Chotoder Chobi
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{{Infobox film
| name = Chotoder Chobi
| image = Chotoder Chobi poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Chotoder Chobi film poster
| director = Kaushik Ganguly
| producer =
| writer =
| starring = Dulal Sarkar
Deblina Roy
| music = Indradeep Dasgupta{{cite web|url=http://www.induna.com/1000019843-productdetails/|title=Chotoder Chobi: Bengali film|accessdate=15 January 2015|publisher=induna.com}}
| cinematography = Soumik Haldar
| editing = Bodhaditya Banerjee
| studio = Shree Venkatesh Films
| distributor = Shree Venkatesh Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|12|11|Dubai International Film Festival|2015|01|23}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Bengali
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Chotoder Chobi ({{langx|en|A Story about small people}}) is a 2014 Indian Bengali language feature film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film stars Dulal Sarkar and Deblina Roy in the lead roles. The film is directed by Ganguly and follows his earlier work on Laptop, Shabdo, Apur Panchali and Khaad. The plot revolves around the lives and opinions of a group of dwarfs who work as jokers in a circus.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/chunk-ht-ui-iffi2014-topstories/chotoder-chobi-review-it-s-intense-it-s-dark-and-it-s-a-love-story-too/article1-1290701.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127125301/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/chunk-ht-ui-iffi2014-topstories/chotoder-chobi-review-it-s-intense-it-s-dark-and-it-s-a-love-story-too/article1-1290701.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2014|title=Chotoder Chobi: It's intense it's dark and it's a love story too|accessdate=15 January 2015|work=Hindustan Times}} The film was released on 23 January 2015. Produced by Shrikant Mohta of Shree Venkatesh Films, the film's music was scored by Indradeep Dasgupta. The main cast as well as supporting actors were previously non-actors but Sarkar, one of the lead actors in the film, was awarded the Best Actor award at the 45th International Film Festival of India. It won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.{{cite web|url=http://dearcinema.com/article/festival-diary/dispatch-dubai-kaushik-gangulys-chotoder-chobi/1848|title=Dispatch Dubai Kaushik Ganguly's Chotoder Chobi|accessdate=15 January 2015|publisher=dearcinema.com|archive-date=2 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102113916/http://dearcinema.com/article/festival-diary/dispatch-dubai-kaushik-gangulys-chotoder-chobi/1848|url-status=dead}}
Plot
After a horrific accident while performing a stunt for the circus, trapeze artist Shibu finds himself restricted to his bed. In compensation, the manager agrees to pay only {{INR}} 15,000 to Shibu's family, which according to Shibu's juniors is a minuscule amount. They are angry but helpless as the only source of regular income for them is the circus. Sympathizing with the struggle of Shibu and his family, Khoka (Dulal Sarkar), Shibu's closest friend, decides to protest against the manager and hence leaves his job and take on total responsibility for Shibu's family. The family struggles with social apathy towards dwarves and poverty then takes a turn when Khoka realizes that he is in love with Shibu's daughter, Soma (Debalina Roy).
File:The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Actor Jackie Shroff presenting the Silver Peacock award for Best Actor (Male) to Dulal Sarkar from India for the movie Chotoder Chobi.jpg (2014) ]]
Awards
At the 45th International Film Festival of India in Goa, Dulal Sarkar, was awarded the best actor award for his role in the film.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/previews/Chotoder-Chobi/articleshow/45872048.cms|title=Chotoder Chobi|access-date=15 January 2015|work=Times of India|date=13 January 2015 }} It was Ganguly's third film following Arekti Premer Golpo and Apur Panchali, which received awards at the International Film Festival of India.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Chotoder-Chobi-bags-award-at-IFFI/articleshow/45328734.cms|title=Chotoder Chobi bags award at IFFI|access-date=15 January 2015|work=Times of India|date=December 2014 }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt4321682|Chotoder Chobi}}
{{Kaushik Ganguly}}
{{National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues}}
{{Shree Venkatesh Films}}
Category:Bengali-language Indian films
Category:2010s Bengali-language films
Category:Films directed by Kaushik Ganguly
Category:Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award winners
Category:Films scored by Indradeep Dasgupta
Category:Shree Venkatesh Films
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