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The Parcel

The Parcel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIndrasis Acharya
Written byIndrasis Acharya
Produced byRituparna Sengupta
Krishna Kyal
StarringRituparna Sengupta
Saswata Chatterjee
CinematographySantanu Dey
Edited byMoloy Laha
Music byJoy Sarkar
Release dates
  • 10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) (Kolkata)[1]
  • 13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

The Parcel is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language mystery cum psychological thriller film directed by Indrasis Acharya, produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal.[2] The film features Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Anindya Chatterjee and Ambarish Bhattacharya in lead roles and Sreela Majumdar and Pradip Mukherjee as supporting characters.[3][4] The story of the film revolves around a doctor-couple and Nandini, the protagonist, and mysterious parcels.

Acharya, the director of the film, won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival for the film.[5] The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.[6]

Plot

The film begins with a couple, Nandini and Souvik, both doctors,[7] and their teenaged daughter leading an uneventful life until it is abruptly disrupted. Nandini receives a parcel one morning from an anonymous person.[8] She feels that someone from her past might be blackmailing her. This leads to an exploration of her psychoses.[9] The couple fall into a trap that raises questions about their careers, reveals extramarital affairs, and upends regular life as they knew it. Nandini's past haunts her present, creating a major disruption of balance in her narrative.

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal.[10]

Promotion and release

The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Acharya on 11 February 2020.[11]

The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.[6]

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Joy Sarkar.[12]

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Amaar Raat Pohalo" Sreela Mazumder
2 "Brindabono Rai Bilasi" Rituparna Sengupta

Awards

  • The Parcel has received two festival laurels – the 14th Jogja NETPAC Asian film festival in Indonesia and the Diorama international film festival in Delhi.[5]
  • Indrasis Acharya won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival for the film The Parcel.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Movie Schedule (Category Wise) - Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Indrasis Acharya shares the first-look from his next 'Parcel' - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ "This Valentine's Day celebrate love with 'Love Aaj Kaal Porshu' - 'Dwitiyo Purush', 'Rawkto Rawhoshyo' to 'Parcel': Most-anticipated Bengali movies of 2020". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Parcel's first look is out! - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Indrasis wins Best Director award for 'Parcel' at 25th KIFF - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b "The Parcel". Times of India. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ "At Kolkata International Film Festival, Parcel Plays Out Like An Agatha Christie Plot". News18. 6 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Parcel movie review: Indrasis Acharya's tale exposes the rot that lies just below a picturesque facade". Firstpost. 11 November 2019.
  9. ^ Kotzathanasis, Panos (24 October 2019). "Film Review: The Parcel (2019) by Indrasis Acharya".
  10. ^ "Rituparna Sengupta gives a brief idea about her next 'Parcel' - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 March 2019.
  11. ^ The Parcel Bengali Movie Official Trailer (পার্সেল) - Rituparna - Saswata - Indrasis Acharya. Indrasis Acharya. YouTube. 11 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Rituparna, Sreela sing for Indrasis's film - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parcel