Kolkata, Nov 23 (UNI) Char Diker Golpo, a Bengali film comprising four
short stories, created by Pranabes Chandra is all set to release tomorrow
after winning several national and international awards.
The film has four short stories where each deals with emotions like fear,
lust, greed, love, loyalty, insecurity in the backdrop of changing circumstances.
As the name suggests the movie speaks of people from four different sects
of our society of varied mentalities and varied ways of surviving.
Char Diker Galpo consists of four separate stories told by sales executive
Nirmal Dutta on a train to an aspiring film maker Saptarshi Roy. Each of the
stories seems to have some connection to the aspiring film maker to whom
he tells them.
The first story is the life of a sculptor who earns his living from selling his
little piece of art and compromising with people who are financially bigger
than him.
The second story deals with a fisherman and his daughter who solely
survives on the visitors who come over on weekends and the behavior of the
tourists towards them and how they tackle life.
The third story talks about a “Tangawala” who has a good survival because
he is the sole means of transportation and he is always helping others in
their situations. However, people have taken him for granted which ultimately
becomes the biggest loss of his life.
The last story is about a struggling actress who gets the help of another
struggling boy in the tinsel town. Though the boy is not established himself,
still he manages to help the girl purely out of good intentions.
Director Pranabes Chandra said that while making this film, he felt that he
had encountered these characters somewhere.
He also hoped that the viewers would love and appreciate this realistic
film that he has made.
The film has been officially selected in 16 film festivals and it bagged
award in all the festivals respectively.
The film won Bengali Panorama ward at 21st Kolkata International Film
Festival, Best Film at Pratibimb Film Festival, Aab International Film Festival,
Meliorist Film Festival, Best Director at Meliorist Film Festival, Best Editor
Meliorist Film Festival, Best Actor Meliorist Film Festival, Best Screenplay
Meliorist Film Festival, Best Story at the 1st Rising International Short Film
Festival, Pune, Best Sound 1st Rising International Short Film Festival,
Pune, Best Screenplay 4th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival, Best
camera Indapur National Short Film Festival and many more.
The film has also received critical appreciation. According to Lyle Pearson,
noted film critic from USA, "The second of the two series , 'Compromise'
and the third 'Horsecartwalla' are the most memorable, but the film is
effective throughout, I recommend this film."
The trailer and the poster of the film were released recently in a media
gathering in Kolkata.
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