Bijoya

Bijoya
Film poster
Directed byKaushik Ganguly
Screenplay byKaushik Ganguly
Story byKaushik Ganguly
StarringAbir Chatterjee
Jaya Ahsan
Kaushik Ganguly
Lama Halder
CinematographySouvik Basu
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music byIndraadip Dasgupta
Jalaluddin
Production
company
Opera Movies
Distributed byStar Synergy Entertainment
Release date
  • 4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Bijoya (transl. Victory) is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Kaushik Ganguly,[1] produced by Opera Movies and presented by Suparnokanti Karati. It serves as the sequel to Bishorjan (2017) and stars Abir Chatterjee and Jaya Ahsan[2] reprising their roles from the previous film. The movie continues the ending of Bishorjon and explores the story six years later Nasir Ali first met Padma. The film was released on 4 January 2019.[3][4]

Plot

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The movie is six years after Nasir Ali met Padma and returned to India. Bijoya, the film, has a simple story line that takes forward Bishorjon's ending. The movie opens up with Lau very concerned about Ganesh Mandal, and asking questions to the doctor regarding his heart condition. The doctor suggests Padma and Ganesh to go to Kolkata AMRI Hospital for better treatment. After consulting with a doctor at the hospital, she surprisingly meets Nasir who is working there as a pharmacist. The story unfolds as Nasir learns about his son and Ganesh's heart condition.[5]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Bijoya
Soundtrack album by
Released2019
Recorded2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
ProducerKaushik Ganguly

The film music & background score composed by Indraadip Dasgupta.[7]

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Tomar Pasher Desh"Kaushik GangulyIndraadip DasguptaArijit Singh4:01
2."Ekul Bhange Okul Gawre Nazrul Geeti"Kazi Nazrul IslamIndraadip DasguptaArko3:47
3."Kalo Megh Akasher Gae"JalaluddinJalaluddinRajib Das (Dohar)4:44

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient(s) Result
Filmfare Awards Bangla[8] Critics Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)[9] Jaya Ahsan

Also, for Robibaar

Won
Best Lyricist Kaushik Ganguly (Tomar Pasher Desh) Nominated
Tele Cine Awards Best Actress Jaya Ahsan Won
Best Jodi Abir Chatterjee and Jaya Ahsan Won

References

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  1. ^ "Bijoya movie review: Kaushik Ganguly crafts a flawed albeit satisfactory sequel to Bishorjan". 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bijoya Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Bijoya". Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "'Bijoya': 5 reasons you shouldn't miss Kaushik Ganguly's 'Bishorjon' sequel". The Times of India. 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Kaushik Ganguly's Bijoya Starring Abir Chatterjee, Jaya Ahsan To Be Screened At Bangla Cine Utsav 2019 | SpotboyE". www.spotboye.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ "'প্রাক্তন'কে ফিরে পেলে কি পুরনো ভালোবসায় ভরিয়ে দেওয়া সম্ভব! 'বিজয়া' কোন উত্তর দিল". 6 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Did you know Kaushik Ganguly is planning a sequel to 'Bijoya'? - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ "'Bijoya' song 'Ekul Bhange Okul Gawre' conveys the rich philosophy of life - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Winners of the Joy Filmfare Awards (Bangla)". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ^ Shazu, Shah Alam (20 March 2022). "'This is overwhelming'". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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