Michhil
{{short description|2020 Bengali film}}
{{Italic title|}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Michhil (The Procession)
| image =
| caption =
| director = Surajit Nag, Ujjwal Basu
| producer = Surajit Nag Films
| screenplay =
| based_on = Shreemoyee by Pracheta Gupta
| starring = Basabdatta Chatterjee, Shantilal Mukherjee, Samadarshi Dutta, Bhaswar Chatterjee, Falguni Chattopadhya, Rumki Chattopadhyay
| music =
| released = {{Film date|2020|01|24|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Bengali
}}
Michhil (The Procession) is a Bengali political drama film directed by Surajit Nag and Ujjwal Basu.{{Cite web|title=Michhil (2020) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/michhil-42793|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805193943/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/michhil-42793|url-status=live|archive-date=5 August 2020|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Cinestaan}}{{Cite web|title=Official Selection - Kolkata International Film Festival|url=https://kiff.in/official-selection/bengali-panorama|access-date=2020-11-21|website=kiff.in|language=en}} This film was based on Shreemoyee, a novel of Pracheta Gupta.{{Cite news|title=Basabdatta Chatterjee in a political thriller 'Michil'|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/basabdatta-chatterjee-in-a-political-thriller-michil/articleshow/68152965.cms|access-date=2021-05-30|language=en|date=25 February 2019}}{{Cite web|date=2020-01-22|title=Basabdutta Chatterjee's upcoming film 'Michil' trailer released|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/basabdutta-chatterjees-upcoming-film-michil-trailer-released/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn}} The film was released on 24 January 2020 under the banner of Surajit Nag Films.{{Citation|title=Michhil Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/michhil/movieshow/73515581.cms|access-date=2020-11-21}}
Plot
The plot revolves around the life of Shreemoyee, the only daughter of a middle-class family. Her marriage to Tapodhir is fixed. Incidentally she joins in a political rally which creates serious problems in her marriage. Highly ambitious Shreemoyee cancels her marriage, starts her political career and enters into the dirty world of politics. It changes her life forever.{{Cite web|title=এক 'মিছিল' বদলে দিল শ্রীময়ীর জীবন|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/cinema/michhil-is-a-feature-film-by-duo-director-surajit-nag-and-ujjwal-basu-based-on-a-novel-by-prochet-gupta-/articleshow/68101744.cms|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Ei Samay|language=bn}}
Cast
- Basabdatta Chatterjee as Shreemoyee
- Shantilal Mukherjee
- Samadarshi Dutta
- Bhaswar Chatterjee
- Falguni Chattopadhya
- Rumki Chattopadhyay