Adventures of Jojo
{{short description|2018 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Adventures of Jojo
| image = Adventures of Jojo.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = Raj Chakraborty
| producer = Shrikant Mohta
Mahendra Soni
| writer = Padmanabha Dasgupta (Dialogues)
| screenplay = Padmanabha Dasgupta
| story = Padmanabha Dasgupta
Raj Chakraborty
Leela Majumdar
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Jashojeet Banerjee
- Samiul Alam
- Rudranil Ghosh
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
- Padmanabha Dasgupta
- Manali Manisha Dey}}
| music = Indraadip Das Gupta
| studio = Shree Venkatesh Films
| cinematography = Soumik Haldar
Manas Ganguly
| distributor =
| editing = Sanglap Bhowmik
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|12|21}}
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Adventures Of Jojo is a Bengali children action adventure film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty, based on Tongling, a novel written by Leela Majumdar.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/did-you-know/whats-the-inspiration-behind-a-childrens-film-like-adventures-of-jojo/articleshow/67253000.cms|title=What’s the inspiration behind a children’s film like ‘Adventures Of Jojo?|date=26 December 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=24 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/dec/14/filmmaker-raj-chakraborty-is-on-a-roll-with-adventures-of-jojo-11611.html|title=Filmmaker Raj Chakraborty is on a roll with Adventures of Jojo|access-date=9 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://svf.in/news/animal-mascots-used-for-promotion-of-upcoming-bengali-film-adventures-of-jojo/|title=ANIMAL MASCOTS USED FOR PROMOTION|access-date=9 March 2019}}
It is inspired by the film "An Elephant's Journey" directed by Richard Boddington. The film was released on 21 December 2018 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/first-look-poster-raj-chakrabortys-adventures-jojo-revealed|title=First look poster of Raj Chakraborty's Adventures Of Jojo revealed|access-date=9 March 2019}}
Plot
The plot revolves around the subject of tiger poaching and wildlife. Jojo, a young and school going boy aged 12, lives with his parents in Kolkata. He dreams of the wilderness and the animals in it. One day his parents go to Vellore to take his grandmother. Jojo goes to his uncle's home to Baropahari in Arunachal Pradesh. He befriends Shibu, a local boy of a similar age. Shibu is the son of a mahout who grew up in the midst of nature and is friendly with animals, especially an elephant named Noni. They make a mission to stop a gang of poachers from killing Chenghiz, a huge tiger who is seen as the protector of the forest.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/adventures-of-jojo/movie-review/67205016.cms|title=Adventures Of Jojo|access-date=9 March 2019}}
Cast
- Joshojit Banerjee as Jojo
- Rudraneel Ghosh as Munia Hazari
- Raj Chakraborty
- Samiul Alam as Shibu
- Santu Saha as Swapan Mama
- Padmanabha Dasgupta
- Abhishek Singh
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
- Manali Dey
- Jayasree Bose
- Jeetu Kamal as Forest Officer Sujoy Bose
- Priya Mondal
- Kunal Banerjee
- Kuntal Banerjee
- Pankaj Mullick
- Pausali Sengupta
- Sanjay Bhattacharya
Soundtrack
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer
| title1 = Title Track
| length1 = 2:33
| extra1 = Aruna, Ranita, Bihu, John
| title2 = Jojor Gaan
| length2 = 2:46
| extra2 = Arijit Singh
}}
Release
The official trailer 1 of the film was launched by SVF on 14 November 2018.{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=mYcx5T1uqX4|title=Adventures Of জোজো - Official Trailer - Jashojeet - Rudranil - Samiul Alam - Raj Chakraborty - SVF|publisher=SVF|website=YouTube|date=14 November 2018}} The official trailer 2 of the film was launched by SVF, fifteen days later on 1 December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=B3Y6oRFSr3Q|title=Adventures Of জোজো - Official Trailer 2 - Jashojeet - Rudranil - Samiul Alam - Raj Chakraborty - SVF|publisher=SVF|website=YouTube|date=1 December 2018}}
This film was theatrically released on 21 December 2018.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|9389870}}
{{Raj Chakraborty Films}}
{{Shree Venkatesh Films}}
Category:Indian children's films
Category:Films based on Indian novels
Category:Indian adventure films
Category:Bengali-language Indian films