abyakto
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Abyakto
| image = Abyakto poster.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = Arjunn Dutta
| producer = Tarun Das
| writer = Arjunn Dutta
| starring = {{ubl|
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| music = Soumyarit Nag
| cinematography = Supratim Bhol
| editing = Sujay Datta Ray
| production_companies = Trina Films
Roop Production & Entertainment
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| released = {{Film date|2018|11||Kolkata|2020|1|31}}
| runtime =
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| country = India
| language = Bengali
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Abyakto ({{Translation|Unsaid}}) is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Arjunn Dutta, starring Arpita Chatterjee, Adil Hussain, Anubhav Kanjilal, Anirban Ghosh, Lily Chakravarty and Kheya Chattopadhyay.{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/arjunn-duttas-abyakto-to-be-screened-at-kolkata-international-film-festival/articleshow/66410596.cms| title=Arjunn Dutta's 'Abyakto' to be screened at Kolkata International Film Festival |first=|last=|work=The Times of India|accessdate=14 November 2018|date=29 October 2018}} While the film was showcased in various festivals from 2018, the theatrical release was on 31 January 2020. Abyakto received critical acclaim.
Plot
Abyakto is a poignant tale of a mother and son. The story encapsulates the unusual journey of Indra from his childhood and adolescence to adulthood. A series of unexplained events turn him into a man he never ought to be.
Cast
- Arpita Chatterjee as Saathi, the mother
- Adil Hussain as Rudra, a friend of Saathi
- Anubhav Kanjilal as Indra, the son
- Anirban Ghosh as Koushik, the father
- Lily Chakravarty
- Kheya Chattopadhyay
Release
Abyakto was screened at The Kolkata International Film Festival in 2018. It was selected in the Indian Panorama section of 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/bengali-film-in-the-race-for-iffis-debut-award/articleshow/66576258.cmss| title=Bengali film in the race for IFFI's debut award |first=Priyanka |last=Dasgupta|work=The Times of India|accessdate=14 November 2018|date=11 November 2018}} It was also selected to compete in the category of Centenary Award for the best debut feature film of a director at the same festival.
Reception
Abyakto received positive reviews in festival circuits. Reviewers praised the simplicity of the story telling, cinematography, background score, and acting.{{cite web| url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/abyakto-movie-review-the-beauty-of-arjunn-duttas-mother-son-tale-lies-in-its-simplicity-5562361.html| title=Abyakto movie review: The beauty of Arjunn Dutta's mother-son tale lies in its simplicity |first=Bhaskar |last=Chattopadhyay|work=Firstpost|accessdate=4 December 2018|date=16 November 2018}} Bahskar Chattopadyay, reviewing for the Firstpost, particularly noted the restrained simple script and the "terrific performance" of Arpita Chatterjee. Suparna Thombare of Cinestaan praised director Dutta's "sensitive and creative story-telling ".{{cite web| url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/abyakto-36851| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205011948/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/abyakto-36851| url-status=live| archive-date=5 December 2018| title=Director Arjunn Dutta unravels layers of the restrained relationship between a mother and son, through snippets from the protagonist's childhood memories|first=Suparna |last=Thombare|work=Cinestaan|access-date=4 December 2018|date=29 November 2018}}
Upon its commercial release, the film received widespread appreciation from reviewers in print and electronic media.{{cite web| url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/movie-review-abyakto-a-complete-movie-for-bengali-cinema-lover-dgtl-1.1102939| title=বহু দিন পরে এত পরিপূর্ণ একটা ছবি বাঙালি উপহার পেল |first=Indradatta |last=Basu|work=Anandabazar Patrika|accessdate=4 February 2020|date=1 February 2020|language=Bengali}}{{cite web| url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2020/feb/01/film-review-director-arjunn-duttas-abyakto-impresses-with-a-tight-plot-and-sensitive-treatment-21938.html| title=Film review: Director Arjunn Dutta's Abyakto impresses with a tight plot and sensitive treatment
|first=Sharmishtha |last=Ghoshalk|work=Indian Express|accessdate=4 February 2020|date=1 February 2020}}{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/abyakto/movie-review/73868983.cms| title=Abyakto movie review|first=Debolina |last=Sen|work=Times of India|accessdate=4 February 2020|date=2 February 2020}}
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