Network (2019 film)
| Network | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Saptaswa Basu |
| Screenplay by | Rini Ghosh Saptaswa Basu |
| Produced by | Priti Basu Saptaswa Basu |
| Starring | Saswata Chatterjee Sabyasachi Chakraborty Rini Ghosh Bhaskar Banerjee Indrajit Mazumder Saptarshi Roy Saayoni Ghosh Anindya Chatterjee Darshana Banik Rana Basu Thakur |
| Cinematography | Prosenjit Chowdhury (DOP) Ankit Sengupta (additional cinematography) |
| Edited by | Anirban Maity Saptaswa Basu (co-editor) |
| Music by | Dabbu Raz Dee Chirantan Banerjee Aviraj Sen |
Production company | Neo Studios |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ₹15 million (US$180,000) |
Network is an Indian Bengali language thriller film, starring Saswata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Rini Ghosh, Bhaskar Banerjee, Indrajit Mazumder, Saptarshi Roy, Kartikey Tripathi, Eshani Ghosh, Saayoni Ghosh, Anindya Chatterjee, and Darshana Banik. The film is the debut feature of director Saptaswa Basu who has co-written the screenplay with Rini Ghosh. This is the first Bengali feature film to feature a song of the RnB genre which is composed and sung by Raz Dee. The promotional track of this film is sung by Shaan and composed by Dabbu. The other songs are composed by Chirantan Banerjee and Aviraj Sen.
The film was theatrically released on 28 June 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]Abhijit Ganguly [Saswata Chatterjee] is a film director who has long lost his fame. After his daughter's death he has turned into a walking shadow, who is recognized by no one. When he gets to know about his terminal disease, which will allow him to live only for one more year, he decides to put in all his resources to make a new film and make a comeback to regain his lost fame. He is helped by his lawyer friend Subrata (Bhaskar Bannerjee), and teams up with a group of talented actors and a production management team including Raj and Shreya, who become very trusted to him. However, he is betrayed by these very associates and is left ruined. His arch rival Arindam (Sabyasachi Chakraborty) induces Raj n Shreya to sell the script and offers them the role of hero and heroine. Broken, Abhijit has no way out, so with his last ditch effort he creates a reality TV show named "Their Life", a unique show which deals with celebrity lifestyle. Through this show, he starts exploring and exposing Raj, Sreya and Arindam to take revenge on the persons who betrayed him one by one.
Cast
[edit]- Saswata Chatterjee as Abhijit Ganguly
- Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Arindam Chakraborty
- Rini Ghosh as Shreya
- Indrajit Mazumder as Raj
- Kartikey Tripathi as Subho
- Bhaskar Banerjee as Subrata
- Eshani Ghosh as Puja
- Saayoni Ghosh as Priyanka (special appearance)
- Saptarshi Roy as Arjun Chatterjee
- Akshay Kapoor as Mr. Agarwal
- Anindya Chatterjee as Joy (special appearance)
- Darshana Banik as Prerna (special appearance)
- Rana Basu Thakur as Mr. Bose
Filming
[edit]The film commenced its principal photography in mid 2017 and was wrapped up in early 2018. It was completed in three schedules including a song schedule, with intervals in between, to give time for rough edits and re-shoot decisions. A separate schedule was planned to shoot the climax sequence. The film has been shot in Kolkata, Bakrahat, Tajpur sea beach, Purple Movie town, Moon city studios and Raichak on Ganges. A few stock shots for the TV show sequence were shot in Andaman, Goa and Bangkok.[12][13]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Network | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2019 |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Studio | Amara Muzik Bengali |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Amara Muzik Bengali |
| Singles from Network | |
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All music is composed by Dabbu, Raz Dee, Chirantan Banerjee and Aviraj Sen
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tokey Chhara" | Abhishek Bagchi, Raz Dee | Raz Dee | Raz Dee | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Deewana Bole Dake Amay" | Satrujit Dasgupta | Dabbu | Shaan, Jayeeta Roy | 4:22 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Network : First Look Launch". Tollytrip. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Bangaliana, Sholoana. "Upcoming Bengali Film Network Announced – Sholoanabangaliana Portal". sholoanabangaliana.in. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "শাশ্বত চ্যাটার্জী'র এই "নেটওয়ার্ক" বেশ স্ট্রং!". Gulgal. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "'Network'". Times of India. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "The Times Group". epaperbeta.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "'নেটওয়ার্ক'-এ প্রতিশোধ নেবেন শাশ্বত?". Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "দর্শকরদের সাথে আরও নেটওয়ার্ক স্ট্রং করছেন শাশ্বত'রা !". 17 July 2017.
- ^ "ইন্ডাস্ট্রির জালে জড়িয়ে পড়েছে এই দুই নবাগত !". Gulgul. 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Network - Saswata and Sabyasachi together in Saptaswa's - 'Network'!". Tollytrip. 21 July 2017.
- ^ ""NETWORK" Presents Yet Another Genre to Indian Music..!". Tollytrip. 23 November 2017.
- ^ "হালকা সাজে, আলতো শীতে জমে যাক এই সরস্বতী পুজো!". Gulgul. 22 January 2018.
- ^ "NETWORK filmimg coverage Part 1".
- ^ "NETWORK filming coverage Part 2".