired by a real-life incident of Sajal Barui, who was a convicted criminal of Kolkata, India, for the murder of his family at the age of 16.[4] The film is also a semi-autobiographical account of Saha's childhood and adolescence, depicting her relationship with a former lover and her mother.[5][6]
Cast
- Arya Mallick – Kid Shila
- Doab Mukherjee – Teen Shila
- Vinay Pathak – Supt. Avinash Gautam
- Subrat Dutta – Prashanta Guha
- Ritwik Bhowmik – Shiladitya Guha
- Senjuti Mukherjee [7] – Paromita Guha
- Arpita Banerjee – Shuto
- Soumi Saha – Purva Sharma
- Yashraj Jadhav - Kaka
Production
Soumi Saha is the writer, co-director, co-producer, production designer, costume designer, actor and editor of the film.[8]
Release and awards
Dhuusar premiered at the 20th Lucania Film Festival, Italy, where it won the Best Screenplay and Best Actor award for Saha.[8][9]
It had its Indian premiere in Mumbai, at the 10th Jagran Film Festival[10][11][12] before travelling to several international film festivals including Winchester Film Festival, United Kingdom;[13] Barcelona International Film Festival, Spain; South Europe International Film Festival, Spain;[14] and the Queen Palm International Film Festival, United States, where it won the Gold award for Best Feature & Best Editor (Saha), Silver award for Best Actor (Ritwik Bhowmik), Bronze award for Best Producer, and an Honorable Mention for Best Costume Design.[15]
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