A quick update of Bengali movies in the second quarter of 2015

For Bengali movies the second quarter of 2015 was not so good , it has very few successful films in comparison to the large number of flops. Mostly the hardcore commercial films failed to attract audiences. Only the month of may was quite good in this quarter.

Lets have a month-wise recap of the second quarter.

April

The month of April began with Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy directed comedy "Bitnoon".

It was a comedy about extra marital affairs ,featuring very dependable actors like Rittwick

Chakraborty and Gargi Roychoudhury. But the story and screenplay were not so funny to create any magic at the ticket windows. 

The next big release of this month was from Venkatesh films , "Amanush 2". This Soham and Payel starer was released on the auspicious occasion of Poila Boishakh. The film was obviously a South Indian remake but its treatment was quite different from regular commercial mainstream films as a result it could not match the expectation from the audiences. Although people appreciated Soham Chakraborty's performance but finally it was a flop.

Overall this month was not a good one for the Bengali Film industry.


MAY

The month of May started with two Big releases Srijit Mukherjee's "Nirbaak" and Shiboprasad-Nadita's "Belasheshe". Both the movies had created good pre-release buzz mostly because of the successful past record of the directors.

"Nirbaak" , directed by Srijit Mukherjee was the most experimental film from the director so far. It was about four love stories connected together with a common theme of silence. The film got a good opening because of the expectations but after watching it, audience had mixed reaction. Some people liked the experimental step taken by the director while others were disappointed from this. On the final run though film got good response from critics but at the box office it did not performed well specially comparing to the previous success record of the director. The performances by Anjan Dutta, Ritwick Chakraborty , Jishu Sengupta and Susmita Sen were appreciated very much.



"Belasheshe" was yet another gem from the director duo Shiboprasad Mukherjee and

Nandita Roy. Just like their previous films there was no big stars rather the story was the main hero of the film. The story was an unconventional tale about the bonding of post marital relationship. It was a mix of humor and emotion that touched the heart of critics and audiences. In the lead role Soumitra Chatterjee and Swatilekha Sengupta did a wonderful job. In the supporting cast Kharaj Mukherjee and Rituparna Sengupta were quite impressive.

Overall the positive feedback worked really well for the film and it became a winner at the box office. It is still running in theaters completing successful 75 days.

The third release of this month was yet another winner, it was Suman Ghosh directed "Kadambori" featuring very talented Konkona Sensharma in the Title role. This movie was a period piece based on the controversial relationship between Rabindranath Tagore and his sister-in-law Kadambori Devi. The movie was quite authentic in its presentation and the performance by Konkona was too good. All these worked for this film and it became successful at the box office.

There was a commercial entertainer from venkatesh films "Jamai 420". It was a multi starer comedy which was released during the occasion of Jamai Shahsthi. It did quite an average business  at the box office.

The last release of this month was Mainak Bhaumick's "Family Album" featuring Swastika Mukherjee and Paoli dam in the lead roles. It was dealing with the bold subject of lesbian relationship but neither the content nor the bold presentation did any wonder for the movie and it failed to impress the audiences.


June

The month of June was very bad for the industry. Not a single movie did fare business

at the box office.
Considering the commercial point of view only big release was "Roga Hoar Sahaj Upay"featuring Parambrato Chatterjee and Sen sisters Riya and Raima. But this movie failed badly at the box office.

Only film that got good response at least from the critics and festivals that was "Asha Jaoar Majhe" featuring very talented Ritwick Chakraborty and Basabdutta Chatterjee. This film won several awards in different categories at different International film festivals. 
But unfortunately this film did not got a proper commercial release and could not became a box office winner.


Best Films of Q2 2015

• Kadambori
• Nirbaak
• Belasheshe
• Asha Jaoar Majhe

Best Directors of Q2 2015

• Suman Ghosh - Kadambori
• Srijit Mukherjee - Nirbaak
• Shiboprasad Mukherjee , Nandita Roy - Belasheshe
• Aditya Vikram Sengupta - Asha Jaoar Majhe

Top Performers of Q2 2015:

Actors:

• Soumitra Chatterjee - Belasheshe
• Ritwick Chakraborty -Asha Jaoar Majhe
• Ritwick Chakraborty - Nirbaak
• Anjan Dutta - Nirbaak
• Kharaj Mukherjee - Belasheshe

Actresses:

• Susmita Sen - Nirbaak
• Konkona Sensharma - Kadambari
• Swatilekha Sengupta - Belasheshe
• Basabdutta Chatterjee - Asha Jaoar Majhe
• Rituparna Sengupta - Belasheshe