| Arshinagar | |
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| Directed by | Aparna Sen |
| Written by | Sayan Biswas |
| Screenplay by | Aparna Sen |
| Based on | Romeo and Juliet byWilliam Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Starring | Dev Rittika Sen Jisshu Sengupta |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Rabiranjan Maitra |
| Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
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Running time | 151:18 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Arshinagar[1] is a 2015Bengali film directed byAparna Sen. The film features an ensemble cast that includesDev,Rittika Sen,Jisshu Sengupta,Kaushik Sen,Waheeda Rehman,Kamaleshwar Mukherjee,Roopa Ganguly, andJaya Seal Ghosh.[2] The screenplay is an adaptation ofShakespeare'sRomeo and Juliet. The trailer of the film was released on 25 November 2015.[3]
The film was announced to be a modern-day take onWilliam Shakespeare's romantic-tragedyRomeo and Juliet. The film would haveland mafia as its background, as told byAparna Sen.[6]Dev's character is based onRomeo and Rittika Sen's character to be based onJuliet. Dev would essay the role of a member of a band named, Garage Band. Rittika Sen, who made her debut inBorbaad, was selected as the lead heroine becauseAparna Sen wanted someone who would look ten years younger than the lead actor, so Sen zeroed on her.[7] Yesteryearlegend,Waheeda Rehman, who worked withAparna Sen in15 Park Avenue, was selected to essay the role of Rittika's grandmother.[8][9] Theatre actor Anirban Bhattacharya was initially roped to portray the mainantagonist[10] but thenJisshu Sengupta was selected to play the flamboyant negative character etched out on the lines ofTybalt, making his debut as a full-fledgedantagonist.Anirban Bhattacharya was later on signed to play a supporting role. Apparently,Roopa Ganguly andKaushik Sen had been cast as son and daughter of Waheeda Rahman, respectively. ActressJaya Seal Ghosh and filmmakerKamaleswar Mukherjee are also part of the film. While Jaya would play Dev's mother, Kamaleswar will be seen as Salim Saab, Rittika's music teacher.Shankar Chakraborty would enact the role of Dev's father, whileShantilal Mukherjee would essay the role of a corrupt politician.
Themuhurat shot was held on 27 January 2015, whose pictures were posted by the makers onTwitter.[11][12] Dev and Anindya Banerjee started shooting for Aparna Sen's Arshinagar at a city studio on 7 February 2015.[13]Waheeda Rehman joined the shooting on 21 and 22 March.Kamaleshwar Mukherjee started shooting on 17 February 2015. Some scenes were filmed at theBardhaman Rajbari inAlipore on Sunday afternoon.[14] BesidesKolkata, shooting locations includeAdina Mosque ofMalda,Purulia andMumbai.[15]
Arshinagar Movie's total budget was 2.3 Crores and Movie Box office collects total 1.97 crores between 10 Days only. Movie first day Collection was 38 lakhs and opening week collection was 87 lakhs.[16]