Jonaki (film)

Jonaki (Firefly) is a 2018 Bengali-language psychological drama film directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta^[1] and produced by Samir Sarkar.^[2] An India, France, Singapore co production the film is produced by Magic Hour Films in association with For Films and Catherine Dussart Production. Jonaki is the "dream" of an 81-year-old woman who in her comatose state revisits her tumultuous life through surrealistic images of painful echoing memories. The film stars late Lolita Chatterjee,^[3] Jim Sarbh, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Sumanto Chattopadhyay.

Jonaki
Directed by	Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Written by	Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Produced by	Samir Sarkar
Starring	Lolita Chatterjee Jim Sarbh Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Sumanto Chattopadhyay
Cinematography	Aditya Vikram Sengupta Mahendra Shetty
Music by	Alexander Zekke
Production company	Magic Hour Films
Release date	25 January 2018 (2018-01-25)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	India, France, Singapore
Language	Bengali

Jonaki had its world premiere in the Bright Future^[4] section of the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam^[5][6] in 2018 where it was nominated for the coveted Netpac Awards.^[7] It then travelled to several international film festivals including the Shanghai International Film Festival, New Horizons Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles,^[8] Indian Melbourne Film Festival^[9] amongst others.

Jonaki was nominated for the Golden Gateway of India for Best Film at the 20th Mumbai Film Festival^[10] (MAMI) in 2018 and went on to win the Silver Gateway Award.^[11] It also won a Special Mention for Best Film on Gender Equality at the Oxfam Awards in 2018.^[12][13]

Jonaki is available on Netflix.^[14]

Plot

While Jonaki, an 80-year-old woman, searches for love in a strange world of decaying memories, her lover, now old and grey, returns to a world she is leaving behind.

Cast

• Lolita Chatterjee as Jonaki
• Jim Sarbh^[15][16]
• Ratnabali Bhattacharjee
• Sumanto Chattopadhyay

References

1. Jonaki (2018) - IMDb, retrieved 12 February 2020
2. "Puducherry producer's film to be shown at Dutch fest". The Times of India. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
3. Scroll Staff. "Bengali actress Lolita Chatterjee dies at 81". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
4. Orlando Parfitt2018-01-05T13:09:00+00:00. "Rotterdam Film Festival reveals 2018 Bright Future selection". Screen. Retrieved 12 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. "Jonaki on the IIFR 2018 website". International Film Festival of Rotterdam.
6. "Bengali movie 'Jonaki' premiered at Rotterdam film festival". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
7. Jonaki - IMDb, retrieved 12 February 2020
8. Mohan, Jithin (27 March 2019). "Film Review: Jonaki (2018) by Aditya Vikram Sengupta". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
9. "Jim Sarbh's Bengali debut Jonaki, directed by Aditya Sengupta, to be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne". Firstpost. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
10. Saha, Souvik (5 November 2018). "Jonaki [2018]: 'MAMI' Review - An exploration of dreams". High On Films. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
11. "Here Are the Top Winners of MAMI 2018". The Quint. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
12. "Mumbai: Thailand's 'Manta Ray,' India's 'Bulbul Can Sing' Win Festival's Top Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
13. Panicker, Anahita (29 October 2018). "A tipping point for gender justice campaigns". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
14. "Jonaki | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
15. "Jonaki is a film people would be too afraid to make: Jim Sarbh". Cinema Express. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
16. "'Padmaavat' actor Jim Sarbh talks about his film 'Jonaki'". The Statesman. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

External links

• Jonaki - Official Website
• Jonaki at IMDb
• Watch Jonaki on Netflix